Personal Graduation Plan (PGP)

1. Personal Graduation Plan (PGP) An Overview of the Requirements for SB1108, Section 7

2. Personal Graduation Plan (PGP): SB1108, Section 7 • Develop and implement a personal graduation plan if: • A student in junior high, middle school, or high school does not perform satisfactorily on a Subchapter B, Chapter 39 assessment instrument. • OR • A student will not likely graduate before the fifth year in high school.

3. Personal Graduation Plan (PGP) • The PGP should represent a collaborative effort. • Implications for Grade 6: • Sixth graders in elementary schools do not need PGPs. • Eligible sixth graders in middle school do require PGPs.

4. Minimum Requirements: Five Components of a PGP • Educational goals • Diagnostic, mentoring, and evaluative information • Intensive instruction program • Parent/guardian participation • Ways to promote student advancement and learning

5. Special Education Populations • The individual education program (IEP) may serve as the PGP. • The ARD committee should ensure that the IEP includes all PGP requirements.

6. Intensive Program of Instruction • School districts must implement an intensive program of instruction so that: • Students perform at grade level by the end of the next school year. OR • Students attain a district-specified standard of annual growth.

7. Intensive Program of Instruction • Review the gap between the level at which the student performs and the actual level of performance • For students who are more than one year below grade level, one year’s growth is not sufficient.

8. Evaluation of Academic Progress • Determine the timeframe for intervention and monitoring activities and other evaluation strategies • Evaluation should be frequent and ongoing.

9. Parent/Guardian Participation • Address parent/guardian participation and educational expectations • Document the signatures of all persons involved in decision making

10. Considerations for Program Implementation • Identify resources to support intensive/accelerated learning • How does the PGP affect the instructional program? • What is the current regular program? • What supplementary services are available? • What else do we need to consider?

11. Compensatory, Intensive, and Accelerated Instruction §29.081 • Instruction must enable students to perform at grade level by the end of the next year. (b) Students who did not pass the exit-level assessment or are at-risk of dropping out must receive intensive instruction.

12. Compensatory, Intensive, and Accelerated Instruction §29.081 (c) Evaluate and document the effectiveness of the accelerated instruction (d) Proactive intervention for students “at- risk of dropping out of school”

13. Compensatory, Intensive, and Accelerated Instruction §29.081 (e) Dropout prevention and recovery programs may be private or public community-based programs that: • Provide at least 4 hours of instructional time daily • Employ staff with bachelor’s or advanced degree • Have at least 1 instructor per 28 students • Meet Commissioner’s standards for alternative education programs • Comply with this title and rules

14. Optional Extended Year Program May set aside an amount from the district allotment for a period no greater than 30 instructional days for: • K-11 students who are likely not to be promoted to the next grade • Grade 12 students who are likely not to graduate before the next school year

15. Additional OEYP Rules • Less than 16 students per class • Teacher must be trained to teach under this section. • Students who attend 90% of the program days and meet district promotion requirements are to be promoted. • District policy must address eliminating student retention. • Transportation

16. High School Completion and Success Grant Program • All students must have an Individualized Graduation Plan (IGP). • The IGP may be an extension of the PGP. • Students must: • Receive services from highly qualified staff • Have access to online diagnostics/assessments • Receive accelerated instruction in areas of academic weakness

17. Additional PGP Considerations • What happens to the completed PGPs? • Who needs copies? • What are the confidentiality issues? • Who is responsible for monitoring? • Where do we keep the original in the short term? In the long term?

18. FAQs • Q: Should a district policy support PGPs? • A: Law does not require a district policy. However, this is a local decision.

19. Next Steps: District Decisions • Determine policies that need to be in place to support PGP requirements • Identify campus points of contact • Schedule campus training/information sharing about PGP implementation

20. Next Steps: Campus Decisions • Designate a person responsible for ensuring that all eligible students receive a PGP • Determine how to implement PGPs • Designate a point of contact or program coordinator

21. Next Steps: Campus Decisions • Build on available resources • Identify additional resources • Determine monitoring schedule and process

22. PGP Software • Developed by ESC 13 • Available through the ESCs • Utilizes FileMaker Pro • Allows for electronic management of plans and importing of records

23. ESC Contact Information Sheila Collazo sheila.collazo@esc20.net (210) 370-5481 Jeff Goldhorn jeff.goldhorn@esc20.net (210) 370-5490 Ed Vara ed.vara@esc20.net (210) 370-5465