Districts and schools may have systems in place to provide academic support for students, but what does student support look like on the academy level? This session will explore ways to provide sufficient academic support to students through the academy itself. Participants will test drive an intervention asset mapping tool and consider ways that other academy teams provide practical support to students in danger of academic failure and dropping out.

1. #NAFNext2014

2. Student Support
in the
Academy Context
Theron Cosgrave & Michelle Swanson
Swanson & Cosgrave Consulting
www.swansonandcosgrave.com

3. Session Overview
• Presentation
• Discussion / Q&A
• Table Group Work
• Report Out & Wrap

4. Academic Support in Academies
1. Look Inside First
2. Build a Team
3. Define “At Risk” & Track Data
4. Provide Systemic Supports

5. 1. Look Inside First

6. 2. Build a Team

7. 3. Define “At Risk” & Track Data

8. SAMPLE “AT RISK INDICATORS”
• Fails one or more core academic courses
• 10 credits or more behind by the end of 9th grade
• Scores in bottom 25% on benchmark tests
• Absent 5 or more total days/semester
• Gets 4 or more votes during team meeting roll call

9. 4. Provide Systemic Supports

11.
PERSONALIZING RELATIONSHIPS AND SETTING EXPECTATIONS
Parent interaction and student “contracts”
Teacher advisement and monitoring of behavior and academic performance
Consistently enforced rules. . .Keep it “in house” and personal. . .Peer mediation
Belonging to a group with common purpose, clear expectations, and personal commitment
TAPPING MOTIVATION AND
DIFFERENTIATING INSTRUCTION
Student led conferencing
High expectations and pathway‐based support services, as needed
Tapping motivation and relating to personal goals with integrated
curriculum and instruction
EMPOYING INCENTIVES AND RECOGNITION
Student organizations/competitions
Opportunity for work based learning experiences
Dual enrollment and advanced placement access
Esteem of teachers and fellow students by showcasing and
exhibiting high‐level products and skills
USING SCHOOL­WIDE RESOURCES
Principal referral
Detention and suspension
Intensive remediation
After‐school supplemental instruction
INTERVENTIONS FOR MULTIPLE PATHWAY PROGRAMS
GOING BEYOND THE
SCHOOL
Expulsion
Legal actions
Social/Medical Services
TRUST‐
COMMITMENT
RELEVANCE‐
ACHIEVEMENT
MEANINGFUL
GAINS AND LOSSES
CONSEQUENCES
TEAM LEVEL
PROGRAM LEVEL
SCHOOL LEVEL
JUDICIAL LEVEL

14. www.interventioncentral.org

15. www.interventioncentral.org

16. Discussion / Q & A

17. Group Work Time
• Use the Asset Mapping Tool to review your
Academy Student Support program.
• Discuss with a partner.
• Prepare to report out one next step.

18. Group Report Out
What did you discuss?
What next steps will you take?

19. Theron Cosgrave
Michelle Swanson
www.swansonandcosgrave.com
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