A.B. Miller High

Transforming a School

Student Population

ADA: 2,750-3,100SED: 85% +Ethnicity:

Hisp 80%+Af/Am 10%

The Audit

“This was the best review I’ve ever been a part of. It feels like all of our hard work not only paid off for our students but someone else notices.”

--10th grade English teacher

Choose your Attitude

Think

Technical Assistance

Not

AUDIT

Before

PAPERWORK• Upload ahead of time• Attach explanations• Keep hard copies• Seek to clarify• Let them know agendas

PEOPLE• Students• Families • Staff• District Office

People

Staff• Can the staff articulate the reward/retain

piece?• Can the staff discuss their learnings

from PD?• Can the staff discuss the grant in detail?

Families• Are they familiar with your models

components?• Can they discuss how the model was

selected?• Can the families discuss extended learning

time?• Can the families discuss how their school is

different from others in the district?

Students• Can your students state what extended

time looks like at your school?• Can your students talk about how the

school has changed?• Are they familiar with SIG?

District Office• Can all DO stakeholders articulate what

flexibility was granted?• Can the DO articulate what the plan for

ILT is?• Can the DO explain how the model was

selected and why it was chosen for each site?

Families

• ELAC• SSC• Web Site• Flyers—pick up• Back to School Nights• Football Program• Boosters• Church connections• Coffee with the Principal• Local Media

Use every connection to share the common message in advance

of the site visit.

During

• Initial Visit• Video• Administrative meeting (agendas, future needs)• Work room (hard copies of uploads)

• Folders—(maps, bell schedules, master schedules)• Use your Link Crew, ASB, AVID students• Military Precision

• Cancel extraneous events• IEP’s• District Office Meetings• Keys• Security/parking/SRO

• Dry Run—(cross town administrative team)

Defend your plan

School Improvement Grant&

SPSA Coordination

Stakeholder Feedback

They will leave, you will remain.

• Organize meetings for feedback• Include stakeholders

• Further your transformation

After

• Resolve anything possible (board items first)• Upload further explanations• Ask? What can you live with?• Stakeholders, Stakeholders, Stakeholders

ABC’s•Achievement

•Beliefs•Culture

ACHIEVEMENT

CAHSEE Pass Rates

2008-2009

ELA Math0

102030405060708090

100

PassProficient

2011-2012

ELA Math0

102030405060708090

100

PassProficient

CAHSEE—mean scaled score

ELA Math355

360

365

370

375

380

385

390

367 367

388

382

2008-092011-12

Graduation Rates

2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-201275

80

85

90

95

100

83.6285.7

81.2

88.8

76% CA cur-rent rate

Estimate Only

API

2009 2010 2011 2012600620640660680700720740760780800

638

688707

732

All Students

96 point increase

Unofficial Estimates Only

Released:October 10, 2012

BELIEFS

Beliefs

• Students have a fundamental right to learn.

• Teachers have a right to teach.

• 4 year plans are vital for students each year.

• Schools are lead by leaders not positions.

• HS academic and social center of the student.

Administration Team

2008-2009• 7 principals in 5 years• Multiple APs assigned by HR• Duties by interest and

seniority• Career APs

2011-2012• Same team for 3 years• Hired by the principal• All administrators serve as

instructional leads• 1 voice from administration• APs are future principals

New Evaluations

•Quarterly teacher, counselor and administration evaluations.

•Staff not meeting expectations were reassigned from ABM

Staff Incentives

• Super Rebels• Perfect Attendance• Department

Competitions• Staff incentive

committee

• 40 hours of community service

Master Schedule

2008-2009• Department driven• Planning based upon

teacher request• Seniority driven• Ratio 22:1• Interventions

after/before school

2011-2012

• Leadership driven• Common planning by team• Teaching team driven• Ratio 27:1• Interventions built in• Student need/choice driven

Teacher Collaboration

Avendano, CeliaCasiCE

English Eng 10 H-1510515

Soph Eng Contemp Literature

PREP Soph Eng Soph Eng

HonorsSoph Eng Soph Eng

Bakshi, RekhaBaksRE

SPED-English Eng 10 F-1110536

Soph EngAppl

Soph EngAppl

PREPSoph Eng

CoreSoph Eng

CoreSoph Eng

CoreStudy Skills

Bracco, HeatherBracHM

English Eng 10 H-1610516

Soph EngHonors

Soph EngHonors

PREP Soph Eng Peer Leading Soph Eng Soph Eng

Holbrook, JessicaHolbJL

English Eng 10 H-1110511

Eng Topics Eng Topics PREP Soph Eng Soph EngSoph Eng

HonorsSoph Eng

HonorsKey, DeniseKeyDeM

English Eng 10 H-0810508

Soph Eng Soph Eng PREPSoph Eng

H.S.A.Sr Eng Sr Eng Sr Eng

Sandoval, MaritzaSandMa

English Eng 10 FL-0710557

ELD 1/2 ELD 4 PREP ELD 4Soph EngShelt/SEI

ELD 4Soph EngShelt/SEI

Stanhope, MelissaStanMM

English Eng 10 Q-10610706

Soph Eng Soph Eng PREP Soph Eng Eng Topics Soph Eng Eng Topics

Williams, ChristineWillCA

English Eng 10 H-0710507

Soph EngJr Eng

APPREP

Jr EngAP

Soph Eng Soph Eng Soph Eng

Wright, KathleenWrigKA

English Eng 10 H-0410504

Sr Eng Sr Eng PREP Sr Eng Soph Eng Sr Eng Soph Eng

• Common Subjects• Common Preps• Common

Assessments• Common

Remediation

Staff Development Room

Common prep by course

Release Time

Miller and District TOA support

Professional Development

2009-2010 Assessments • Individual teachers using common assessments• Zero common assessments in English and Science

2011-2012 Assessments • All core subjects using common assessments.• Common assessments taken after every unit by all students.

3 Campus-wide Student Expectations

•We expect our students to wear their ID’s while on campus.

•Students are expected to go to class on time.

•We expect the directions of adults to followed the first time.

Campus Environment

• January 2008 • 100-200 students per period tardy• Fights daily at passing periods• Referrals backlogged• Teachers frustrated• Students missing class• Tardiness modeled at all levels

Security

2008-2009• 12 Campus Safety Officers• 2 School Police Officers• Weekly calls for assistance

2011-2012

• 4 Campus Safety Officers• 1 District Safety Officer• 1 School Police Officer• Infrequent assistance calls

CLIMATE

This is Their Campus

•Parents•Students•Community

•The staff, teachers and administration serve their needs.

Student Buy-In

Be There !!!

Student Events

•Free after -school movies•Free hotdog nights•Free dances•Free athletic nights•Free family potlucks•Free outdoor movies •Free concerts

Notice a theme?

Contact Information

Heather Griggs, Ed.D.Director of School RenewalSanta Ana Unified School District

Heather.Griggs@sausd.us714-558-5503 Moises M. Merlos

SIG AdministratorFontana Unified School Districtmerlmm@fusd.net909-357-5800