Actions for African American Student Success

• Athletes selected for sessions on academic support
• Leadership skills, if students don’t practice they are unable to participate in sports.
• Students look up to student athletes.

• H.S. Middle & Early college program
• Dual-enrollment in Community college.

• H.S. counseling office required EVERY student to apply to a college as part of their high school graduation requirements
• Teachers help students see the expectations

• • College and career center open before school, during lunch, and after school for students to work on applications, school work, or just hang out.

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  • Civic leadership class that is connected to and participated in real world civic issues.
  • The students also molded the responsibilities and rights on campus with school staff.

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  • Partnership with IHE to created college ready goals given to EVERY high school student, requiring before graduation

   

• • Diversity teaching staff with focused attention on recruiting more A.A. teachers and staff

   

• • Staff used words such as A.A.
  • Perspective: “Our Students” – All students

   

• • Increase number counselors with appropriate training to assist in A.A. Student Success (SEL Support)

   

• • Co-operative learning, teacher guidance
  • High quality instructional model/Set up access for A.A., 360 math, student engagement

   

• School displays of encouraging words from students to students placed in school display cabinets, in hallways and written on sidewalks.

• Variety of students comments, posters, work, art displayed on walls throughout the campus.

• Positive messaging: Colleges Attending on “Wall of Fame” in school hallways.
  o Vision & Mission Statements
  o Diverse self portraits
  o Quotes from graduates
  o College Pennants on doors (HBCUS)

• Coaching on a Growth & Fixed Mindset for students & staff

• Relationships before content focused on AA Students

• Relationship building. Addressing each student by name. being authentic with A.A.

• College Counselor meets with every Senior at the beginning of the year and creates a plan

• Master Schedule – Students Need (A.A.)

• African American Administrators and counselors used personal experiences and perspective to create programs relevant to underserved, under represented, underachieving students.

• In class support of high school students in class. The support providers where other high school students and college students to support in math

• The physical environment fosters engaging learning
• VCM= TEAL Classroom

• Centralized professional development on behavior and lesson creation to ensure coherence, uniformity, and consistency of practices. school leadership same as students.

• PDSA cycles by teachers. Teacher met twice a month to evaluate student progress. Replicate to focus on A.A. Students

• Students have rules, responsibilities, structures, student ownership of learning monitoring A.A.

• Give & command respect for A.A.
• I am your friend not your buddy