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FAST Academy

FAST Academy. FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES. Red Card/Yellow Card. A Student-Centered Approach to Improving Academic Success. FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES. Megan Andrews FAST Academy Academic Coordinator Chris Andrews FAST English Teacher Jerome Harris

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FAST Academy

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  1. FAST Academy FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  2. Red Card/Yellow Card A Student-Centered Approach to Improving Academic Success FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  3. Megan Andrews FAST Academy Academic Coordinator Chris Andrews FAST English Teacher Jerome Harris FAST Math Teacher FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  4. Palmdale High School • Total enrollment: 3,285 • Demographics: • Latino 68% • African American 18% • White 11% • Other 3% • Socioeconomically Disadvantaged 37% • English Learners 24% FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  5. FAST Academy • Three-pathway green academy • Automotive Technology • Construction Technology • Video Game Design • 343 students in 9th through 12th grades FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  6. The Problem • Academy teachers noticed high failure rates amongst the academy classes • Research showed that the problem was largely localized to core academic classes FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  7. The Problem • Of the 343 students, 192 were failing at least one class • 354 total sections flagged as failing FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  8. The Solution • Develop a notification system that requires students to reflect on the problem and enact a solution • Teachers become mentors who check on weekly progress • Parents are included in the planning stages FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  9. The Solution • Create a culture of expectations in the academy • Full academy assembly at the beginning of the year to teach them the program • Regular grade checks and accountability • Built-in behavior monitoring (yellow cards) • Emphasizes the positive and improvement • Natural consequences for lack of improvement FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  10. Red Card • Issued by the academic coordinators • Serves as a WAKE-UP call: The student is at risk of being removed from the academy. • Seriously falling grades • Failing grades • Student chooses from a few corrective choices. FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  11. Red Card • Parents sign and return BEFORE corrective actions are taken • May require teacher authorization • Tracked by the academic coordinators • Remains in place (students continue corrective actions) until grades have been brought up to standards. FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  12. Blue Card • Student has successfully improved his or her grades and is no longer on a Red Card. FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  13. The Results • Of 343 students, 192 students received red cards (56% of academy population) • A grand total of 354 sections were flagged as failing • Of the sections that were flagged, 101 ended up passing (28.5%) FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  14. The Results • Those students failing only one class had a 60% improvement rate • Students failing two classes had a 37% improvement rate • Students failing three classes had a 40% improvement rate • Students failing four classes had a 36% improvement rate • Students failing five classes had a 33% improvement rate • Students failing six classes did not finish the semester or left the school at the end of the semester FALCON ACADEMY of SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES

  15. THANK YOU

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