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Henry W. Grady High School
“Individually We Are Different… Together We Are Grady”
Excellence and Achievement Home to APS
Communications Magnet
Ranked One of the Premier GA High School
“Distinguished School” 3 Years in a Row
Grady High School Demographics Students
-67% African American
-27% Caucasian
-6% Other
Faculty-46% African American
-41% Caucasian
-13% Other
Grady High School Demographics
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Grady High School Demographics 1997-1998: 721 1998-1999: 706 1999-2000: 699 2000-2001: 740 2001-2002: 870 2002-2003: 892 2003-2004: 933 2004-2005: 1,010 2005-2006: 1,216
Grady High School Demographics Increase of 476
students over 6 years
46% Overall increase
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Students Eligible to Receive Free/Reduced Lunches
2003-2004: 383, 41% of students
2004-2005: 465, 46% of students
2005-2006: 528, 43% of students
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Average Combined SAT Scores for Seniors
99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05
Grady 1002 1064 1050 1014 1007 1100
APS 839 856 855 862 847 815
GA 967 973 974 980 981 993
U.S. 1011 1012 1013 1016 1017 1028
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Number of Grady Seniors Who Took the SAT
1999-2000: 91 2000-2001: 108 2001-2002: 111 2002-2003: 138 2003-2004: 140 2004-2005: 148
Mean Total SAT Scores for African-American Seniors
00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05
Grady 906 925 915 914 985
District 827 828 834 819 843
State 853 852 856 852 868
Mean Total SAT Scores for Caucasian Students
00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05
Grady 1216 1193 1236 1172 1200
System 1157 1165 1168 1147 1187
State 1026 1029 1033 1029 1040
Mean Scores of Grady Students on the HSTW Assessment
1998 2000 2002 2004 HSTW Goal
Reading 252 288 307 300 279
Math 281 306 322 318 297
Science 283 303 323 317 299
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Completion Rates
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Grady 56% 68% 75% 89%
System 39% 43% 54% 72%
State 62% 63% 65% 69%
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27% 18% 13% 7.2% 8.3%
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17% 9% 5% 2% 2.6%
11th Grade
18% 5% 6% 7.4% 2.58%
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6% 3% 7% 2.9% 5.59%
Dropout Rates 1997-98: 13%
1998-99: 10%
1999-00: 8%
2000-01: 7.7%
Overall Retention Rate 1997-98: 18%
1998-99: 10%
1999-00: 8%
2000-01: 5%
2001-02: 4.99%
Overall Promotion Rate 1997-98: 82%
1998-99: 90%
1999-00: 92%
2000-01: 95%
2001-02: 95.01%
Average Student Attendance 1997-98: 87% 1998-99: 90.6% 1999-00: 92.9% 2000-01: 95% 2001-02: 95.01%
Ninth Grade Focus Data 1995 – 2005
9th Grade Retention Rate
1995 - 35% 2004 – 11%
Increased Core Requirements
Removed Lower Level Classes
Ninth Grade Summer Transition Program
Began in 1998 Three weeks 80 students All homeroom students met with their
advisors the Friday before school started and completed activities and a ropes course
Currently 100 students can volunteer to participate
Two weeks Overview of math and language skills Introduction to study skills Getting acquainted with high school:
ATL All 9th grade students are invited to
come to school on the Friday before school starts for an orientation activity
Ninth Grade Instructors Teachers committed
to teach ninth grade students
Teachers are given support and training
New Educational Methods Single gender algebra I
classes Summer Math Academy
Advisement Program Revision
9th grade students are placed in smaller homerooms (32 students-15 students) with an advisor who has volunteered to be a 9th grade specialist
Advisement is held bi-monthly Advisement is grade level
specific Advisors are trained for
specific needs Advisement includes study
skill and test prep
“Let’s Do It Again” Academic Recovery
Purpose- Keep students on track for graduation.
Available to Students who have failed a course which has an EOCT.
Meets on Saturdays for 9 weeks.
Students who succeed get course credit.
Extra Help
Project Success
AVID
Inclusion/ RVI
Extra Help (continued) Tutoring
SATEnd of Course TestTabernacle Partnership
Community Based Program
Mentoring ProgramsGrady Men of DistinctionGeorgia Department of LaborLunch and LearnWISE (Women Inspiring Self
Enrichment)Made MenPrincipal’s Mentoring Program
Career Academies Communication
Magnet Program Health Careers
Academy Arts Academy Travel and Tourism*
2007
Academic Rigor through Advanced Placement
Biology Calculus AB Chemistry U.S. History English Literature Environmental Science French Language U.S Government World History
French Literature Latin Music Theory Physics B Psychology Spanish Language Statistics Art Spanish Literature
Relevance Through Community Outreach
360 Degrees Aramark Atlanta Job Corp Atlanta Medical Hospital Bobby Dodd Criminal Records Georgia Department of
Labor Georgia Tech Georgia Youth
Apprenticeship
American Tech & Logistics Atlanta College of Arts The Atlanta Journal
Constitution Atlanta Technical College Cold Stone Environmental Protection
Agency Georgia Power Georgia Tech Arts
Education Program Heritage Production
More Business Partners Job Corp CEO Kennesaw Mountain
Writing Margaret Mitchell House Morehouse School Of
Medicine Pen/ Faulkner Writers in
School Publix CEO Savannah College of Art &
Design Turner Broadcasting
Johnson & Wales Le Cordon Bleu Marriott Foundation Newcomb & Boyd
Consulting Engineers Phillips Arena Renaissance Hotel Target U.S. Small Business
Administration Youth Radio
Support from HSTW Reform Model Technical Assistance
Visit School Leadership
Retreat HSTW Reform Model California
Partnership/Academies Curriculum Revision
More Support from HSTWHSTW has helped by providing:
A school improvement framework Professional development
resources An assessment system District and school leaders
opportunities to participate in HSTW’s urban initiative
Technical assistance from an external team that includes useful recommendations from objective experts
Professional Development HSTW Sponsored
Staff Development End of Year Faculty
Staff Development Continued Refinement
of School Improvement Plans
HSTW Focus/Challenges Provide more
interdisciplinary instruction.
Providing common planning time for teachers is a major barrier in the development of interdisciplinary instruction
How the State has HelpedGeorgia provides:
State content standards in all areas (through Georgia’s Quality Core Curriculum) that give teachers and school leaders clear ideas of what they need to get students to learn;
Mandatory state graduation tests (GHSGT) in English/language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and writing that send the message to all students that they need to master challenging content, regardless of their ethnicity or socioeconomic backgrounds; and
An accountability system (Georgia Public Education Report Card) that measures school performance and gives schools a way to measure themselves.