Brown2r+GEAR+UP

Title: SBISD GEAR UP Community Analysis


 * **Campus** || **Need** || **Proposed Solution** || **Current Status** ||
 * ALL || * **Low teacher expectations**, especially for homeless, student parents, LEP and culturally different students. (Source: Students in last year’s forum & parents surveyed by district reported, GEAR UP Focus group
 * New teachers do not understand culture of poverty.
 * **Low Parental Involvement**
 * Communication barrier between Spanish speaking parents and English speaking teachers.
 * **Students’ Lack of Role Models**
 * In year 3 of 5 of State’s “warning” to increase # of students attaining college readiness standards || * Richardson ISD TI MathForward
 * What PD can address Low Highexpectations
 * PIQE
 * Mentors– Community & Employee
 * Terry Estes, NHS AP reports annually on progress made as required by HB 400.
 * [|Ruby Payne] || * Never have tried PIQE;
 * Ask Sue Loudis # of mentors assigned to NHS is 2010-2011 ||
 * NMS specific ||  || * ICU Presenters and book study; Lifeguards assigned to students in addition to teachers to help motivate students to complete assignments.
 * PIQE
 * Mentors– Community & Employee || * 70 parents went through PIQE in 2010-2011? It has already made a difference in the culture of the school.
 * Ask Kathy Green; Ask Sue Loudis # of mentors assigned to NHS is 2010-2011 ||
 * LMS specific || # Lack of rigor and relevance in the curriculum
 * 1) Students uninformed about careers (CRIMMS data)
 * 2) Low student performance in Science || # PIQE
 * 3) Mentors– Community & Employee
 * 4) Include parents in job shadowing events and college trips.
 * 5) Use of Discovery Education || # Never have tried PIQE ???; Ask Luis Pratts;
 * 6) Ask Sue Loudis # of mentors assigned to NHS is 2010-2011 ||
 * NHS specific || * Signage reflects expectations (1st sign seen: No Guns Allowed; Advisory Period Called Intervention ||  ||   ||