Antelope High Schools Case Study

Referring to the priority list of the data collected at Antelope High School (AnHS), I believe that nothing can be completely cut from the the data collection process. This has been a powerful tool to help school administrators and educators gather valuable information to inform practices and drive instruction. Additionally, it has provided teachers with a non threatening way to talk about the importance of creating and implementing common assessments. Therefore, I believe that all practices need to continue to be part of the data collection process at my school site. AnHS has been successfully surveying students regarding the overall school climate and culture using various tools to collect data. For example, teachers
For example in the English and World Languages departments, the District Common Assessment is utilized to assess writing. This practice drives cross-curricular solutions to ensure students are writing in all course levels. English Learners, for example, are assessed with course assessments along with the DCA to assess and track language development and overall academic progress. Additionally, Project Lead the Way (PLTW) uses embedded assessments to ensure course fidelity and progress towards course objectives. Most of these assessments are in a constant state of adjustment and revision in an effort to align with the Common Core State Standards and to provide greater consistency across the campus and
Using student grading systems (Aeries), data is collected regarding students in danger of failing to graduate and earn their diploma with their peers. Credit recovery is then offered to these students as both an intervention opportunity and as a re-teaching strategy. This program, involving a wide range of educational strategies and programs, gives high school students who have failed a class the opportunity to redo coursework or retake a course through alternate means. Instructional technology, a cornerstone to the credit recovery programs on campus, allows both students and instructors an opportunity to reconnect with learning objectives and content material in a way that allows them to engage and reinforce the skills and information needed. While not all classes are offered through credit recovery, both AnHS and the RJUHSD are working to make more courses available for students through this medium. Khan Academy, an online educational support with practice exercises, instructional videos, and personalized learning dashboards for students, has been universally adopted by Antelope High School’s mathematics department. This additional example of onsite technology use empowers all learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom and provides instructors with important achievement data used to determine student academic