LA High School Redesign Summit

April 22, 2009

Presenter:Joseph Nagy

Abbeville High School

Abbeville High DemographicsAbbeville High Demographics

Total StudentsTotal Students 625625

Freshman Freshman Academy Academy StudentsStudents

144144

2008 S.P.S.2008 S.P.S. 79.079.0

Graduation IndexGraduation Index 8686

Attendance RateAttendance Rate 91.191.1

WhiteWhite 45%45%

African-African-AmericanAmerican 45%45%

AsianAsian 7%7%

HispanicHispanic 3%3%

Free/Reduced Free/Reduced Lunch Lunch

StudentsStudents

67.567.5%%

Students with Students with DisabilitiesDisabilities

10.410.4%%

ELL StudentsELL Students 1.9%1.9%

Regular 7 Period DayRegular 7 Period Day

Abbeville High School1305 Wildcat Dr.

Abbeville, LA 70510(337) 893 1874

www.abbevillehigh.com

Graph of Freshman IndexGraph of Freshman Index

OVERALL

SCORE

’04-’05643

ABBEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN INDEX93.6

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2.36

77.1

44.7

92.9

40

2.21

81.3

50.5

91.9

48

2.51

84

54.17

95

51

2.41

90.5

59.72

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Attendance iLEAP Percentile G.P.A. Graduation Rateto 10th Grade

Discipline(%withoutreferral)COMPONENTS

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2004-20052005-20062006-20072007-2008

’05-’06640

’06-’07682

’07-’08713

Wednesday August 6, 200812:00pm - 7:00pm

27 small groups led

bySenior and Junior Team

Leaders

Building Relationships, Games, Skits, Guest

Speakers, Snacks, Dinner, Videos and FUN!

Welcome Aboard!Welcome Aboard!Freshman Orientation Day 2008Freshman Orientation Day 2008

Freshman Orientation 2008 Freshman Orientation 2008

12:00-12:00-12:3012:30 RegistrationRegistration

Schedule of Events: August 6, 2008

12:30-12:30-12:5012:50 WelcomeWelcome

12:55-2:0012:55-2:00Small Group Small Group with Senior with Senior

LeaderLeader

3:00-4:303:00-4:30Small Group Small Group with Senior with Senior

LeaderLeader

2:00-3:002:00-3:00 Making High Making High School CountSchool Count

6:30-7:006:30-7:00 Parent and Parent and Student MeetingStudent Meeting

6:00-6:306:00-6:30 Parent MeetingParent Meeting

5:45-6:155:45-6:15 Drumline, Dance Drumline, Dance Team PerformTeam Perform

5:00-5:455:00-5:45 DinnerDinner

4:30-5:004:30-5:00 Motivational Motivational SpeakerSpeaker

• Broad cross section of students showing some leadership ability chosen in early Spring

• Teacher recommendations (9th, 10th, 11th)

• Given an acceptance flyer

• Choose more students than needed

• The Team Leaders make the day successful

Senior & Junior Team LeadersSenior & Junior Team Leaders

• It takes a large number of faculty and staff to make Orientation a success

• Administrators, teachers, paraprofessionals, secretaries, cafeteria workers, janitors- everyone!

• Send out a “Wanna Help?” form in late Spring

• Not just Freshman level teachers involved

• AHS has a third of the staff help with Orientation

Faculty & Staff HelpFaculty & Staff Help

• Some food is donated (Thank you Riverfront Restaurant!!)

• Car wash at O’Reilly’s Auto Parts (or 2)

• Sales of Freshman Academy T-shirts (sold at 8th grade parent meeting in Spring- pick up at Orientation)

• Funds needed for food, T-shirts, and supplies

Funding Orientation DayFunding Orientation Day

• Obtain information on incoming freshman in spring or early summer

• Need to monitor lists of students and their information as Orientation day approaches

• Need addresses to send out flyer in late summer

• Keep track of newly registered students as well as students who have moved (counselor, secretary)

Gathering Incoming Freshman Gathering Incoming Freshman InfoInfo

• Create “Welcome Aboard” locker tags

• Separate Freshman into groups according to Team Leader

• Secure guest speakers for the day

• Finalize number of people attending and helping so enough food is prepared

• Organize competitions and secure supplies

Preparing for Orientation DayPreparing for Orientation Day

• Finalize master schedule for day

• Create and print student registration sheets and parent sign-in sheets

• Pack all Orientation Folders for Team Leaders and Station Leaders

• Post signs around school showing locations of different stations, competitions, and activities

Still Preparing for Orientation Still Preparing for Orientation DayDay

• Create an alphabetical list of Freshman in a spreadsheet

• Type in group numbers (in numerical order) next to each name

• Copy and paste numbers until the end of the list of Freshman

• Sort by “Group Number”

Creating the GroupsCreating the Groups

• Both Senior Leader and Junior Leaders receive a copy for their group

• Each group receives an individual schedule for Orientation Day with names of Freshman

• Includes school maps, “quick tips”, talking points, checklist of duties for the day

• Junior Folder also includes Competition forms

•Group number is taped to the back of the folder

The Team Leader FolderThe Team Leader Folder

• Create a Master Schedule using a Spreadsheet

• All groups must attend all stations, competitions, and activities throughout the day

• Good mix of groups- not staying with 1 or 2 of the same all day

• Some activities are done as a whole, some on individual group time

•Each Team Leaders gets individualized schedule

SchedulingScheduling

• Students are checked at the gym door for proper dress

• Students proceed to registration table to be assigned to a group and given a group number

• Team Leaders hold up group numbers taped to the back of their folder

• Welcome from administration, teachers, cheerleaders and instructions for the day

Orientation Day Begins! (finally)Orientation Day Begins! (finally)

• ID’s and Fees in Front Office

• Open your Locker

• PBS Video Room

• School Procedures Video Room

• Name Art

• Counselor Corner

StationsStations

• Obstacle Course (two students in three legged race- use velcro- one is blindfolded)

• “Don’t be Late” Competition

• Focus Throw (nerf ball in hula hoop blindfolded)

• Opening your Locker

• Scavenger Hunt (in 2009)

CompetitionsCompetitions

• Welcome in gym

• Snack Time- “Making High School Count” speaker

• Guest Speaker #2

• Dinner in Cafeteria

• Drum Line & Dance Team Performance

• Alma Mater all day long

Other ActivitiesOther Activities

• Parent Meeting in early evening while Freshman are in the gym after dinner

• Students reconnected with their parents and shown video of events from Orientation day

• Competition winners are announced and given prizes

• Debriefing meeting with Orientation team after to discuss suggestions for following year

Orientation Day Ends! (finally)Orientation Day Ends! (finally)

““MAKE IT MAKE IT HAPPEN!HAPPEN!

””

For More Information:

Abbeville High School1305 Wildcat Dr.Abbeville, LA 70510(337) 893 1874www.abbevillehigh.com(Check out the Freshman Academy link!)

James Segrest, Principaljsegrest@vrml.k12.la.us

Jeff Janette, Assistant Principaljjanette@vrml.k12.la.us

Joseph Nagy, Freshman Teacherjnagy@vrml.k12.la.us