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The Capacity Building Model:. ….. Strategies for continuous and sustainable improvement. Presented By: Louie Rocha, Principal, Antioch High school Jason Murphy, Asst. Principal, Antioch High school Fal Asrani, Ed.D, Administrator of High School Reform, Antioch Unified School District.
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The Capacity Building Model: …..Strategies for continuous and sustainable improvement Presented By: Louie Rocha, Principal, Antioch High school Jason Murphy, Asst. Principal, Antioch High school Fal Asrani, Ed.D, Administrator of High School Reform, Antioch Unified School District
Antioch High School Intervention Model for School Wide Reform Capacity Building Model Turnaround Model Transformation Model
Capacity Building Model Courageous Conversations Identify the Critical Areas for Follow Up Recognition of the Urgent Need for Structural Reform Development of a Vision for School Reform Implementation of a Strategic Focus on Organization Coherence Strategic Leadership Expectation of Academic Excellence Expanded Student Interventions
Courageous Conversations Breaking Ranks II, 2004, p. 26
Recognition of the Urgent Need for Structural Reform Assumptions About Change Breaking Ranks II, 2004, p. 20
Reform Initiatives Reorganization of admin. duties
Vision For AHS Reform Breaking Ranks II, 2004, p. 61
Identification of Strategic Organization Coherence We believe that we are allaccountable for the performance of all our students. In order for our students to obtain rigorous grade level curriculum and attain mastery, we need to create organizational coherence that ensures equal access to close the achievement gap.
Strategic Leadership for LearningMoving from Losing to Leading • Reconfiguration of administrative responsibilities with focus on instructional leadership in classroom and curriculum. • New delivery of guidance and counseling services • Expansion of the School Leadership Team to include Technology, Testing, ELL coordinators within the FTE allocations with expanded roles for Department chairpersons. • Engagement of all stakeholders through roundtable forums. The Learning Leaders, Reeves, 2006
Expectation of Academic Excellence • Departmental and subject specific release time. • The Wednesday schedule is revised to promote departmental collaboration focused on instruction. • Teachers are now developing common subject grading rubrics. • Departments are developing common grading policies • Teachers are reviewing grading common assessment and grading distributions and using the results of their analysis to drive instruction. • Pathway Schools – EDGE • Raise API: Targeted activities school wide & core depts.
Building A College Going Culture With Expanded Student Interventions • Interventions: • CAHSEE tutoring after school for sophomores • Read 180 • After-school Credit Recovery • Cyber High Online Curriculum • Algebra 1A Support Curriculum • ZAP (After school work) • College Nights by Grade Level • Summer Bridge Program • Summer AP Prep Academy • Smartthinking.com • Special Education: “Push-In-Model” • Increase in Weekly SART Meetings. • Increase in of #SST.
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