Achievement for All StudentSystems for Prevention and Intervention

Bill

If we don’t intervene we could have people in the work force like this!

Intervention Strategies

What does the school community believe?It depends#1 It is important that the entire staff hold

high expectations for all studentsOtherwise anything goes.

#2 High performing schools realize that:What they do mattersAll children can perform at high levels

Why schools do not take responsibility for learningThe teacher may not believe that a school can

succeed with all students.Bad experiences, inability to reach all children,

teachers don’t understand the problems today’s children present.

Answer to this is to see who in your school is successful in reaching students you are having trouble with.

The teachers may not feel personally competent to succeed with all students.Must provide support (teachers and students)Must include “creative tension” in the school. (more

connection with teacher/student relationship)

What Is the School Community’s Unifying Philosophy?

One of our most difficult challenges:

Student failure to meet high academic standards.

Marilyn

Reward and Punishment

Traditionally –If the student doesn’t comply, he or she is punished

If the punishment doesn’t work…he or she is suspended or expelled

This usually doesn’t solve the problem

A Better Way…Find and strengthen the positive and

healthy elements,

no matter how deeply they are hidden.

A strength-based approach to viewing and “treating” young people has been developed.

Community Circle of Caring

Contribution

Connection

Self-Control

Competence

Comprehensive System for Assuring SuccessRyan

Have an improvement plan for all studentsBuild relationshipsIdentify students strengthsInvolve students in decision making

Having systems for quickly identifying those in needFrequent progress reports Faculty mentoring program

Case #2--East Hartford HS in ConnecticutPlanning Process

Identify problem, Collect data, Analyze data, Implement a Plan, and Evaluate the Plan

Make sure that the Data Collection and Analysis is consistently collected and accurately analyzed.

Created a Mission Vision Oversight Committee Put data in 4 categories for analysis

Academics/Standards -School Climate Facilities, Equip. & Technology -Community Resources

What Good Looks LikeThe key is early identification of struggling

students with a policy of strategies to produce results.Nancy

Case Study—Adlai Stevenson High SchoolPyramid of Interventions

Targeted Early Prevention and Strategies

System-wide Intervention

Targeted Intervention

Intensive Interaction

Counselor Watch

Summer Classes

Good Friend Program

3 week Progress ReportsFaculty or Upper

classmen advisor/tutor

Guided study hallMandatory

Tutoring

Student support Groups and Mentor program w/Parent support Group

Comprehensive System for Assuring SuccessProviding a Continuum of Support and

Targeted Strategies for Low-AchieversCollaboration of counselorsReview of students records before schoolFaculty mentoring Program

Publish ResultsGet the word outCommunity needs to know what we are doing

Implementation Guidelines

Developing a system of prevention and intervention is a major task!

Paul

1. Get verbal Commitment from staff Define “success”

2. Provide examples of exemplary programs Share with staff successful programs from

other schools

3. Jointly develop a plan of action, for students who don’t learn

Optional Support opportunities for identified underachievers.

Mandatory interventions for persistent low-achievers.

High level interventions for students who do not improve in lower-key programs

4. Agree on criteria for identifying students in need of assistance

5. Surface objections and address resistance6. Pilot aspects of the new program. 7. Build a culture of success. 8. Refine and add to interventions.

1. Get verbal Commitment from staff Define “success”

2. Provide examples of exemplary programs Share with staff successful programs from

other schools

3. Jointly develop a plan of action, for students who don’t learn