“Freshmen Success Initiative:  Success For All”


Creating Freshmen Success, a task force report presented to the Governing Board and the Upland High School Faculty Senate, identified the need and outlined the key elements of a new initiative to support in-coming ninth grade students for a successful start in high school.  The Freshmen Success Initiative (FSI) begins in 2007 at Upland High School for all entering freshmen.  Ninth grade students will be taught by a common core of teachers in English, mathematics, science or social studies within one of nine Scottish houses.  Teachers in each house identify key instructional strategies that their students will learn across the curriculum and provide:

 

Key Elements of the Freshmen Success Initiative 

• Seamless Transition from 8^th – 9^th Grade
• Rigorous Expectations
• Common Core of Teachers
• Administrative Support
• Personalization
• Interventions
• Program Identification 

 

Initiative Goals 

• Pass All Classes with a C or Better
• Implement Common Formative Assessments
• Provide Differentiated Instruction
• Provide Interventions to Support Achievement
• Prepare Students for Advanced Coursework in Grades 10-12
• Increase Extracurricular Participation
• Provide Common Planning Time for Teachers
• Increase Positive Parent and Student Perceptions 

 

For More Information:

Creating Freshmen Success (PowerPoint Download)
Creating Freshmen Success (PDF Download)
Freshmen Success Professional Development 2007 – 2008