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Henry W. Grady High School

Henry W. Grady High School. “Individually We Are Different… Together We Are Grady”. Excellence and Achievement. Home to APS Communications Magnet Ranked One of the Premier GA High School “Distinguished School” 3 Years in a Row. Grady High School Demographics. Students -67% African American

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Henry W. Grady High School

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  1. Henry W. Grady High School “Individually We Are Different… Together We Are Grady”

  2. Excellence and Achievement • Home to APS Communications Magnet • Ranked One of the Premier GA High School • “Distinguished School” 3 Years in a Row

  3. Grady High School Demographics • Students -67% African American -27% Caucasian -6% Other • Faculty -46% African American -41% Caucasian -13% Other

  4. Grady High School Demographics

  5. Grady High School Demographics • 1997-1998: 721 • 1998-1999: 706 • 1999-2000: 699 • 2000-2001: 740 • 2001-2002: 870 • 2002-2003: 892 • 2003-2004: 933 • 2004-2005: 1,010 • 2005-2006: 1,216

  6. Grady High School Demographics • Increase of 476 students over 6 years • 46% Overall increase

  7. Students Eligible to Receive Free/Reduced Lunches • 2003-2004: 383, 41% of students • 2004-2005: 465, 46% of students • 2005-2006: 528, 43% of students

  8. Average Combined SAT Scores for Seniors

  9. Average Combined SAT Scores for Seniors

  10. Number of Grady Seniors Who Took the SAT • 1999-2000: 91 • 2000-2001: 108 • 2001-2002: 111 • 2002-2003: 138 • 2003-2004: 140 • 2004-2005: 148

  11. Mean Total SAT Scores for African-American Seniors

  12. Mean Total SAT Scores for Caucasian Students

  13. Mean Scores of Grady Students on the HSTW Assessment

  14. Mean Scores of Grady Students on the HSTW Assessment

  15. Completion Rates

  16. Completion Rates

  17. Retention Rate

  18. Dropout Rates • 1997-98: 13% • 1998-99: 10% • 1999-00: 8% • 2000-01: 7.7%

  19. Overall Retention Rate • 1997-98: 18% • 1998-99: 10% • 1999-00: 8% • 2000-01: 5% • 2001-02: 4.99%

  20. Overall Promotion Rate • 1997-98: 82% • 1998-99: 90% • 1999-00: 92% • 2000-01: 95% • 2001-02: 95.01%

  21. Average Student Attendance • 1997-98: 87% • 1998-99: 90.6% • 1999-00: 92.9% • 2000-01: 95% • 2001-02: 95.01%

  22. Ninth Grade Focus • Data 1995 – 2005 9th Grade Retention Rate 1995 - 35% 2004 – 11% • Increased Core Requirements • Removed Lower Level Classes

  23. Ninth Grade Summer Transition Program • Began in 1998 • Three weeks • 80 students • All homeroom students met with their advisors the Friday before school started and completed activities and a ropes course • Currently 100 students can volunteer to participate • Two weeks • Overview of math and language skills • Introduction to study skills • Getting acquainted with high school: ATL • All 9th grade students are invited to come to school on the Friday before school starts for an orientation activity

  24. Ninth Grade Instructors • Teachers committed to teach ninth grade students • Teachers are given support and training • New Educational Methods • Single gender algebra I classes • Summer Math Academy

  25. Advisement Program Revision • 9th grade students are placed in smaller homerooms (32 students-15 students) with an advisor who has volunteered to be a 9th grade specialist • Advisement is held bi-monthly • Advisement is grade level specific • Advisors are trained for specific needs • Advisement includes study skill and test prep

  26. “Let’s Do It Again” • Academic Recovery • Purpose- Keep students on track for graduation. • Available to Students who have failed a course which has an EOCT. • Meets on Saturdays for 9 weeks. • Students who succeed get course credit.

  27. Extra Help • Project Success • AVID • Inclusion/ RVI

  28. Extra Help (continued) • Tutoring SAT End of Course Test Tabernacle Partnership Community Based Program • Mentoring Programs Grady Men of Distinction Georgia Department of Labor Lunch and Learn WISE (Women Inspiring Self Enrichment) Made Men Principal’s Mentoring Program

  29. Career Academies • Communication Magnet Program • Health Careers Academy • Arts Academy • Travel and Tourism* 2007

  30. Biology Calculus AB Chemistry U.S. History English Literature Environmental Science French Language U.S Government World History French Literature Latin Music Theory Physics B Psychology Spanish Language Statistics Art Spanish Literature Academic Rigor through Advanced Placement

  31. 360 Degrees Aramark Atlanta Job Corp Atlanta Medical Hospital Bobby Dodd Criminal Records Georgia Department of Labor Georgia Tech Georgia Youth Apprenticeship American Tech & Logistics Atlanta College of Arts The Atlanta Journal Constitution Atlanta Technical College Cold Stone Environmental Protection Agency Georgia Power Georgia Tech Arts Education Program Heritage Production Relevance Through Community Outreach

  32. Job Corp CEO Kennesaw Mountain Writing Margaret Mitchell House Morehouse School Of Medicine Pen/ Faulkner Writers in School Publix CEO Savannah College of Art & Design Turner Broadcasting Johnson & Wales Le Cordon Bleu Marriott Foundation Newcomb & Boyd Consulting Engineers Phillips Arena Renaissance Hotel Target U.S. Small Business Administration Youth Radio More Business Partners

  33. Support from HSTW Reform Model • Technical Assistance Visit • School Leadership Retreat • HSTW Reform Model • California Partnership/Academies • Curriculum Revision

  34. More Support from HSTW HSTW has helped by providing: • A school improvement framework • Professional development resources • An assessment system • District and school leaders opportunities to participate in HSTW’s urban initiative • Technical assistance from an external team that includes useful recommendations from objective experts

  35. Professional Development • HSTW Sponsored Staff Development • End of Year Faculty Staff Development • Continued Refinement of School Improvement Plans

  36. HSTW Focus/Challenges • Provide more interdisciplinary instruction. • Providing common planning time for teachers is a major barrier in the development of interdisciplinary instruction

  37. How the State has Helped Georgia provides: • State content standards in all areas (through Georgia’s Quality Core Curriculum) that give teachers and school leaders clear ideas of what they need to get students to learn; • Mandatory state graduation tests (GHSGT) in English/language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and writing that send the message to all students that they need to master challenging content, regardless of their ethnicity or socioeconomic backgrounds; and • An accountability system (Georgia Public Education Report Card) that measures school performance and gives schools a way to measure themselves.

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