Archived InformationArchived InformationOpen Meadow Open Meadow

STEP UP ProgramSTEP UP Programat Roosevelt High Schoolat Roosevelt High School

Portland, OregonPortland, Oregon

““Using Supplemental ServicesUsing Supplemental Services

To Provide Personalized Academic To Provide Personalized Academic Supports”Supports”

US Department of EducationUS Department of Education

22ndnd Annual National High School Leadership Summit: Preparing America’s Future Annual National High School Leadership Summit: Preparing America’s Future

December 2-3, 2004December 2-3, 2004

Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline

Objective:Objective: Describe implementation of NCLB by Describe implementation of NCLB by Open Meadow (non-profit alternative education Open Meadow (non-profit alternative education and workforce development provider) in and workforce development provider) in partnership with Roosevelt High School (RHS), a partnership with Roosevelt High School (RHS), a “Failing” comprehensive public school.“Failing” comprehensive public school.

► Open Meadow organizational overviewOpen Meadow organizational overview► Background for NCLB in Portland, Spring 2003Background for NCLB in Portland, Spring 2003► STEP UP Program OverviewSTEP UP Program Overview► STEP UP Program ResultsSTEP UP Program Results► Next Steps for STEP UPNext Steps for STEP UP

Open Meadow Mission Statement:Open Meadow Mission Statement:

To educate youth in small, To educate youth in small, relationship-based programs that relationship-based programs that emphasize emphasize personal personal responsibility, academics,responsibility, academics, and and service to the community.service to the community.

Open Meadow Open Meadow Organizational OverviewOrganizational Overview

► Founded in 1971, one of Portland’s oldest alternative schoolsFounded in 1971, one of Portland’s oldest alternative schools► Private, non-profit, contractor with Portland Public SchoolsPrivate, non-profit, contractor with Portland Public Schools► Accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited

Schools Schools ► Urban setting, located in Portland, Oregon (pop: 3 million)Urban setting, located in Portland, Oregon (pop: 3 million)► District: Portland Public Schools (approx. 49,000 students)District: Portland Public Schools (approx. 49,000 students)► Ethnically diverse, low-income population (67% free lunch)Ethnically diverse, low-income population (67% free lunch)► Dropout retrieval, youth apply to participateDropout retrieval, youth apply to participate

► Serve 525 students. ages 10-24, in 6 programsServe 525 students. ages 10-24, in 6 programs Open Meadow Middle School (60 students)Open Meadow Middle School (60 students) Open Meadow High School (100 students)Open Meadow High School (100 students) CRUE—Corps Restoring the Urban Environment (40 students)CRUE—Corps Restoring the Urban Environment (40 students) Youth Opportunity (YO) (80 youth)Youth Opportunity (YO) (80 youth) Corporate Connections (20 youth)Corporate Connections (20 youth) STEP UP (NCLB: Supplemental Education Services) (225 STEP UP (NCLB: Supplemental Education Services) (225

students)students)

Funding Funding SourcesSources

► Portland Public Schools (50%)Portland Public Schools (50%)

► Other Contractors (30%)Other Contractors (30%) City of Portland’s Bureau of City of Portland’s Bureau of

Housing and Community Housing and Community

DevelopmentDevelopment

Multnomah CountyMultnomah County

Oregon Youth Conservation Oregon Youth Conservation

CorpsCorps

Worksystems, inc Worksystems, inc

NCLBNCLB

► Private Funding (20%)Private Funding (20%) Foundations Foundations

CorporationsCorporations

IndividualsIndividuals

Other Government

(BHCD, County, NCLB)

20%Worksystems,

inc.10%

Portland Public

Schools50%

Private Sources

20%

Open Meadow Organizational OverviewOpen Meadow Organizational Overview

Annual Operating Budget 2003-2004: $2.2 million

Core Cultural ElementsCore Cultural Elements► Strong youth-adult relationshipsStrong youth-adult relationships

Small class sizesSmall class sizes

Advocate groups (Teacher/Advocate)Advocate groups (Teacher/Advocate)

Student accountability, responsibility, and self-worthStudent accountability, responsibility, and self-worth

► Participation in the communityParticipation in the community

Ownership of supportive learning communityOwnership of supportive learning community

100% involvement in service learning100% involvement in service learning

Project-based academics and workforce development Project-based academics and workforce development

servicesservices

Open Meadow Organizational OverviewOpen Meadow Organizational Overview

Evidence of SuccessEvidence of Success► First generation H.S. graduates First generation H.S. graduates

► 20% taken college class prior to graduation20% taken college class prior to graduation

► 97% of graduates have participated in 97% of graduates have participated in

internships or work experience internships or work experience

► 100% of graduates provided community 100% of graduates provided community

serviceservice

► 100% of graduates leave with a transition 100% of graduates leave with a transition

planplan

Open Meadow Organizational OverviewOpen Meadow Organizational Overview

Evidence of SuccessEvidence of Success

► 93% attendance average (40% prior to OM)93% attendance average (40% prior to OM)

► 90% retention (of students who were once disengaged)90% retention (of students who were once disengaged)

► 5.6 average RIT score gain for Math and Reading5.6 average RIT score gain for Math and Reading

► 100% involvement in service learning100% involvement in service learning

► 84% of graduates over past 3 years transitioned to post-84% of graduates over past 3 years transitioned to post-

secondary education/training or career-track secondary education/training or career-track

employmentemployment

Open Meadow Organizational OverviewOpen Meadow Organizational Overview

Background for NCLB in PortlandBackground for NCLB in Portland►Poverty Rates 2001-02:Poverty Rates 2001-02:

National Rate: 12.4%National Rate: 12.4% Multnomah County: 15.7%Multnomah County: 15.7% North Portland: 30%North Portland: 30%

►Four-Year Dropout Rates:Four-Year Dropout Rates: State Average: 13.9%State Average: 13.9% City Average: 15.7%City Average: 15.7% Roosevelt High SchoolRoosevelt High School : 31%: 31% (RHS—the local comprehensive public high (RHS—the local comprehensive public high school)school)

►Federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) funding available through the Portland funding available through the Portland Public School District (PPS) to assist RHS Public School District (PPS) to assist RHS

►Funding not available to RHS or RHS staffFunding not available to RHS or RHS staff

►PPS was in a budget crisis. Potential PPS was in a budget crisis. Potential teachers’ strike (first ever) and potential teachers’ strike (first ever) and potential budget cuts eliminating as many as 25 budget cuts eliminating as many as 25 days of school from the 2003-04 year.days of school from the 2003-04 year.

Background for NCLB in Portland, Spring Background for NCLB in Portland, Spring 20032003

►Open Meadow strategic plan included Open Meadow strategic plan included geographic focus on North Portland. geographic focus on North Portland. Leadership Team decision to emphasize Leadership Team decision to emphasize and deepen service locally rather than and deepen service locally rather than create a model of service for broader create a model of service for broader replication.replication.

►Open Meadow management met with RHS Open Meadow management met with RHS administration to explore a partnershipadministration to explore a partnership

►Open Meadow applied for, and received, Open Meadow applied for, and received, NCLB funding from district, then State of NCLB funding from district, then State of OROR

Background for NCLB in Portland, Spring Background for NCLB in Portland, Spring 20032003

►Open Meadow staff met with RHS Open Meadow staff met with RHS staff to do joint planning.staff to do joint planning.

►Developed program to integrate Developed program to integrate with, and support, existing RHS with, and support, existing RHS services. services.

STEP-UP Program Overview, Spring 2003STEP-UP Program Overview, Spring 2003

► Supplemental Education Service Supplemental Education Service

ProviderProvider

► Served 140 RHS students after schoolServed 140 RHS students after school

► 12 part-time tutors12 part-time tutors

► Academic tutoring: reading, writing, Academic tutoring: reading, writing,

mathmath► Social, emotional, behavioral skill Social, emotional, behavioral skill

development using Open Meadow core development using Open Meadow core cultural elements cultural elements

STEP UP Program Overview, Spring STEP UP Program Overview, Spring 20032003

STEP-UP Leadership CampSTEP-UP Leadership Camp► 37 highest-risk middle school youth, 37 highest-risk middle school youth,

identified by their home middle schoolidentified by their home middle school► 10 peer mentors10 peer mentors► Operated by Open Meadow staff & RHS Operated by Open Meadow staff & RHS

counselorcounselor► Attended by:Attended by:

Open Meadow tutors Open Meadow tutors RHS freshman academy teachersRHS freshman academy teachers RHS administrative team RHS administrative team Open Meadow administrative teamOpen Meadow administrative team

► Five days of culture-building activitiesFive days of culture-building activities► Welcome-back event for familiesWelcome-back event for families

Leadership Camp Leadership Camp OverviewOverview

► Relationship to school --Relationship to school --academic and personal successacademic and personal success

► Positive relationships with peers Positive relationships with peers and teachersand teachers

► Attitudes and behaviors for Attitudes and behaviors for academic successacademic success

► Self worth, personal Self worth, personal responsibilityresponsibility

► Rope challenge courseRope challenge course

► Goals -- academic and personalGoals -- academic and personal

STEP-UP Program OverviewSTEP-UP Program Overview

STEP-UP Year-Round ServicesSTEP-UP Year-Round Services

► Tutoring 2 days/week, 1-2 hours/day for Tutoring 2 days/week, 1-2 hours/day for Leadership Cohort and general RHS student Leadership Cohort and general RHS student populationpopulation

► Monthly parent meetingsMonthly parent meetings

► Follow-up meetings for Leadership CohortFollow-up meetings for Leadership Cohort

► Incentives: snacks, school supplies, Incentives: snacks, school supplies, attendance gift certificatesattendance gift certificates

► Counseling; information & referralCounseling; information & referral

STEP-UP Program OverviewSTEP-UP Program Overview

2003-20042003-2004

►STEP UP served 91 RHS studentsSTEP UP served 91 RHS students

37 in STEP UP Leadership Cohort 37 in STEP UP Leadership Cohort

(Leadership Camp AND Tutoring (Leadership Camp AND Tutoring

Academy)Academy)

54 in STEP UP Tutoring Academy54 in STEP UP Tutoring Academy

Who Participated?Who Participated?

STEP UP Ethnicity 2003-04

African American

33%

SE Asian3%Latino

22%

Cauc29%

Other8%

East African

5%

STEP-UP Program OverviewSTEP-UP Program Overview

June 2004June 2004::

100% of 2003-2004 100% of 2003-2004 STEP UP Leadership Cohort STEP UP Leadership Cohort

participants participants are still enrolled in school.are still enrolled in school.

STEP UP Reading Gains 2003-044 points = one grade level

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All Roosevelt Step Up TutoringAcademy

Step UPLeadershipAcademy

RIT Point gain

Open Meadow STEP-Up Open Meadow STEP-Up ResultsResults

Math Skills Gains (RIT score)STEP UP Camp and Tutoring

Participants 2003-044 points = 1 grade level

218

220

222

224

226

228

230

232

Pre Post

Open Meadow STEP-Up Open Meadow STEP-Up ResultsResults

Direct correlation between Direct correlation between number of hours spent number of hours spent

participating in participating in STEP UP Academic Support Services STEP UP Academic Support Services

and and skill gains.skill gains.

►Summer 2004Summer 2004: : Added Leadership Camp for Added Leadership Camp for each of the RHS small schools followed by 4 weeks each of the RHS small schools followed by 4 weeks of summer academic support servicesof summer academic support services

►Late AugustLate August: : Fall 2-day Orientation for STEP Fall 2-day Orientation for STEP UP participants UP participants

►Fall of 2004Fall of 2004: : Children’s Initiative Funding to Children’s Initiative Funding to start services for 8start services for 8thth graders at Roosevelt’s feeder graders at Roosevelt’s feeder middle schools:Portsmouth, George and OMMS middle schools:Portsmouth, George and OMMS (after school 4 days/week)(after school 4 days/week)

►Fall of 2004Fall of 2004: : After-school tutoring and support After-school tutoring and support services for 120 9services for 120 9thth graders and 28 10 graders and 28 10thth graders graders (from 03-04 cohort).(from 03-04 cohort).

Professional Development to Promote Professional Development to Promote AYPAYP

►Culture-building for RHS staffCulture-building for RHS staff►Diversity trainingDiversity training►CIM/CAM training for Open Meadow CIM/CAM training for Open Meadow

staffstaff►Facilitation training for Open Facilitation training for Open

Meadow staffMeadow staff►School Success curriculum for School Success curriculum for

feeder middle schoolsfeeder middle schools►Culturally-specific servicesCulturally-specific services

STEP UP Summer Academy (Summer between 8th and 9th grade):•Summer Leadership Camp (for each small school), •Summer Tutoring • 2 day fall freshman orientation (90 students)

GeorgeMiddle School

Roosevelt Campus/ Small Schools

PortsmouthMiddle School

Open MeadowMiddle School

6th

and7th

grade

8thGrade

9-12th

Grade

STEP UP Middle School Academy(Open Meadow School Success Advocates: After school academic support, enrichment and high school prep)

SEIS

TwoRivers

CommunitySchool

Open Meadow

High School

OpenMeadow

CRUEProgram

POWER ACT

Open Meadow Campus

STEP UP High School Academy; After School Academic Support/ Tutoring

North Portland Continuum of School Success Programs

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING