Saint Martin de Porres High School is an urban school in Cleveland that was founded in the 21st century with a focus on preparing students for college. It has a diverse student body of 471 students who are mostly low-income and students of color. The school aims to develop skills like critical thinking, problem solving, and communication. It has partnerships with local organizations and universities. Through its rigorous curriculum and support programs, Saint Martin has achieved a 100% graduation rate and college acceptance rate for its students.

1. School founded in the
21st Century with
21st Century Curriculum:
Lessons Learned on College
Readiness in High Poverty
Urban School
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2. · 6,500 students
· 24 schools
· 22 cities in
17 states and D.C.
· 95% students of color
· $36,000 average
family income
· 24 National
University Partners
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

3. How CWSP Works
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Student-workers are put into
JOB-SHARING teams and Week 1
their academic schedules are
modified so that four students
job share a full-time entry
Week 2
level job
without missing class.
(5 days/week; Monday-
Friday; 8 hours; Late August Week 3
to mid-June)
Week 4
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

4. Saint Martin by the Numbers
Our Students Enrollment 471
Alumni 265
First Generation College
80%
Students
Students on free/reduced lunch 82%
Average income of our current
$29,000 for a family of four
students’ families
35% male; 65% female
African American 76%
Latino American 8.5%
Student Body Composition
Bi-racial/Multi-racial 5.6%
Other 1.2%
Asian American .4%
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

5. Saint Martin Graduate at Graduation
• Curious and open to continuous learning
• Effective communicator
• Creative and innovative
thinker, actor, worker,
and communicator
• Spiritually conscious
• Caring and responsible
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

6. Habits of Mind
• Critical, analytic, and independent thinking
• Creativity and problem solving
• Intellectual curiosity
• Willingness to accept and act on critical feedback
• Openness to growth
• Ability to cope with challenging learning tasks and
possible frustration
• Ability to work collaboratively to create effective
community
Habit of Spirit
• Respect for self and others
• Humility
• Hospitality
• Personal integrity
• Commitment to community
• Dedication to nonviolence
• Care for the earth
• Social Justice
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

7. Expert Thinking
Complex
Communication
On the rise!
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

8. These skills cannot be taught as add-ons or in isolation…they
must be taught in context of demanding curriculum
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

9. SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

10. • Relational, Relevant, Rigorous
• Interdisciplinary
• Heavy emphasis on writing on all levels and
every subject area
• Data Driven Instruction (MAP, EPAS, NSC)
• CWSP Program
• Partnering with Minds Matters, Boys and
Girls Club, Esperanza and others
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

11. • One on One Tutoring
• Strong Social Work and Counseling Department
• Four Year College Counseling
Curriculum/Summer college programs
• Strong Professional Development for teachers
Creating a
strong college
going culture
from day
one…welcome
class of
2016, class of
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
2020
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

12. How is Saint Martin making an
More students of modest incomes are
attending, enrolling, persisting, and succeeding in college.
• 100% graduation rate over four years
• 100% college acceptance (at over 110 colleges & universities)
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

13. SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

14. Three Times the National Average!!
Kasondra Drake, Class of 2008 Projected 47% College
Graduation Rate in FIVE years!!!
All data sourced from National Student Clearinghouse
Kasondra will graduate from Baldwin-Wallace in
May. Sociology Major, Gender studies Minor.
Kasondra wants to work at a Nonprofit
organization in Cleveland that focuses on assisting
women and children.
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

15. "Listen, be determined, seek
wisdom from wise
people, and get back up. You
must have determination
combined with preparation
and there is no time for
feelings of devastation. "
-Gary Martin, Saint Martin
Class of 2008, Fairfield
University Class of 2012
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16. Economic Impact of a Saint Martin Graduate
Annual Earnings Potential
non-high high school
school graduates College
graduates no college degree graduates
$14,000 $24,000 $48,000
Source: America’s Promise Alliance
A Saint Martin student is far more likely to graduate from college and make
$2.4 million during their working career. If they had not received the college
preparation they receive from Saint Martin, their earning potential
may have been reduced by half or worse.
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

17. Lives Being Transformed.
Christian Bell, Class of 2008
“Saint Martin gave me the opportunity
to not only be a part of a family but to
attend a school when I did not have the
necessary resources to do
so....Growing up in the city of
Cleveland, I never thought something
like this could be possible. Saint
Martin has changed my life forever.”
Christian is graduating from Morehouse College with a double major in Political Science
and Religion. Christian has applied to the Harvard Divinity School and hopes to directly
enroll in Fall 2012.
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time

18. Good news here: It’s not the kids. And when the
adults who run the system organize around student
success, big changes are possible—quite quickly.
--National Education Trust
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time