Wheatley Feeder Pattern
Creating College and Career Ready Graduates
Wheatley Feeder Pattern GOAL Phillis Wheatley High School proposes to create college and career ready graduates by implementing a comprehensive campaign to strengthen math instruction from 9th -12th grade by increasing the rigor and quality in math classrooms; increase enrollment in and successful completion of a four year mathematics program at Wheatley High School including Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II, followed by Statistics, PreCalculus, Calculus and AP/Dual Credit math courses; and increasing the number of graduating students enrolling in a 2 or 4 year college and/or technical school.
Creating College and Career Ready Graduates
Wheatley Feeder Pattern PTD Steering Committee Wheatley Feeder Pattern 3 middle,1 high school principals and math content specialists Wheatley High School Counselors, College Access Coordinator, Administrators, Teachers and students Houston ISD Central Office Research specialists, Secondary Math Manager and P-16 College Access Dept. Houston ISD Partners Project GRAD, Houston Community College, GATES Foundation Community Members Parents Creating College and Career Ready Graduates
Wheatley Feeder Pattern Data Analysis Enrollment Rates Of the students zoned to Wheatley High School; 61% chose other high schools College Going Rates According to THECB, in 2005, 26% of WHS graduates enrolled in a 2 yr. or 4 yr. college Incoming 9th Grade Academic Performance Of the academically prepared, only 20% chose WHS 37% met standard on 8th grade Math TAKS
Creating College and Career Ready Graduates
Wheatley Feeder Pattern 9th Grade Algebra 1 Program Students grouped by 8th grade academic performance Double Dose Mathematics Program An Algebra I class using HISD Curriculum and Carnegie program An Intervention class using a math intervention program Math intervention program Specialized math intervention materials After school classes using web-based program Saturday School focused on objectives/skills Project/Grade level Administrator Focus on math and all 9th graders Creating College and Career Ready Graduates
Wheatley Feeder Pattern Staff Development All 9th grade math teachers were trained on the Carnegie Algebra I Program HISD 9th grade Algebra I Curriculum Horizontal Alignment Planning Guides Vertical Alignment Matrix Math consultant Model lessons Coaching Lesson Development
Creating College and Career Ready Graduates
Wheatley Feeder Pattern Parent Involvement Wheatley High School College Access Holiday Social Informal social opportunity for students and their parents to share college access information and advise Wheatley Feeder Pattern Community Forum Focused on math and science sessions presented by WFP teachers, HCC and Rice professors Money Matters: Saving and Paying for College Collaborative with Project GRAD FASFA and TASFA sessions McReynolds Feeder Listening Session Collaborative with TMO Included the 6 feeder schools Creating College and Career Ready Graduates
Wheatley Feeder Pattern Summer Program All 9th grade Algebra I students will be offered a two-prong summer program Rice Summer Institute 4- week on-site am or pm sessions Collaborative with Project GRAD Taught by Rice University Math Consultant Review of Algebra I skills and preview of Geometry Credit Recovery Courses 4- week am or pm sessions Taught by WHS Algebra teacher Creating College and Career Ready Graduates
Wheatley Feeder Pattern Next Steps Refine Wheatley High School’s 4-year Math Program 9th Grade Algebra I Summer Institute: review of Algebra I skills and preview of Geometry 10th Grade Geometry Summer Institute: Algebra II 11th Grade Algebra II Summer Institute: Pre-Calculus for College Credit 12th Grade Calculus Modify PTD Grant Creating College and Career Ready Graduates
Wheatley Feeder Pattern Tresa Magee, Assistant Principal Wheatley High School Wiley Johnson, Principal Wheatley High School Lupita Hinojosa, Executive Principal Wheatley Feeder Pattern
Creating College and Career Ready Graduates