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Archived InformationArchived InformationOpen Meadow Open Meadow
STEP UP ProgramSTEP UP Programat Roosevelt High Schoolat Roosevelt High School
Portland, OregonPortland, Oregon
““Using Supplemental ServicesUsing Supplemental Services
To Provide Personalized Academic To Provide Personalized Academic Supports”Supports”
US Department of EducationUS Department of Education
22ndnd Annual National High School Leadership Summit: Preparing America’s Future Annual National High School Leadership Summit: Preparing America’s Future
December 2-3, 2004December 2-3, 2004
Presentation OutlinePresentation Outline
Objective:Objective: Describe implementation of NCLB by Describe implementation of NCLB by Open Meadow (non-profit alternative education Open Meadow (non-profit alternative education and workforce development provider) in and workforce development provider) in partnership with Roosevelt High School (RHS), a partnership with Roosevelt High School (RHS), a “Failing” comprehensive public school.“Failing” comprehensive public school.
► Open Meadow organizational overviewOpen Meadow organizational overview► Background for NCLB in Portland, Spring 2003Background for NCLB in Portland, Spring 2003► STEP UP Program OverviewSTEP UP Program Overview► STEP UP Program ResultsSTEP UP Program Results► Next Steps for STEP UPNext Steps for STEP UP
Open Meadow Mission Statement:Open Meadow Mission Statement:
To educate youth in small, To educate youth in small, relationship-based programs that relationship-based programs that emphasize emphasize personal personal responsibility, academics,responsibility, academics, and and service to the community.service to the community.
Open Meadow Open Meadow Organizational OverviewOrganizational Overview
► Founded in 1971, one of Portland’s oldest alternative schoolsFounded in 1971, one of Portland’s oldest alternative schools► Private, non-profit, contractor with Portland Public SchoolsPrivate, non-profit, contractor with Portland Public Schools► Accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited
Schools Schools ► Urban setting, located in Portland, Oregon (pop: 3 million)Urban setting, located in Portland, Oregon (pop: 3 million)► District: Portland Public Schools (approx. 49,000 students)District: Portland Public Schools (approx. 49,000 students)► Ethnically diverse, low-income population (67% free lunch)Ethnically diverse, low-income population (67% free lunch)► Dropout retrieval, youth apply to participateDropout retrieval, youth apply to participate
► Serve 525 students. ages 10-24, in 6 programsServe 525 students. ages 10-24, in 6 programs Open Meadow Middle School (60 students)Open Meadow Middle School (60 students) Open Meadow High School (100 students)Open Meadow High School (100 students) CRUE—Corps Restoring the Urban Environment (40 students)CRUE—Corps Restoring the Urban Environment (40 students) Youth Opportunity (YO) (80 youth)Youth Opportunity (YO) (80 youth) Corporate Connections (20 youth)Corporate Connections (20 youth) STEP UP (NCLB: Supplemental Education Services) (225 STEP UP (NCLB: Supplemental Education Services) (225
students)students)
Funding Funding SourcesSources
► Portland Public Schools (50%)Portland Public Schools (50%)
► Other Contractors (30%)Other Contractors (30%) City of Portland’s Bureau of City of Portland’s Bureau of
Housing and Community Housing and Community
DevelopmentDevelopment
Multnomah CountyMultnomah County
Oregon Youth Conservation Oregon Youth Conservation
CorpsCorps
Worksystems, inc Worksystems, inc
NCLBNCLB
► Private Funding (20%)Private Funding (20%) Foundations Foundations
CorporationsCorporations
IndividualsIndividuals
Other Government
(BHCD, County, NCLB)
20%Worksystems,
inc.10%
Portland Public
Schools50%
Private Sources
20%
Open Meadow Organizational OverviewOpen Meadow Organizational Overview
Annual Operating Budget 2003-2004: $2.2 million
Core Cultural ElementsCore Cultural Elements► Strong youth-adult relationshipsStrong youth-adult relationships
Small class sizesSmall class sizes
Advocate groups (Teacher/Advocate)Advocate groups (Teacher/Advocate)
Student accountability, responsibility, and self-worthStudent accountability, responsibility, and self-worth
► Participation in the communityParticipation in the community
Ownership of supportive learning communityOwnership of supportive learning community
100% involvement in service learning100% involvement in service learning
Project-based academics and workforce development Project-based academics and workforce development
servicesservices
Open Meadow Organizational OverviewOpen Meadow Organizational Overview
Evidence of SuccessEvidence of Success► First generation H.S. graduates First generation H.S. graduates
► 20% taken college class prior to graduation20% taken college class prior to graduation
► 97% of graduates have participated in 97% of graduates have participated in
internships or work experience internships or work experience
► 100% of graduates provided community 100% of graduates provided community
serviceservice
► 100% of graduates leave with a transition 100% of graduates leave with a transition
planplan
Open Meadow Organizational OverviewOpen Meadow Organizational Overview
Evidence of SuccessEvidence of Success
► 93% attendance average (40% prior to OM)93% attendance average (40% prior to OM)
► 90% retention (of students who were once disengaged)90% retention (of students who were once disengaged)
► 5.6 average RIT score gain for Math and Reading5.6 average RIT score gain for Math and Reading
► 100% involvement in service learning100% involvement in service learning
► 84% of graduates over past 3 years transitioned to post-84% of graduates over past 3 years transitioned to post-
secondary education/training or career-track secondary education/training or career-track
employmentemployment
Open Meadow Organizational OverviewOpen Meadow Organizational Overview
Background for NCLB in PortlandBackground for NCLB in Portland►Poverty Rates 2001-02:Poverty Rates 2001-02:
National Rate: 12.4%National Rate: 12.4% Multnomah County: 15.7%Multnomah County: 15.7% North Portland: 30%North Portland: 30%
►Four-Year Dropout Rates:Four-Year Dropout Rates: State Average: 13.9%State Average: 13.9% City Average: 15.7%City Average: 15.7% Roosevelt High SchoolRoosevelt High School : 31%: 31% (RHS—the local comprehensive public high (RHS—the local comprehensive public high school)school)
►Federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) funding available through the Portland funding available through the Portland Public School District (PPS) to assist RHS Public School District (PPS) to assist RHS
►Funding not available to RHS or RHS staffFunding not available to RHS or RHS staff
►PPS was in a budget crisis. Potential PPS was in a budget crisis. Potential teachers’ strike (first ever) and potential teachers’ strike (first ever) and potential budget cuts eliminating as many as 25 budget cuts eliminating as many as 25 days of school from the 2003-04 year.days of school from the 2003-04 year.
Background for NCLB in Portland, Spring Background for NCLB in Portland, Spring 20032003
►Open Meadow strategic plan included Open Meadow strategic plan included geographic focus on North Portland. geographic focus on North Portland. Leadership Team decision to emphasize Leadership Team decision to emphasize and deepen service locally rather than and deepen service locally rather than create a model of service for broader create a model of service for broader replication.replication.
►Open Meadow management met with RHS Open Meadow management met with RHS administration to explore a partnershipadministration to explore a partnership
►Open Meadow applied for, and received, Open Meadow applied for, and received, NCLB funding from district, then State of NCLB funding from district, then State of OROR
Background for NCLB in Portland, Spring Background for NCLB in Portland, Spring 20032003
►Open Meadow staff met with RHS Open Meadow staff met with RHS staff to do joint planning.staff to do joint planning.
►Developed program to integrate Developed program to integrate with, and support, existing RHS with, and support, existing RHS services. services.
STEP-UP Program Overview, Spring 2003STEP-UP Program Overview, Spring 2003
► Supplemental Education Service Supplemental Education Service
ProviderProvider
► Served 140 RHS students after schoolServed 140 RHS students after school
► 12 part-time tutors12 part-time tutors
► Academic tutoring: reading, writing, Academic tutoring: reading, writing,
mathmath► Social, emotional, behavioral skill Social, emotional, behavioral skill
development using Open Meadow core development using Open Meadow core cultural elements cultural elements
STEP UP Program Overview, Spring STEP UP Program Overview, Spring 20032003
STEP-UP Leadership CampSTEP-UP Leadership Camp► 37 highest-risk middle school youth, 37 highest-risk middle school youth,
identified by their home middle schoolidentified by their home middle school► 10 peer mentors10 peer mentors► Operated by Open Meadow staff & RHS Operated by Open Meadow staff & RHS
counselorcounselor► Attended by:Attended by:
Open Meadow tutors Open Meadow tutors RHS freshman academy teachersRHS freshman academy teachers RHS administrative team RHS administrative team Open Meadow administrative teamOpen Meadow administrative team
► Five days of culture-building activitiesFive days of culture-building activities► Welcome-back event for familiesWelcome-back event for families
Leadership Camp Leadership Camp OverviewOverview
► Relationship to school --Relationship to school --academic and personal successacademic and personal success
► Positive relationships with peers Positive relationships with peers and teachersand teachers
► Attitudes and behaviors for Attitudes and behaviors for academic successacademic success
► Self worth, personal Self worth, personal responsibilityresponsibility
► Rope challenge courseRope challenge course
► Goals -- academic and personalGoals -- academic and personal
STEP-UP Program OverviewSTEP-UP Program Overview
STEP-UP Year-Round ServicesSTEP-UP Year-Round Services
► Tutoring 2 days/week, 1-2 hours/day for Tutoring 2 days/week, 1-2 hours/day for Leadership Cohort and general RHS student Leadership Cohort and general RHS student populationpopulation
► Monthly parent meetingsMonthly parent meetings
► Follow-up meetings for Leadership CohortFollow-up meetings for Leadership Cohort
► Incentives: snacks, school supplies, Incentives: snacks, school supplies, attendance gift certificatesattendance gift certificates
► Counseling; information & referralCounseling; information & referral
STEP-UP Program OverviewSTEP-UP Program Overview
2003-20042003-2004
►STEP UP served 91 RHS studentsSTEP UP served 91 RHS students
37 in STEP UP Leadership Cohort 37 in STEP UP Leadership Cohort
(Leadership Camp AND Tutoring (Leadership Camp AND Tutoring
Academy)Academy)
54 in STEP UP Tutoring Academy54 in STEP UP Tutoring Academy
Who Participated?Who Participated?
STEP UP Ethnicity 2003-04
African American
33%
SE Asian3%Latino
22%
Cauc29%
Other8%
East African
5%
STEP-UP Program OverviewSTEP-UP Program Overview
June 2004June 2004::
100% of 2003-2004 100% of 2003-2004 STEP UP Leadership Cohort STEP UP Leadership Cohort
participants participants are still enrolled in school.are still enrolled in school.
STEP UP Reading Gains 2003-044 points = one grade level
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All Roosevelt Step Up TutoringAcademy
Step UPLeadershipAcademy
RIT Point gain
Open Meadow STEP-Up Open Meadow STEP-Up ResultsResults
Math Skills Gains (RIT score)STEP UP Camp and Tutoring
Participants 2003-044 points = 1 grade level
218
220
222
224
226
228
230
232
Pre Post
Open Meadow STEP-Up Open Meadow STEP-Up ResultsResults
Direct correlation between Direct correlation between number of hours spent number of hours spent
participating in participating in STEP UP Academic Support Services STEP UP Academic Support Services
and and skill gains.skill gains.
►Summer 2004Summer 2004: : Added Leadership Camp for Added Leadership Camp for each of the RHS small schools followed by 4 weeks each of the RHS small schools followed by 4 weeks of summer academic support servicesof summer academic support services
►Late AugustLate August: : Fall 2-day Orientation for STEP Fall 2-day Orientation for STEP UP participants UP participants
►Fall of 2004Fall of 2004: : Children’s Initiative Funding to Children’s Initiative Funding to start services for 8start services for 8thth graders at Roosevelt’s feeder graders at Roosevelt’s feeder middle schools:Portsmouth, George and OMMS middle schools:Portsmouth, George and OMMS (after school 4 days/week)(after school 4 days/week)
►Fall of 2004Fall of 2004: : After-school tutoring and support After-school tutoring and support services for 120 9services for 120 9thth graders and 28 10 graders and 28 10thth graders graders (from 03-04 cohort).(from 03-04 cohort).
Professional Development to Promote Professional Development to Promote AYPAYP
►Culture-building for RHS staffCulture-building for RHS staff►Diversity trainingDiversity training►CIM/CAM training for Open Meadow CIM/CAM training for Open Meadow
staffstaff►Facilitation training for Open Facilitation training for Open
Meadow staffMeadow staff►School Success curriculum for School Success curriculum for
feeder middle schoolsfeeder middle schools►Culturally-specific servicesCulturally-specific services
STEP UP Summer Academy (Summer between 8th and 9th grade):•Summer Leadership Camp (for each small school), •Summer Tutoring • 2 day fall freshman orientation (90 students)
GeorgeMiddle School
Roosevelt Campus/ Small Schools
PortsmouthMiddle School
Open MeadowMiddle School
6th
and7th
grade
8thGrade
9-12th
Grade
STEP UP Middle School Academy(Open Meadow School Success Advocates: After school academic support, enrichment and high school prep)
SEIS
TwoRivers
CommunitySchool
Open Meadow
High School
OpenMeadow
CRUEProgram
POWER ACT
Open Meadow Campus
STEP UP High School Academy; After School Academic Support/ Tutoring
North Portland Continuum of School Success Programs
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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