1. How old do you think she is?
What do you think her race/ethnicity is?
Where do you think she is from/where was
she raised?
What language(s) do you think she speaks?
What do you think her greatest
accomplishment is?
What do you think her professional goals are?
14. High school students fall into four enrollment categories:
(1) graduates, those who complete their education with a
regular diploma;
(2) dropouts, those who drop out of school for any reason,
finish their schooling with any credential other than a
regular diploma (e.g., General Educational Development,
or GED credential), or leave school and have an
“unknown” status;
(3) students who are continuing their schooling; and
(4) transfers/deceased, those who exit their school and/or
district and confirmation of enrollment in another
educational facility is received or, those students who
become deceased during the school year.
15. Annual Dropout rate – This is the total
number of students that drop out of school
from grades 9 through 12, divided by the
total number of students, less the number of
students that transferred out of the
district/school.
More information about graduation and
dropout rates in Washington State can be
found online at:
http://www.k12.wa.us/dataadmin
16. 16,415 students dropped out in Washington State.
9,841 Caucasian
2,976 Latino
1,371 African American
847 Native American
785 Asian
124 Pacific Islander
471 Unknown
http://www.k12.wa.us/dataadmin/
17. Special education students
Honors/advanced placement/IB students
Students in foster care
Students who are homeless
Students who have health needs
Students who participate in extracurriculars
19. Data – what we collect, how we organize, how we
provide access, and how we share data.
Educators – the quality of the educators
(certificated and classified) who work with
students.
Family/community engagement- the way we
partner with families and community
members/organizations.
Student support – the way we support the
academic, physical, social-emotional, and cultural
needs of students.
Transitions – creating a seamless continuum for
students from birth to post-secondary.
20. Your district MUST provide access to more than
merely the data on School Report Cards (state
assessments, attendance, demographics, etc.);
Your district must create ways to gather data
points around health and emotional well-being
as well, in a way that is accessible to educators,
students, and families.
The data MUST be organized in a way that is
usable to people reading it.
Educators must be given training on what to do
with data to create a better learning
environment.
21. Every adult who interacts with our students
should be of the highest quality.
Do you model how to engage/build relationship with
students from a variety of backgrounds?
Do you model to others that EACH AND EVERY
student is capable of success, no exceptions?
Do you strive to be excellent in all things?
Educators (including you) need to be provided
with the training necessary to be successful with
today’s students.
Literacy/language acquisition strategies
Differentiated instruction
We need to create an environment in which
educators are respected for the difficult work
they are expected to do.
22. For every statement you hear that is true for
you, give yourself a point
Tally up your total points
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23. How do you communicate with educators in
your district that engagement must go beyond
PTA and parent-teacher conferences?
How do you help families understand the public
school system BEFORE they enter it?
How do you model for all educators (including
educational leaders) that all families are an
asset for children and must be partners in
education?
How do you plan to determine what assets your
community has that could serve children?
24. Schools need systems to determine a way to
support the diverse academic needs of
students (RTI is one suggestion).
Every school/district should have a resource
guide for educators and families to connect
students to necessary support systems.
Students need connections to adults outside
the classroom (children who are most
successful have 3 adults in their lives who
believe in them).
Students with unmet “needs” have a difficult
time being successful in the classroom.
25. Go to the corner that best describes your
response to the scenarios given.
26. Families need to be given resources to
understand the expectations of the public
schools system so they know how to prepare
their students for success.
School districts need to collaborate with early
childcare providers and higher ed to ensure
smooth transitions from one system to another.
Districts need to have a plan for alignment of
curriculum from one level to the next within
building and from school to school.