District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) has announced a new program that focuses on targeted curriculum for first-time ninth graders in the Washington, D.C., district. Its aim is to transition the students into high school, maintain their social well-being, and succeed with good grades.
The New System
In a , DCPS introduced academies to "help first-year ninth grade students successfully transition to and succeed in high school." Backed by extensive research, these academies will cater to a student's emotional, social, and academic needs.
DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson said in the press release, "We know that ninth grade is a critical transition year, and data show us that without the right supports, our students are at a high risk of truancy. It's clear that we need to do something differently."
The academics will only cater to first-year ninth graders and will not be available to those repeating the grade. With that standard in place, school officials hope for positive reinforcement, a lower percentage of truancy, and a higher percentage of success.
"I'm excited," Cardozo Senior High School Principal Tanya Roane . "First-time ninth-graders will have an opportunity to really sit in a class amongst their peers and not be influenced by someone taking the course for a second time, who may not be as positive."
The Concept
Students enrolled in academies will be teamed with a guidance counselor, social worker, and group of teachers. Over the course of the year, students will be evaluated based on attendance and performance in school.
The academies will also initiate a system of targeted curriculum. Promising students doing well will be enrolled in English I and Algebra I, one honors course, and an extracurricular activity. Others who are struggling will take "support courses" and an advisory course that will teach study and organization skills, as well as participate in an extended day program, the Saturday Academy, and an extracurricular activity.
Field trips to workplaces, college visits, family conferences, and quarterly recognition assemblies will also be part of the academy program.
The Plan
Fall 2013 will see academies at Anacostia, Ballou, Cardozo, Coolidge, Dunbar, Eastern, Roosevelt, Wilson, and Woodson high schools. These schools were chosen based on their high percentage of ninth grade repeaters.
Officials are still putting together plans for the grade repeaters. Some may attendafter school exclusively dedicated to help them succeed or credit-recovery programs at night while still taking some courses during the regular school day. Chancellor Henderson said that the district will take an aggressive approach to repeat students, sending them to alternative schools to "provide a different and perhaps more successful path to graduation," says The Washington Post.
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