2010 HCPSS Summer InstitutePresenters: Pam Akers

Kathy Jacobs

Kathy Orlando

It’s Elementary: Let’s Engage Parents in Laying the Foundation

Toward College and Career Readiness

It’s Elementary: Laying the Foundation for College and Career

Readiness

It’s Elementary: Laying the Foundation for College and Career

Readiness

“Successful school systems don’t just aim at the final goal---graduation---they concentrate on each step along the way, especially the early ones.”

The Education Trust

“Successful school systems don’t just aim at the final goal---graduation---they concentrate on each step along the way, especially the early ones.”

The Education Trust

HCPSS Systemic Expectations

HCPSS Systemic Expectations

Know our students Ensure our students receive exemplary instruction that prepares them for college and careers

Know what interventions and supports are in place to ensure their success

Have a process for continuously monitoring their progress

Develop a relationship with students and their families

Know our students Ensure our students receive exemplary instruction that prepares them for college and careers

Know what interventions and supports are in place to ensure their success

Have a process for continuously monitoring their progress

Develop a relationship with students and their families

College and Career Readiness

Rationale For Focus

College and Career Readiness

Rationale For Focus

For generations of Americans, a high school diploma delivered on the value of an education. High school is no longer enough. The median wage for a worker with no college is now close to the poverty line for a family of four.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 2009

For generations of Americans, a high school diploma delivered on the value of an education. High school is no longer enough. The median wage for a worker with no college is now close to the poverty line for a family of four.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 2009

Readiness means being prepared to successfully complete credit-bearing college coursework or industry certification without remediation…

Readiness means being prepared to successfully complete credit-bearing college coursework or industry certification without remediation…

…having the academic skills and self-

motivation necessary to persist and progress in postsecondary education…

…having the academic skills and self-

motivation necessary to persist and progress in postsecondary education…

…and having identified career

goals and the necessary steps to

achieve them.

…and having identified career

goals and the necessary steps to

achieve them.

College and career readiness is becoming

a fundamental expectation for all

high school graduates.

College and career readiness is becoming

a fundamental expectation for all

high school graduates.

Almost 90% of of the fastest growing and highest paying jobs require some

post-secondary education.

Source: Alliance for Excellent Education

Almost 90% of of the fastest growing and highest paying jobs require some

post-secondary education.

Source: Alliance for Excellent Education

Nationally, 42% of freshmen at community colleges and 20% of freshmen at four year colleges must take at least one remedial

course.

Source: Alliance for Excellent

Education

Nationally, 42% of freshmen at community colleges and 20% of freshmen at four year colleges must take at least one remedial

course.

Source: Alliance for Excellent

Education

Participants will:Participants will:

Gain a deeper understanding of College and Career readiness indicators and system resources available for parents supporting College and Career Readiness

Hear about plans three school are using to engage parents in the achievement of College and Career Readiness Indicators with a specific focus on the Grade 2-3 transition

Share ideas with colleagues about ways to intensify our support for the readiness indicators

Dialogue about additional ideas to engage parents ensuring all students are College and Career Ready

Gain a deeper understanding of College and Career readiness indicators and system resources available for parents supporting College and Career Readiness

Hear about plans three school are using to engage parents in the achievement of College and Career Readiness Indicators with a specific focus on the Grade 2-3 transition

Share ideas with colleagues about ways to intensify our support for the readiness indicators

Dialogue about additional ideas to engage parents ensuring all students are College and Career Ready

Our Goal…Our Goal…

To ensure that all elementary school students attain the knowledge and skills to be prepared for their future.

What the Research Says…What the Research Says…

“When parents are actively involved in the

education of their children, there are significant gains in

student achievement.”Richard

Dufour

Grade 2-3 Parent Transition Night

Focused Parent Conferencing

Back to School Night Parent Information

Grade 2-3 Parent Transition Night

Focused Parent Conferencing

Back to School Night Parent Information

PLAN: Partnering with Parents

DO: GRADE 2-3 TRANSITION

NIGHT

DO: GRADE 2-3 TRANSITION

NIGHT

It’s Elementary: Laying the Foundation for College and Career

Readiness

GRADE 2-3 Transition NightGRADE 2-3 Transition NightOutcomes:

To provide parents with information on College and Career Readiness Indicators

To partner together with families in reaching goals for College and Career Readiness

To increase awareness of School System and Community Supports, available to students and families, aligned with College and Career Readiness Indicators

To inform families about grades 2-3 HCPSS Curriculum and Resources

Outcomes: To provide parents with information on College

and Career Readiness Indicators To partner together with families in reaching goals

for College and Career Readiness To increase awareness of School System and

Community Supports, available to students and families, aligned with College and Career Readiness Indicators

To inform families about grades 2-3 HCPSS Curriculum and Resources

The Grade 2 / Grade 3 Transition

The Grade 2 / Grade 3 Transition

Laying the Foundation for the Intermediate Grades and Beyond

What are yourWhat are yourHopes and Dreams?Hopes and Dreams?

Howard Community College• Military• Culinary School• Family• University of Maryland• Morehouse University• Job in the technology field

What do we already know What do we already know about Readiness about Readiness for College and for College and Careers?Careers?

Satisfactory or better learning behaviors matter for College and Career Readiness.

True or False ?

Which one of these are considered after school and community based activities?

• After school clubs

• Scouts• Gymnastics• All of the above

Which one of these learning behaviors impacts

academic success?

• Completes homework• Listens attentively• Completes class work

• All of the above

True or False?The desired student attendance rate

is 90%, allowing 18 excused absences.

• Memorandum of Agreement - National Governor’s Association

• Common core of standards: Language Arts and Mathematics for K - 12

• College/ 21st Century Workplace Expectations

• Memorandum of Agreement - National Governor’s Association

• Common core of standards: Language Arts and Mathematics for K - 12

• College/ 21st Century Workplace Expectations

The College and Career Advantage

HCPSS Pathways to HCPSS Pathways to SuccessSuccess

No hidden rules -- increase parent understanding of expectations… and opportunities! Sharing Hopes and

Dreams

being prepared to successfully complete credit-bearing college coursework or industry certification without remediation.

being prepared to successfully complete credit-bearing college coursework or industry certification without remediation.

Readiness Means . .

Why Grade Two Transition? • Understand requirements of Grade 3 and beyond

• Review indicators for success

• Examine plans for strengthening the home/school partnership

Create a Career and College Create a Career and College Advantage!Advantage!

Spotlight on Laying the Foundation for the College and

Career Advantage Readiness Indicators

Spotlight on Laying the Foundation for the College and

Career Advantage Readiness Indicators• Academic Achievement• Academic (Learning) Behaviors

• Extracurricular and Community Involvement

• Attendance and Punctuality• Responsible Behavior and Positive Attitude

• Academic Achievement• Academic (Learning) Behaviors

• Extracurricular and Community Involvement

• Attendance and Punctuality• Responsible Behavior and Positive Attitude

Academic AchievementReady for Grade 3

Laying the Foundation

• SAT 10 Performance- At or Above 50th percentile

• Marked On or Above Grade Level in Reading and Math

Take a Look at the HCPSS Intermediate Report Card

Curriculum Expectations from Grade 2 to Grade 3Curriculum Expectations from Grade 2 to Grade 3

• Handouts• What you can do at home

• Handouts• What you can do at home

Reading Comprehension and Written Responses Reading Comprehension and Written Responses

• Sample Assessment and Exemplars

• Sample Assessment and Exemplars

Fish and WhalesFish and Whales Fish and whales both live in the water, but they are different in many ways.Most mother fish lay eggs. The babies are born when the eggs hatch. Right after they are born, the baby fish must find their own food. Whales have babies in a different way. Mother whales give birth to live whales. The baby whale must come to the top of the water right away for air. The baby drinks milk from its mother for about a year. Then it finds its own food.

Whales are large animals that live in the water. Even though whales live in the water, they must come to the top of the water to get air. When they come to the top of the water, whales breathe in air through a hole in the top of their heads. At the same time they blow out old air. Whales don’t get air like fish. Fish take in air from the water.

Fish and whales both live in the water, but they are different in many ways.Most mother fish lay eggs. The babies are born when the eggs hatch. Right after they are born, the baby fish must find their own food. Whales have babies in a different way. Mother whales give birth to live whales. The baby whale must come to the top of the water right away for air. The baby drinks milk from its mother for about a year. Then it finds its own food.

Whales are large animals that live in the water. Even though whales live in the water, they must come to the top of the water to get air. When they come to the top of the water, whales breathe in air through a hole in the top of their heads. At the same time they blow out old air. Whales don’t get air like fish. Fish take in air from the water.

1 Response (not yet)1 Response (not yet)

2 Response (partial)2 Response (partial)

3 Response (fully demonstrates)

3 Response (fully demonstrates)

College and Career

Readiness IndicatorsExtracurricular

& Community Involvement

Academic (Learning) Behaviors

Responsible Behavior &

Positive Attitude

Academic Achievement

Attendance & Punctuality

Academic Learning Behaviors• Achieves satisfactory or

outstanding learning behaviors on report card

Extracurricular and Community Involvement

• Participates in school and/or community activities of interest

Responsible behavior and positive attitude• Follows school-wide

behavior expectations

Attendance and PunctualityAttendance and Punctuality

• Attends school 96% or more of 180 days (7 days)• Arrives to school on time each day

Time on Task Helps Students Soar to Success

STUDYWhat We Learned

STUDYWhat We Learned

Before:

During:

After (ACT):

Collaboration, Invitation, Preparation

Welcoming, Listening, Circulating

Process and Product

Outcome:

Share ideas with colleagues about ways to intensify our support for the readiness

indicators

3 things you can try

2 new ideas, suggestions or resources

1 barrier for implementation

Outcome: Dialogue about additional ideas to engage parents ensuring all students are College and Career

Ready

PLAN: Partnering with Parents

PLAN: Partnering with Parents

Grade 2-3 Parent Transition Night

Focused Parent Conferencing

Back to School Night Parent Information

Grade 2-3 Parent Transition Night

Focused Parent Conferencing

Back to School Night Parent Information

FOCUSED PARENTCONFERENCING

FOCUSED PARENTCONFERENCING

DO: It’s Elementary: Laying the Foundation for College and Career

Readiness

Focused Conferencing:

A systematic, data driven, and personalized process

to inform parents of their child’s current level of

performance, school supports in place, and

engage parents in supporting their child in

meeting appropriate college and career

readiness indicators.

Focused ConferencingFocused Conferencing

Focuses on engaging parents in Joyce Epstein’s parent involvement area of learning at home.

Utilizes a systematic format, to motivate and engage parents and align parents efforts at home to set individual achievement goals.

Incorporates theories of goal setting, goal attainment and motivation.

Focuses on engaging parents in Joyce Epstein’s parent involvement area of learning at home.

Utilizes a systematic format, to motivate and engage parents and align parents efforts at home to set individual achievement goals.

Incorporates theories of goal setting, goal attainment and motivation.

Who: Parents of students who are below grade level at the end of Grade 2.When: June-September (conference 1), November-December (conference 2)

Focused ConferencingFocused Conferencing

To engage in dialogue with parents to deliver a message of hope aligned with college and career readiness indicators

To partner in the creation of a plan to ensure college and career readiness

To engage in dialogue with parents to deliver a message of hope aligned with college and career readiness indicators

To partner in the creation of a plan to ensure college and career readiness

Focused Parent ConferencingFocused Parent Conferencing

Process:•State purpose of meeting•Engage parent in dialogue about their hopes and dreams for their child•Examine student’s current level of performance:

•Individual student profile•SAT 10 Results•Current interventions •Report cards, work samples, and other data as appropriate

• Develop a plan of action

Role PlayingFocused Conferencing

Role PlayingFocused Conferencing

ACADEMIC ACADEMIC

Below Grade Level- Math

SAT 10- 35 percentile

Consistent 3’s in Completing Homework

Below Grade Level- Math

SAT 10- 35 percentile

Consistent 3’s in Completing Homework

Scenario:

AttendanceAttendance

Second grade student 85%Attendance

Tardy two days per week

Second grade student 85%Attendance

Tardy two days per week

Focused Parent Conferencing

Focused Parent Conferencing

Seeks to Understand Focuses on Parents Hopes and Dreams

Informs Parents Engages Asks for a commitment and plans follow-up

Seeks to Understand Focuses on Parents Hopes and Dreams

Informs Parents Engages Asks for a commitment and plans follow-up

In Summary…In Summary…

•Involvement

•Information

•Intentionality

•Involvement

•Information

•Intentionality

How did we do?How did we do?

• Survey • Suggestions• Further information? Contact your school administrator.

• Survey • Suggestions• Further information? Contact your school administrator.

Your IdeasYour Ideas

Follow up for the future…next year

Child care considerations Consider inviting Title I support personnel to attend Nov. followup conference

Follow up for the future…next year

Child care considerations Consider inviting Title I support personnel to attend Nov. followup conference