Making It to Grade Level and Staying There!

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This session, presented by John H. Francis Polytechnic High School in Los Angeles, will review the several intervention programs that were implemented in the last two years to help students get caught up to grade level and help them stay there, as well as the practices utilized at the school such as distributed leadership and shared decision-making. Programs include intercession, repeat classes, study hall, peer and adult mentor programs, the Keep Youth Doing Something program, Saturday school, Twilight School, the Freshmen Centre, and the 4x4 block schedule. Hand-outs will be distributed and specific implementation ideas will be discussed.

Presenters:
Janis Fries-Martinez, Principal, John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, Sun Valley, CA
Edward Trimis, Assistant Principal, John H. Francis Polytechnic H.S., Sun Valley, CA
Glen Lamos, Teacher, John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, Sun Valley, CA
Pat Flenner, Assistant Principal/Intervention/ELA, John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, Sun Valley, CA
Lisa Donley-Jay, Counselor, Freshmen Centre, John H. Francis Polytechnic H.S., Sun Valley, CA
Lourdes De Santiago, Title I/KYOS Coordinator, John H. Francis Polytechnic High School, Sun Valley, CA
Maria Ochoa, Director of High Schools, LAUSD, CA