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Will your students be college ready?

All students must be college ready by high school graduation. This program focuses on passing the TSI, meeting exemption criteria, and taking a College Readiness Course. Districts and campuses receive distinctions based on post-secondary readiness indicators. The Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy offers accelerated block classes and a traditional course to prepare students. TSI preparation materials and tutoring are provided, resulting in a high percentage of college-ready students. The principal plans to implement a College Transition Course for 10th graders. Contact Carolyn Mendiola at Sharyland High School for more information.

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Will your students be college ready?

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  1. Will your students be college ready? Carolyn Mendiola

  2. Early College Campus

  3. All students must be college ready by the time they graduate high school. • Pass all sections of the TSI • Meet exemption criteria for TSI • Take a College Readiness Course and earn a C or better Requirements of HB5

  4. New State Accountability System measures campuses on Post-Secondary Readiness of their students • Districts receive distinctions only on Index 1 (meeting standards) and on Index 4 Post Secondary Readiness • Districts and Campuses Distinction Designations under Post-Secondary Readiness • Percent at STAAR Postsecondary Readiness Standard • Four-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate • Four-Year Longitudinal Graduation RHSP/DAP • College-Ready Graduates • Advanced/Dual Enrollment Course Completion • SAT/ACT Participation • SAT/Performance • AP/IB Examination Performance: Any Subject Index 4: Post-Secondary Readiness

  5. The Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy 125 incoming freshmen 4 Core Teachers and 1 Elective teacher 8 Accelerated Block classes - 90 minutes (4 per term) 1 Year long Traditional Course – 50 minutes Makeup

  6. Sample Student Schedule

  7. Student Demographics

  8. One teacher was paid over the summer to create the curriculum which included the Year At a Glance, Weekly Lesson Plans, PowerPoints, Assessments, etc. • 18 weeks utilizing Achieve College Success by Raymond Gerson, Teen Leadership Skills/Curriculum, TSI Preparation • 18 weeks utilizing Achieve Career Success, The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens by Sean Covey, TSI Preparation https://eduphoria.sharylandisd.org/eduphoria_webcontrols/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2feduphoria_webcontrols%2fApplications.aspx Curriculum

  9. One ELA teacher tutored in lab during 4th period. Teachers rotated taking their students once a week to the lab for TSI tutoring/practice. TSI Prep Materials: • My Foundations Lab • Cambridge Study Materials Lab Rotation/TSI Prep Materials

  10. TSI Reading 1st attempt in October – 68/125 passed (54%) • December resulted in giving the TSI Writing to those who passed the Reading and the rest of the students retested in Reading • Fall Semester: Resulted in 70% of the students being college ready • TSI Reading Results by May: • 108 passed Reading • 92 passed Writing • 19 passed Math Results

  11. As principal of a comprehensive 5A high school, I will be implementing a College Transition Course for all 10th grade students. Students opting to not enroll, must have a signed letter from their parents. • We will follow the same curriculum, the same TSI Prep and the same expectations. Next steps…

  12. Carolyn Mendiola Sharyland High School 956-580-5300 ext. 1206 cmendiola@sharylandisd.org Contact information

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