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Ninth Grade Initiative Update

The Ninth Grade Initiative, established through a three-year grant, has been implemented in 35 high schools to facilitate successful transitions into high school, early dropout detection, and interventions. Focus areas include academic catch-up, literacy skills enhancement, and career planning. Key activities emphasize teacher collaboration and student mentoring. Findings indicate that participating schools observed significant improvements in student outcomes, particularly when implementing freshman academy activities and fostering a positive school climate. The initiative highlights the importance of proactive approaches in education.

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Ninth Grade Initiative Update

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  1. Ninth Grade Initiative Update High School Redesign Commission October 4, 2010

  2. Grant Overview Three-year competitively-funded (8)g initiative implemented in 35 high schools

  3. Grant Focus Areas • Successful Transition to High School • Early Dropout Detection and Intervention • Academic Catch-Up • Literacy Skills • Remediation and Credit Recovery • Educational and Career Planning • Parental Involvement

  4. Crucial Activities • Teacher teaming (identified as the most important activity) • School within a school • Student mentoring • Homework/grade recovery • Freshman transition course • Teacher and administrative buy-in • Proactive approach with early intervention

  5. Barriers • Funding • Scheduling of teacher teaming time • Vertical alignment of curriculum • Designing mentoring programs • Skill levels of teachers • Staff/district changes

  6. Key Findings • Participating schools showed significant gains over time • Grant schools were more successful in improving key student outcomes than comparison schools • Higher fidelity of implementation resulted in more positive changes in student achievement

  7. Key Findings • Stronger implementation of freshman academy-type activities was associated with greater change in ELA iLEAP scores over time • Teachers’ positive ratings of school climate were positively correlated with improved student performance • Students’ positive rating of freshman orientation , freshman academic activities, and mentoring activities correlated with improved iLEAP scores

  8. School Performance Scores

  9. 9th to 10th Grade Promotions

  10. 9th Grade Dropout Rate

  11. 9th Grade Daily Attendance

  12. Core Course Failure Rate

  13. 9th Grade Suspensions

  14. 9th Grade Expulsions

  15. Basic or Above ELA iLEAP

  16. Basic or Above Math iLEAP

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