Support Programs

Program/Initiative

Target Students

No. of Students Impacted (annual)

Type of Program

Academic Supports

Tutoring/Homework Center - Drop-in tutoring center open from 7:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Students needing instructional support in the core content areas.

All students

Academic Support

Test Prep Course Enrollment - An effort by counselors to personally encourage African American juniors to enroll in an ACT or SAT test prep course.

African American juniors planning to attend college and needing to take college entrance exams.

12

Academic Support

Preparatory Programs and Supports

Summer Math Step-Up Program -

Opportunity for students to take a summer math course to enable them to move up an academic level. 

Freshmen/sophomores who have demonstrated the potential to move up a level.

120

Academic Support

8 to 9 Connections – Summer transition program for incoming freshmen with emphasis on academic and social skills.  Co-taught classes by D97/D200 English and Math teachers. 

Incoming freshmen identified by joint D200, D97, and D90 criteria.

55

Curriculum Initiative

Summer Practicum in English - A summer school course for sophomores and juniors to support reading and writing development.

Identified sophomores and juniors

28

Curriculum Initiative

Parent Outreach

Parent Outreach Coordinator – Assists in developing programs and opportunities for parents in order to support student success and create strong positive relationships across the communities.

Students and parents identified by D97 and D90 support services program.

~120

Parent Outreach and Support

Summer Bridge - Program for parents and incoming freshmen in the 8 to 9 Connections program and other identified students. Coordinated by OP Township Youth Services and an OPRF counselor.

Students and parents identified by D97 and D90 support services program.

60

Parent Outreach and Support

Student Instructional Supports

Extended Algebra – An extended period of intensive academic support for students enrolled in Algebra 1 that utilizes an interactive technology-based curriculum.  

Students enrolled in Algebra 1 in need of additional support as identified by standardized test scores and/or Special Education recommendations.

150

Curriculum Initiative

H.A.R.B.O.R. Academy – Alternative school managed and run by West 40.

Students requiring an alternative off-campus setting

10

Student Services

Co-taught classes –Courses offered to provide support for students to enhance mainstream opportunities.

Special Education students eligible to take mainstream educational courses.

~140

Special Education

CITE Program - Off campus outcome-based program to promote students’ independence in the home and community; teaching students life skills.

Special Ed students who have completed the high school program.

22

Special Education

Student Activities and Support Groups

F.R.E.E. (Females Reaching for Educational Excellence) - A program to promote good decision-making and problem solving skills in collaboration with community support and school resource officers.

Female students referred by school staff

14

Student Services

MUREE (Males United to Reach Educational Excellence) - A program to promote good decision making and problem solving skills in collaboration with community support and school resource officers.

Male students referred by school staff

12

Student Services

ONE (Theta Scholars) - A mentoring program that engages male students of color in academic and social topics that speak to the multiple identities of the students with race and gender at the core.

Non-white male students.

30

Co-Curricular

Pupil Support Services Team Model

(PSS) - Team assessment process for analysis of student problem situations and recommendation for intervention.

Students whose patterns of changing behavior, attendance or performance cause concern.

Varies

Student Services

Behavior Interventionist - A full time faculty member assigned to reduce behavior incidents and off campus placements within the ED program.

ED students

120

Special Education

Academic Learning Program

In-School Credit Recovery –A support intended to assist students with earning credit towards graduation through online learning opportunities.

Students identified by PSS teams and the API.

50 max

Academic Support

Motivational Mentorship – A lunch-time mentoring program intended to help students navigate the demands of life, both inside and outside of school, to foster positive life choices and outcomes.

All students

Varies

Curriculum Initiative, Social Emotional Learning and Academic Support

Social Emotional Academic Learning Course (SEAL)- A course that helps students build executive functioning skills and provides supports for students with  social and emotional needs that interfere with academic success.

Students identified through PSS teams and administrative recommendations.

60

Social Emotional Learning and Academic Support

Reading Program

Elements of Reading- An intensive, double-period reading course designed to address deficits in reading skill development for students.

Students scoring below the 40^th percentile as identified on reading or English standardized tests and assessments.

60

Academic Support, Curriculum Initiative

Literacy Support Resource 9– Daily support period with a teacher to assist with reading across the content areas.  

Freshmen scoring below the 50^th percentile on reading or English standardized tests.

60

Academic, Support, Curriculum initiative

Literacy Support Resource 10 – Daily support period with a teacher to assist with reading across the content areas.  

Sophomores scoring below the 50^th percentile on reading or English standardized tests.

40

Academic, Support, Curriculum initiative

Literacy Coaching – A support provided for teachers and divisions working to infuse literacy instruction across the content areas.

Students enrolled in courses in the core content areas.

All students

Curriculum Initiative, Professional Development, Academic Support

Professional Development

Teacher Collaboration Teams – Collaborative meetings in which teachers meet to improve teaching and learning centered around course-specific student achievement data.

Faculty professional development program

All students

Professional Development

Learning Strands – Topic specific learning session for teachers intended to support teachers in addressing a wide array of student centered needs and provide instructional support for teachers.

Staff professional development

All faculty and identified staff members

Professional Development

Spoken Word Teacher - A full time position assigned to support poetry instruction within the English curriculum.

All students

Varies

Curriculum Initiative,

Professional Development