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High School Success Nuggets

August 2019

District Kudos!

Warrenton-Hammond

Over the past two years, high school administrators have made an effort to reach out to every new family coming to Warrenton High School. They began the effort to build relationships with every one of their new families entering Warrenton High School. To give some perspective, Warrenton High School is made up of roughly 250-260 students grades 9-12. Their incoming 9th grade classes over the last couple of years have been 65 students, and they realize in some bigger schools, this could be a little more of an overwhelming task. 

During the first couple of weeks in August, Vice Principal Ian O’Brien begins making calls to parents of each incoming 9th grade student to welcome them to the high school and let them know to be on the look out for schedules and inform them of the open house night prior to the start of the school year. 

In addition to the phone conversations, they take more of a proactive approach with families and students who have struggled in their middle and grade school years. These phone calls lead to scheduled meetings with parents and students to discuss what they are looking forward to in high school as well as what they are worried or concerned about. Based on their concerns administrators and families work collaboratively to initiate structures to create success for students. 

This initiative has been extremely helpful for their administrative team to learn about families and students while building a relationship of trust. This is something they will continue to provide their families in their community as they find it beneficial for everyone involved.  

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Do you want to share the good work your district is doing around dropout prevention, ninth grade on-track, or developing partnerships? We want to spread the word! Email us at HSsuccess@ode.state.or.us

Did you know there are nine federally recognized tribal governments in Oregon?

1. Burns Paiute Tribe
2. Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians
3. Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
4. Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
5. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
6. Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation of Oregon
7. Coquille Indian Tribe
8. Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
9. The Klamath Tribes

Consultation is an active process typically conducted face-to-face between tribal appointed officials (or representatives as tribal officials) and the school or district before a decision is made. Consultation should be an integral part of your decision-making process, addressing the interests of a tribe and any potential impact the school or district actions may have on tribes. Consultation is a formal process, which considers the scope, scale, and degree of tribal implications. Effective consultation is direct, timely, and interactive with the intent to exchange information and receive input on an action having tribal implications. Establishing and maintaining formal consultation is essential to ensure educational and cultural values are preserved for future generations using ongoing communication to build and nurture trusting relationships.

If you have any questions regarding Tribal Consultation, please reach out to April Campbell (april.campbell@ode.state.or.us) or Ramona Halcomb (Ramona.halcomb@ode.state.or.us).

Best Practices

Establishing Tribal Partnerships

THEIR STORIES

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HSsuccess@ode.state.or.us

Our Kids

Roseburg School District

Roseburg High School runs a proficiency model credit recovery program during the summer in order to help students get back on track to graduate in four years. The following students participated in summer school and shared their experiences:

"It's been really helpful because in math I knew the concepts, but I didn't turn in the work." She added that she learned, "I need to find my own place to study and ask for more help." -Mac, grade 10

"I've really enjoyed summer school. My teacher was really cool." -Hannah, grade 10

Best Practice Tool for in the Classroom

New Year, New Goals

With another school year just around the corner, staff are planning and setting goals for the 2019-20 school year. As adults, most of us are used to setting both short and long-term goals. This is an important life skill that we should be passing on to our 9-12^th grade students.

In her article, Goal Setting Activities for High School, Nicole Thelin suggests that from the beginning of a new year, students “can make goal setting an excellent semester project. Students identify two or three short-term personal goals that they hope to accomplish within the duration of that term.”  These goals can be related to their education, extracurricular activities, family or other pursuits. Teach students to set reachable and realistic goals so as not to set them up for failure or give them reasons to not take them seriously. Students should create both daily and weekly timelines that are designed to help keep them on track. They must have a real sense of buy-in for them to pursue these goals for the long term.

Creating an organized time (i.e. advisory period) for students to reflect and define their goals is important. Once defined, give students the opportunity to “outline the steps required to achieve each goal, consider potential problems and solutions in obtaining their goal, and set a deadline.”

Follow-up is essential. Provide regular opportunities for both adults and students to check on their progress and adjust if appropriate. By the end of the semester, students should be given time to reflect and write about the status of their goals and “analyze their efforts for areas of success and areas that need improvement.”

About the Author: Nicole Thelin has more than a decade of professional writing experience.  She has contributed to newspapers such as the “Daily Herald” of Provo Utah, and now writes for several online publications.

Did you know?

We've compiled districts' and charters' projected High School Success expenditures for the 2019-2021 biennium. Specific district and charter High School Success plans are posted on our website.

Help Us Out

Updated Point of Contacts

Summer is a time of transition. If you’ve had staff changes, and the point of contact for your school or district has changed, please let us know. Email any member of the High School Success team or send an email to the HSS Inbox.

Oregon Promise Update

As of July 2019, there is no longer an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) limit for Class of 2019 Oregon Promise applicants.  All eligible students who have applied and will attend an Oregon community college during the 2019-20 year will be awarded the Oregon Promise Grant. 

Class of 2019 applicants who previously had a “Pending” award status due to the tentative EFC limit will now be awarded the grant, as long as they meet all other eligibility criteria. Applicants can view their application and/or award status in the OSAC Student Portal. The Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) will email all applicants who previously had a “Pending” award status. These students must begin attending community college by Fall 2019.

Visit Oregon Promise FAQs for details, including answers to the following questions:

• What is the Oregon Promise budget for 2019-2021?
• How does OSAC determine EFC criteria for Oregon Promise?
• What does this mean for continuing Oregon Promise recipients?
• What does this mean for future applicants?

Please contact info@oregonpromise.org for assistance.

Looking Ahead

Here are some updates and announcements to be aware of:

1. Thank you to those of you who have already submitted your HSS Year 2 Summary Expenditure Report! They are now overdue. Please submit your HSS Year 2 Summary Expenditure Report in the tool as soon as possible. If you need assistance with this, please reach out to your ODE HSS Point of Contact listed below.

2. All Summer Extension claims are due by October 15. If your school or district received a Summer Extension, please be sure to submit all claims and your HSS Year 2 Summary Expenditure Report by October 15!

3. Keep an eye out for High School Success professional learning and networking opportunities beginning in October.

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