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Ms. Janice Harris, Principal Mrs. Flora Watson, Assistant Principal

Lake Providence Junior High School 1205 Gould Blvd. Lake Providence, La. 71254 EPAS Reflection Presentation. Ms. Janice Harris, Principal Mrs. Flora Watson, Assistant Principal Mr. Calvin Thomas, Administrative Assistant. EPAS Participants. James Boykins Sheila Bell Sherrone Petry

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Ms. Janice Harris, Principal Mrs. Flora Watson, Assistant Principal

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  1. Lake Providence Junior High School1205 Gould Blvd.Lake Providence, La. 71254EPAS Reflection Presentation Ms. Janice Harris, Principal Mrs. Flora Watson, Assistant Principal Mr. Calvin Thomas, Administrative Assistant

  2. EPAS Participants • James Boykins • Sheila Bell • Sherrone Petry • Blanche Richardson

  3. Portfolio • EPAS Implementation • Content Area • EPAS Professional Development • Site Coordinator Visits (Mrs. Diane Madden) • Identification of Needs • EPAS Written Reflection

  4. Portfolio Highlights • Math skill were higher than expected on the Explorer because that is one of the schools areas of weakness. • Scores from the Explorer showed that a large number of students are planning to attend college and graduate school. • Using Correlation Maps along with the Comprehensive Curriculum were very helpful to teachers.

  5. Portfolio Highlights • Test scores identified student achievement interests in the area of Science and Technology. • Sample of student work show how teachers used the correlation maps to teach lessons to students.

  6. Project EPAS - Benefits • Provide students with tools for ongoing learning. • Help students plan further educational goals. • Engages students in planning their future. • Uses standards for transition and secondary educators to pinpoint the skills students have and those they are ready to learn next.

  7. Project EPAS - Benefits • Early awareness of learning problems • Help students in high school course planning • Prepares students for college • Closes the achievement gap • Encourages and supports student’s aspirations and goals in life • Addresses specific achievement problems

  8. Project EPAS - Benefits • Gives parents feedback • Provides information about how well students perform compared to other students taking the test • Helps students take rigorous high school courses • Raises academic standards • Provides evaluation

  9. Project EPAS -Benefits • Promotes higher-order thinking skills • Meets the needs of individual students

  10. Project EPAS - Challenges • Student Focus • Parental Involvement • Teacher Involvement and Interest • Effective Instruction • Implementation of New Strategies • Student Motivation • Working As A Team

  11. Project EPAS – Future Goals • Keep EPAS growing strong in the school • More students attending college (achieving the proper score on the ACT) • Increase scores on the Plan, Explore, and ACT • Increase career guidance • Decrease the number of early drop outs • Increase the turn out of productive citizens

  12. Project EPAS –Future Goals • Improve test scores • Build self esteem among students • Help students accomplish their goals • Help teachers improve teaching strategies • Promote higher learning • Focus on the quality of learning

  13. Therefore…… • We have grown because we have that first hand knowledge of EPAS (Educational Planning and Assessment System).

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