
Support Programs
OPRFHS Support Programs
Click here for a printable version
Program/Initiative |
Target Students |
No. of Students Impacted (annual) |
Type of Program/Contact Person |
---|---|---|---|
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/ Matt Kirkpatrick, AP for Instruction |
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/ Student Counselor |
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/ Julie Frey, Math Division Chair |
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/ Phil Prale, Asst. Supt. C & I |
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/ Helen Gallagher, English Division Chair |
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/ Latonia Jackson |
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/ Julie Frey, Math Division Chair |
MENTA Academy – Alternative school managed and run by MENTA. |
Students requiring an alternative off-campus setting. |
20 |
Academic Support/ Student Counselor, Social Worker or deans of students |
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/ IEP Case Manager |
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/ IEP Case Manager |
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/ Latonia Jackson |
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/ Lynda Parker, AP for 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/ Dr. Gwen Walker-Qualls |
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/ Matt Kirkpatrick, AP for Instruction |
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/ Matt Kirkpatrick, AP for Instruction |
Academic Enrichment (AE)- A course that helps students with executive functioning and self management. |
Students identified through PSS teams |
60 |
Social Emotional Learning/ Matt Kirkpatrick, AP for Instruction |
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 40th percentile as identified on reading or English standardized tests and assessments. |
60 |
Academic Support/ Kristen McKee, RTI Coordinator |
Literacy Support Resource 9– Daily support period with a teacher to assist with reading across the content areas. |
Freshmen scoring below the 50th percentile on reading or English standardized tests. |
60 |
Academic Support/ Kristen McKee, RTI Coordinator |
Literacy Support Resource 10 – Daily support period with a teacher to assist with reading across the content areas. |
Sophomores scoring below the 50th percentile on reading or English standardized tests. |
40 |
Academic Support/ Kristen McKee, RTI Coordinator |
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/ Matt Kirkpatrick, AP for Instruction |
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/ Pete Kahn |