North Dallas High School Parent Meeting Title 1 Initiatives

Presented by:

Dinnah Escanilla

Principal North Dallas High School

September 4, 2014 5:00 – 6:00 pm

Dallas ISD Core Beliefs

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Our main purpose is to improve student academic achievement.

Effective instruction makes the most difference in student academic performance.

There is no excuse for poor quality instruction.

With our help, at risk students will achieve at the same rate as non-at risk students.

Staff members must have a commitment to the pursuit of excellence.

North Dallas High School

Ms. Linda Johnson

Assistant Principa Special Education/RTI Administrator [email protected]

Mr. Rodney Whitaker

Assistant Principal 10th and 11th Grade Administrator [email protected]

Ms. Dinnah Escanilla

Principal [email protected]

Ms. Blanca Rodriguez

Assistant Principal 12th Grade Administrator [email protected]

Ms. Tina Ellis

Assistant Principal 9th Grade Administrator [email protected]

Federal and State Accountability Status Campus Scorecard

2014 MET STANDARDS

Key Action – Title I Transformation Initiatives 1. Improve Academic Performance 7. Increase Teacher Quality 6. Improve School Climate Critical Success Factors 2. Increase the Use of Quality Data to Drive Instruction 3. Increase Leadership Effectiveness 5. Increase Parent & Community Involvement 4. Increase Learning Time

Key Action – Texas Title I Transformation Initiatives

Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year 1

• Performance Goals • Curriculum Alignment • On-Going Monitoring of Instruction • Teacher support through feedback and Professional development

Campus Strategies for Improvement

           Teacher Achievement Program (TAP) Cluster Professional Development Trainings Math/ELA Double Blocked classes Tiered academic and individualized interventions (before, during, and after school; Saturday School) Reconnection Center – credit recovery program Dual Credit Programs Mentoring programs – Failure grade conferences with students and parents Profiles for Classroom Intervention Monitoring System Education is Freedom College Advising Program Common Assessment Data by Accountability Groups 7

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Campus Strategies, cont.

Attendance Review Committee Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Improved system for enrollment/withdrawal of students Monitoring of all enrollment/withdrawals Freshman Success Initiative Academic Recognition Programs Personal Graduation Plan Conference with Counselors and Administrators PSAT/SAT/ACT Review sessions Evening Academy for Credit Recovery Student Advocacy times10 Initiative Big Brothers, Big Sisters Mentoring 8

Parent Involvement Initiatives

     Encourage more parents to sign up for Parent Portal Send monthly Parent flyers home.

Send communications in both English and home language.

Open the parent center for computer services.

Availability of social services advisor to facilitate parent needs.

Parent Involvement Initiatives

     Encourage more parents to attend parent /teacher conferences.

Invite parents to attend students’ extra-curricular activities.

Send notices home – attendance, grades, teacher syllabus Tutoring assistance after school – inform parents ahead of time if child is required to attend tutoring Parents have access to an administrator assigned per grade level.

Summary

 North Dallas High School will ensure students are benefiting from resources funded by Title 1.

 North Dallas High School will encourage more parents to get involve in campus activities to benefit student’s learning and interests.

 North Dallas High School will implement strategies in accordance to Title I provisions.

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