Ronald E. McNairRonald E. McNairStudent Success Student Success

ClassClass

Lodi Unified School DistrictLodi Unified School District

May 3, 2011May 3, 2011

McNair 9McNair 9thth grade Statistics grade Statistics

• We need to find a way for our 9We need to find a way for our 9thth grade students to be successful during the 9 grade students to be successful during the 9thth grade. grade.

2010/2011

9th graders Term M2McNair

High505

Students

52.3% 9th

graders earned a

D264/505

TOTAL:81.8%

9th grade earned a

D/F

29.5% 9th

graders earned a

F149/505

New Student Success ClassNew Student Success Class

• In 2009/2010 McNair Staff was introduced In 2009/2010 McNair Staff was introduced to the book “Whatever it Takes” by Rick to the book “Whatever it Takes” by Rick Dufour.Dufour.

• In 2011 Jim Davis took 1 additional In 2011 Jim Davis took 1 additional administrator and 8 teachers to the administrator and 8 teachers to the Professional Learning Community (PLC) Professional Learning Community (PLC) conference in Monterey where Rick Dufour conference in Monterey where Rick Dufour was the speaker. was the speaker.

• Ideas were bounced around by the team of Ideas were bounced around by the team of teachers and administrators on how McNair teachers and administrators on how McNair could implement a smaller PLC in order to could implement a smaller PLC in order to help retain our 9help retain our 9thth grade students success. grade students success.

In the worksIn the works• McNair has seen the tremendous positive McNair has seen the tremendous positive

effects that our AVID classes have had effects that our AVID classes have had and wanted to find a way to model AVID and wanted to find a way to model AVID in this Student Success Class. Therefore..in this Student Success Class. Therefore..

• As a 4X4 block schedule, we have the As a 4X4 block schedule, we have the opportunity to allow this 9opportunity to allow this 9thth grade Student grade Student Success class continue as a traditional Success class continue as a traditional year long class that we have attached to year long class that we have attached to our English 9 classes. our English 9 classes.

• We have incorporated personal, social and We have incorporated personal, social and academic skills within this class.academic skills within this class.

• The class will model AVID strategies with The class will model AVID strategies with organizational skills, test taking, critical organizational skills, test taking, critical thinking, reading, writing, community thinking, reading, writing, community involvement, communication skills. involvement, communication skills.

DevelopmentDevelopment

• Working with a voluntary team of teachers Working with a voluntary team of teachers and counselors to help develop the content and counselors to help develop the content of the class.of the class.

• Working with AVID (Cindy Mettler (AVID Working with AVID (Cindy Mettler (AVID District Coordinator) and Anna Lotti (AVID District Coordinator) and Anna Lotti (AVID Regional Coordinator)) on how to Regional Coordinator)) on how to incorporate AVID strategies into this class incorporate AVID strategies into this class and still continue with an AVID 9 elective and still continue with an AVID 9 elective class. class.

• Developing the lessons from the course Developing the lessons from the course outline with a group of counselors and outline with a group of counselors and teachers from different disciplines.teachers from different disciplines.

What does Student Success class What does Student Success class look like?look like?

• All of McNair’s English 9 classes will have All of McNair’s English 9 classes will have the student success class attached. the student success class attached.

• DailyDaily– Students will have 45 minutes of English 9 and Students will have 45 minutes of English 9 and

then 45 minutes of the Student Success Class.then 45 minutes of the Student Success Class.• The class will run from August 1 – May 27.The class will run from August 1 – May 27.

The ResultsThe Results

• McNair’s intention of this class that McNair’s intention of this class that we will find at the end of the year we will find at the end of the year more 9more 9thth grade students who have grade students who have successfully completed their 9successfully completed their 9thth grade. grade.

• We want to be able to show at least a We want to be able to show at least a 10% decline in the numbers of D’s and 10% decline in the numbers of D’s and F’s that our Freshman had from this F’s that our Freshman had from this year’s statistics.year’s statistics.

McNair’s McNair’s ImplementationImplementation

• Teachers that will be teaching the English 9 Teachers that will be teaching the English 9 /Student Success class will attend AVID Summer /Student Success class will attend AVID Summer Institute in July to receive additional training.Institute in July to receive additional training.

• McNair will provide the supplemental workbooks McNair will provide the supplemental workbooks for the teachers to use.for the teachers to use.

• Course begins with McNair’s 9Course begins with McNair’s 9thth grade class of grade class of 2011-2012 course).2011-2012 course).

• Each English 9/Student Success class will have a Each English 9/Student Success class will have a counselor attached in order to work more counselor attached in order to work more effectively and efficiently in dealing with effectively and efficiently in dealing with academic and personal issues.academic and personal issues.