Funcionamiento de la Instalación:

In an effort to improve this performance indicator, ASE hired Title 1 intervention teachers for math and reading. In addition, ASE hired a TESOL endorsed teacher to work with our EL students in

B

7.7 F

4.67

8.29 B

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REPORT CARD 2016

REPORT CARD 2017

REPORT CARD 2018

Albuquerque School of Excellence Improvement of

Lowest-Performing Points

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used for sheltered instruction and scaffolding to engage students at all learning levels. The interventionist was available to all teachers for consultation regarding EL education. Progress monitoring was utilized to determine student academic growth throughout the year. STAR Math and Reading assessments were given at least three times during the year (more often for at-risk students) and Istation assessments were given monthly. This process allowed teachers to adjust support and instruction as needed to meet student needs.

ASE purchased ALEKS, a computer adaptive math intervention program, for use by all students in grades three through twelve, both at home and on campus. This online math tool, along with the use of Khan Academy as an instructional intervention tool, helped to target student needs in math. ASE also purchased and utilized Istation as a reading intervention and progress monitoring tool for our students in grades one through five.

Additionally, competitive salaries were offered and incentives for teachers had been given by

offering bonuses for teachers who advanced to and/or maintained Effective, Highly Effective, and/or Exemplary ratings based on their NMPED Summative Evaluations in an effort to recruit and retain our best teachers.

SUCCESS OF THE ACTION AND VERIFIABLE DATA:

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In 2018, ASE’s performance rating for the lowest 25% of students advanced from an “F” to a “B”.

This was due to the interventions mentioned above and ASE continuing commitment to an increased focus on the lowest-performing students through regimented early assessment and targeted

interventions. Part of what ASE considers a successful outcome from the 2017 critique is our

realization that we were not providing sufficient out of class, or secondary, learning opportunities for the lowest-performing students. ASE realized the limitations of relying on classroom time alone to provide sufficient learning opportunities for the needs of all students. The advanced nature of our curriculum introduced topics at such a rate that skills fluency was suffering prior to 2018.

ASE required all teachers to offer tutoring to increase “secondary learning opportunities” for all students. These additional learning opportunities undoubtedly contributed to ASE becoming the top-performing New Mexico charter school for growth in mathematics. Progress monitoring has always been a part of ASE’s intervention and tutoring programs, and teachers worked along with the Student Assistance Team in determining Tier 1 and Tier 2 interventions; however, training in SAT was provided by an outside contractor, and our new school administrators worked with the staff to focus on data to provide more targeted interventions and supports.

GRADUATION RATES:

The Shared Accountability Method used to calculate cohort graduation rates allows schools to be proportionally accountable for the graduation of students in a particular cohort if they were enrolled

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D in 2017 and a grade of A in 2018 for the Performance Indicator For Graduation. The D earned in 2017 was related to the migration of our 17 out of 20 high school students in three years to other high schools, so they did not graduate from ASE and only proportional graduation credit was received for these students and is indicated in the Graduation Indicator grade that was earned by the school for that year. The reasons students indicated for their migration to other high schools

included limited sports program and facilities (which we have since addressed and improved upon with the addition of a gym and basketball and volleyball teams), small school size, limited social programs such as Prom and other school dances (which our PTO has addressed by offering more social events for our students).

ACTION:

To mitigate the effect of transferring students failing to graduate, ASE increased efforts to retain high schoolers at ASE. Primary among these efforts is ASE’s introduction of “Parent Next Step Plan.” While all schools submit Next Step Plans, ASE took the process a step further by including

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include them in ASE’s planning for the college success of their students. ASE also invested in Naviance, a comprehensive college and career readiness tool that helps align student strengths and interests to postsecondary education. This allows for the improvement of student outcomes and helps them connect learning to life. This career planning tool allows students to understand their strengths, goals, skills, and interests which can lead to choosing exciting career paths to pursue through furthering their education after high school.

In an effort to improve retention of our high school students, our high school counselor, and teachers increased interest in student participation in dual enrollment classes by allowing them to have

modified schedules so that they could attend such classes both directly on the campuses of CNM and UNM and by utilizing online classes. Beginning in 2019, ASE is beginning to offer dual credit classes on our own campus as well so that our students have even more dual enrollment credit options.

ASE developed a mentorship program whereby our teachers work closely with students to keep them engaged, interested in continuing their education at our school, and to help them make

informed decisions related to dual-enrollment course selections along with their overall college and career goals. Additionally, we increased our offerings for Advanced Placement classes to increase interest in our high school course offerings and better prepare our students for college-level

coursework.

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