RESA High School Summit January 13, 2010

1. RESA High School SummitJanuary 13, 2010 Carrollton High School Best Practices

2. CHS Best Practices • Exam Exemption Policy • Graduation Ceremony Policy • Coaches Academic Monitoring • Starfish Program

3. Exam Exemption Policy • Grade Requirements • Attendance Requirements • Impact on Student Achievement

4. Graduation Ceremony Requirements • Attain the Required Units • Pass All Parts of the Georgia High School Graduation Test • Be in Good Standing as a Student at CHS • Discipline • Fines • Alternative School

5. Coaches Academic Monitoring • Coaches Monitor Student-Athletes Grades and Discipline • Athlete/Extracurricular Participant must be Passing 3 out of 4 to Compete • Partnership between the Coach, Guardian, and Teacher

6. The Need for Project Starfish? • Project Starfish was created as a result of the changing of Carrollton City Schools Culture to focus on success for all students and eradicate the reasons some students fail. • Project Starfish also facilitates the systems beliefs essential to student learning and achievement by providing all/each student adequate time and support to learn.

7. What is Project Starfish?

8. Project Starfish is a remediation program designed to reduce/eliminate student failure and to increase graduation rate. • The program’s name is based on the Starfish Story – may not be able to save all but can make a difference for those we touch through the program. • Working hand-in-hand with the schools ZAP Program (Zeros Are Not Permitted). • Essentially students are pulled from electives to maintain academic coursework.

9. Starfish Guidelines • Use thetriplicate version of the Starfish referral form • When Starfishing students, please attach all supporting documents the students will need to complete assignments. (Worksheets, maps, tests, etc) • If a test is missing please attach tests – even verbal tests can become written test.

10. Remember that as the teacher it is your primary responsibility to try and get the assignment completed in a timely manner, by contacting parents and making arrangement with students and or parents for the work to be completed. • Please refer students early. Starfish is more effective when students are completing two or three assignments opposed to large number of assignments.

11. Students are allowed to refer themselves on a case-by-case-basis. • To expedite the process of retrieving missing assignments, it has been suggested to all teachers to either make additional copies to accommodate missing assignments and/or to compile and keep an updated missing assignment/make-up work folder.

12. To facilitate fast or immediate feedback to students or parents regarding missing or late assignments , an assignment check-off sheet is recommended. • Enter grades and zeros weekly to maintain current and accurate averages.

13. Contact information Mark Albertus Principal, Carrollton High School 770 834-7726 Mark.Albertus@Carrolltoncityschools.net Aprill Jones-Byrd Administrator/Graduation Coach, CHS Aprill.Jones_Byrd@Carrolltoncityschools.net