James Gresham, Ed.D. Principal Sherwood Lennon. Assistant Principal High School
Back To School Night
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015 6:00p.m -8:00p.m
D R . G R E S H A M - P R I N C I P A L
Welcome and Introductions
Goals
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Goals
To provide parents and community members with overview of REACH! Partnership program offerings and school operations.
To inform parents and community members about strategic initiatives To provide parents, teachers, and students with the opportunity to briefly discuss instructional goals and classroom expectations
Agenda
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Welcome and Introductions - Principal Dr. James Gresham Logistics
REACH! Program Offerings
Title I Status (2015-16 School Budget, Parent Rights) School Performance Data
Strategic initiatives
Parent Involvement Plan Meet with Classroom Teachers
6:30-6:40 A day period 1 6:40-6:50 A day period 2 6:50-7:00 A day period 3/4 7:00-7:10 A day period 6 7:10-7:20 B day period 1 7:20-7:30 B day period 2 7:30-7:40 B day period 3/4 7:40-7:50 B day period 6 Visit Information Tables
7:50 -8:00 Atrium Dismissal
REACH! Partnership School Overview
Introduction
In it’s 9th year, REACH is a transformation school for students in grades
8-12
Operated by Civic Works
Approximately 638 student enrolled REACH! Vision
REACH! Partnership School’s vision is to graduate all young men
and women who enter REACH! To not only be prepared and
motivated to pursue post-secondary education without remediation but who also have the entry level skills to prepare for a rewarding career in the fields health care, construction, homeland security and the U. S. military.
Goal
To provide our students with life-long career options, a sense of
community, respect for themselves and others
REACH! Partnership School SY15-16 Budget
Title I
REACH! is a School-wide Title I program
6 Education Fund 4% FSF General 70% FSF SPED Unlocked 22% Title I 4% Education Fund FSF General FSF SPED Unlocked Title I
REACH! Partnership School Overview
Operations
School starts at 8:45 and end at 3:35 The building opens at 8:15 to
serve breakfast.
REACH! Bell Schedule (90 minute class periods)
1st period 8:45-10:15, Homeroom 10:15-10:28, 2nd period 10:31-11:58, 3rd period 7 Lunch 12:01-12:31, 4th period 12:34-2:01, Last period 2:04-3:35
REACH! Partnership School Overview
CTE Programs Health Care Pre –Nursing Pharmacy Construction Electrical Carpentry College Ready Programs
AVID and Dual Enrollment
Homeland Security ROTC
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REACH! Partnership School Overview
Extracurricular
Athletics
Football, Basketball, Track
and Field, Wrestling
Badminton, Baseball, Softball Volleyball, Robotics Dance REACH! Newsletter Cheerleading Modeling Mentoring Programs Student Recognition Academic Achievement Attendance Services Provided
Mental health worker
through partnership with Bayview
School counselor Social worker
Family and community
engagement specialist
REACH! Partnership School Overview
Operations
Students must wear school uniform daily
Uniforms-royal blue polo shirts with the REACH logo and khaki
colored shorts, pants, or skirt.
Eighth graders wear black polo shirts.
Note: Shirts can be purchased at Hermans on Greenmount Avenue.
REACH! Partnership School Overview
Important Dates
August 25 – 28th PD for teachers
August 31 – First day of school for students
September 7 t– First staff meeting (first Monday of each month) September 8 – 30 Grade 8-12 ELA and Math iReady testing September 12 – ACT testing
September 14 - 3rd Annual REACH! Partnership Golf Tournament September 15 – SER Orientation
September 16 - Back to School Night
September -30 PD Early Release Day for Students October 3 – Civic Works/REACH Day of Service October 3 – SAT administration
October 5-14 HSA Biology and Government
October 14 – Grades 10-12 PSAT administration
T H E M E : M O V I N G F R O M G O O D T O G R E A T
SY15-16 Strategic Plan
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SY15-16 Strategic Plan
How Do We Move From Being A Good School, To
Being A Great School?
All good-to-great companies began the process of
finding a path to greatness by confronting the brutal
facts of their current reality.
Strategy
Use data to develop priorities SMART Goals • Attendance
•Achievement
• College and Career Readiness
• Climate
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Priorities and Goals
Attendance
•Improve overall attendance rate by 5%
Achievement
• Improve academic achievement in Math • Improve academic achievement in ELA
• Improve pass rates on Biology and Government • HSA
•Increase the number of students taking Honors courses
•Improve graduation rates by 5%
College and Career Readiness
• Increase number of students enrolled in early college access program by 5%
Create A Culture of Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Committed professionals restructured to meet identified goals Parent Partnerships
Rebranding
Update brochures to include REACH offerings Market REACH! to the community
Improve campus aesthetics
Reviewing current practices to identify areas for improvement
School Partnerships
Establish partnerships with potential feeder schools
Franklin Square Waverly
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SY15-16 Strategic Plan
City Springs Hampden Glenmount
REACH! Partnership School Overview
Key Partnerships
YouthBuild USA
They have awarded us grant money to help our students transition to
college or apprenticeship programs.
Baltimore City Community College
Qualifying REACH students are dual enrolled and leave with college
credits
AmeriCorps
Provides advocates to work in school to support students and
REACH operations
Has provided our 12h graders with scholarship money!
Towson State University Morgan State University Baltimore Hawks
Create A Culture of Excellence in Teaching and Learning Instruction and Assessments
Develop strategic plan for testing and sharing results with teachers,
students and parents.
Must be deliberate and intentional with instruction Instructional Framework
Increase parental involvement
Strategic initiatives to support school needs
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iReady Growth Assessment
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City Schools has contracted with Curriculum Associates to implement the nationally normed student growth assessment iReady® - this serves as the
new interim assessment system for SY15-16!
Student growth assessment system in mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) Enables teachers to measure student progress throughout the school year and from one year to
the next
Students in grades 3-8 will be assessed
three times a year. In 9-12, students on grade level will
be assessed twice Includes professional development for teachers and administrators on using the results to
inform instruction Administration Window #1 (9/8 – 9/30) Administration Window #2 (12/1 – 12/23) Administration Window #3 (3/1 – 3/24) T E S T I N G W I N D O W S
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-Monitor and measure MCCRS achievement -Provide teachers with professional
development to support teaching and learning -Informs allotment of school resources
-Provides common language for articulating achievement with
students/parents/teachers/district D I S T R I C T
-Monitor and measure MCCRS achievement
-Create professional development to support teaching and learning
-Align and adjust curriculum to student needs and standards
-Informs allotment of school resources
-Provides common language for articulating
achievement with students/parents/teachers/principals
T E A C H E R S
-Monitor and measure MCCRS achievement
-Modify instruction for students/ inform grouping -Differentiate core curriculum for targeted needs -Provides common language for articulating
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-Access to their own achievement data
-Set and monitor goals
-Plan proactively for college and career readiness
-Improved engagement through targeted instruction
-Provides common language for articulating achievement with
parents/teachers/principals/district
PA R E N T S
-Compare student’s growth with norms -Use tools and strategies to support student’s achievement
-Advocate for student’s academic needs -Plan proactively for college and career readiness
-Provides common language for articulating achievement with
REACH! Partnership School Overview
Student Expectations
1. Do your best
2. Arrive to school ON TIME DAILY 3. Come prepared to learn
4. Commit yourself to working hard in class 5. Complete homework assignment on time 6. Respect your teachers and other students 7. Participate in school activities
8. Report problems of concerns to teach or administrator 9. Represent REACH in a proud fashion
10. Never give up!
R E A C H S T A F F
Feedback & Survey
Dr. James Gresham.- Principal
Mr. Sherwood Lennon – Assistant Principal High School
Mrs. Taylor Coursey – Guidance Counselor
[email protected] 443-642-2292
Phone: (443) 642-2291
Address: 2801 St Lo Dr, Baltimore MD 21213 Website: Baltimorecityschools.org
