African American Student Success
San Diego County Office of Education
Problem of Practice
Increase student engagement and decrease chronic absenteeism rates for Black students in four pilot schools, which are part of the Community Schools Program
Strategies
Implement PERTS Elevate (Project for Education Research That Scales) to aid educators in measuring the quality and equity of learning conditions, and provide practical recommendations for cultivating equity in each condition.
The Elevate survey will be administered to all school sites every six weeks:
The “Affirming Identities” and “Classroom Community” questions will be disaggregated by the focus group participants.
Data will be analyzed by the Social Worker and classroom teachers will create actions to increase student outcomes on the identified questions.
Additional interventions and supports include Personal Learning Plans (PLPs), student-led Conferences, dual enrollment in college, CTE and VAPA certification programs, and civic engagement.
Desired Outcomes
Decrease chronic absenteeism rate by 5% overall and per school site (four school sites)
Administer survey to 100% of students in target group
Point of Contact:
Tracy Thompson, Executive Director of Juvenile Court & Community Schools (JCCS)