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Graduation Intervention

Specialist Model

Glenn Maleyko, Ph.D

Superintendent

Shannon Peterson

Executive Director

Student Achievement

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Our District By The Numbers

$300 Million Budget (Includes Foundation and Grant Funds)
41 Schools & Programs
3 Non-Instructional Buildings
2,797 Staff Members

(one of the largest employers in Wayne County)

1470 in DFT Union (Teachers)

21,000 Students
4,000 Students Added In The Past 17 Years
800 Student Increase In 2016-17
68% Of Students Free And Reduced Lunch
50% Of Students Are English Language Learners
8% Special Education Students

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We are the cover story on the State Superintendent Association (Michigan Association of School Administrators, MASA) summer publication.

Our Vision statement and pictures are on the cover.

published article http://gomasa.org/wp-content/uploads/MASA-Leader-Summer-2018.pdf

2nd Article Link that we published on the same topic http://gomasa.org/2018/07/27/ensuring-academic-success/

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Points of Pride

District State Champion- Rated by Bridge Magazine as the Top District in the State vs other large districts. Top 20 when compared to all districts.

Mackinac Center Recognizes Dearborn Schools as a Top District with Growth and Achievement 2018

Article Click Here.

95% Graduation Rate-

Highest of All Time. 2018 Release

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Points of Pride

All 3 high schools rated in top percentile of their

respective category by Bridge Magazine for the

Preparation of Students for College

All 3 high schools rated in the

top 11% by US News

(two silver medals and one bronze medal).

Dearborn is in the 92nd percentile for student growth at a national level!! NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/05/upshot/a-better-way-to-compare-public-schools.html

Maples Elementary Distinguished Title One School 2019

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Points of Pride

Becker Blue Ribbon School-

Reflection of entire district (2017)

STEM Blue Ribbon (2018)

All high schools rated among the top in the state. Fordson #1 (2019). Fordson Top 20 (2017) Mackinac Center
Edsel Ford Recognized as a Model High School (2017)

NWEA Data shows growth above

national averages across the board

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Points of Pride

District Administration National Recognition as a District of Distinction.

July 2018. Celebration in September

Dearborn One was one of 45 districts that were recognized by this National Association of Superintendents and Administrators.

Click Here to view the report from this National Publication with a large following.

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Objectives

Participants will be able to describe the Graduation Intervention Specialist Model.

Participants will discuss with colleagues how this model may be applied within their school or district.

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OUR VISION

OUR MISSION(Why we exist)

Dearborn Public Schools will provide

an exceptional learning environment

that empowers every student to succeed

in life today and in the future.

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Formula That Supports

An Overall K-12 Strategy

Professional Learning Communities
Shared Leadership
Feeder Track Model
School Improvement
ELL Model

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“In order to be successful,

professional learning communities (PLC’s)

must be embedded in the culture

of our school. Teamwork and collaboration

at Dearborn Public Schools is not an option,

it is who we are and what we do

as a part of our daily routine.”

�Glenn Maleyko and the

Dearborn One Team

Non-Negotiable

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Administrators and Teachers Attending

PLC Conference

Minnesota, Chicago,

and Milwaukee

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Author and Researcher Dr. Doug Reeves

NSBA 2017

NSBA 2018

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A Traditional School

Focuses on

Teaching �

A Professional Learning Community Focuses on

Student Learning.

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Cultural Shifts- Becoming a

Professional Learning Community�

“To put it as succinctly as possible, if you want to change and improve the climate and outcomes of schooling both for students and teachers, there are features of the school culture that have to be changed, and if they are not changed your well-intentioned efforts will be defeated”

Seymour Sarason: Taken From Robert Eaker PLC presentation.

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Marzano, Waters, and McNulty (2009)

1st order change vs. 2^nd order change

1^st order change is incremental. It can be thought of as the next most obvious step to take.

2^nd order change is anything but incremental. It involves dramatic departures from the expected, both in defining a given problem and in finding a solution.

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The Six Secrets of Change, Fullan (2008)

Secret One Love your employees

Secret Two Connect peers with purpose

Secret Three Capacity Building Prevails

Secret Four Learning is the work

Secret Five Transparency

Secret Six Systems Learn

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The reason for change was a

5 year decline in graduation rates

76.80%

76.04%

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Two Different Process Issues Identified

Transcript Reviews

Counselors were not reviewing and auditing.

Inconsistent transcript

review process.

Students failing without advocacy/intervention

Counselors caseload too large.

No protocol or process for catching failures quickly.

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Transcript Review Process

Problem:

Inconsistencies in auditing practices by high school and transcript errors
Lack of counselor “ownership of students”

Action:

Counselor PD includes transcript auditing practices and updates.
Counselors are expected to review each student’s transcript every semester
GIS and Executive Director audits every senior transcript

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Graduation Intervention Specialists

Their primary role is to meet with students who are off-track and find solutions. This includes connecting with the student and his/her family to ensure the student remains on track and successfully graduates with his/her cohort.

https://youtu.be/aQstMav-noo 3:53-5:10

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Graduation Intervention Specialists

Meet with every student who has failed a class and is off-track

Works with the family to enroll in credit recovery

Continues to monitor and check-in with students

Intervene early and often

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Systems Created TO Support Students

Track
Identify
Monitor
Mediate

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The Results-

Increased

Graduation

Rate

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What About The Sub-Groups?

English Learners graduation rate has increased by 11% since 2012 and is now 90%

Economically Disadvantaged graduation rate has increased by 8% and is currently 93.5%

Special Education graduation rate has increased by 5% and is still an area of concern.

African American graduation rate has increased 15% and is now 89%.

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Student Response

Haider - Fordson High School

“Working with them, I discovered it was consistency--not doing it tomorrow or next week--but do it now.”

“Now, what I am learning from them I am using at work, with my family, just dealing with people in general.”

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Student Response

Mohamed- Edsel Ford High School

Mohammed attended EFHS through his sophomore year and went back to Yemen to complete schooling. Due to the civil war, he returned to Edsel Ford.

“Mr. Naimi helps me, overall, with time-management. I am able to graduate on time, with people I was in Head Start with.”

Mohamad balanced a co-op job, high school classes, night school and graduated on time!

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Student Response

Ariana - Dearborn HS

“On my first day of high school, Mr. Minor pulled me aside and said, ‘I am here for you. If you need anything, I will be here for you.’”

“He makes me want to be a better student and better human.”

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Evolution Of The Role

With graduation rates at an all time high, GIS are focused on continuing this work and digging deep into why the last 5% are still unsuccessful.

After analyzing the students who did not graduate in the last 5 years, no commonalities were found. Students had individual circumstances which the GIS are now more in tune to and are working to identify these signs earlier and continue to find solutions.