April 5, 2011Toolkit #8:

High School Investigation DaY

NEW Coordinator Training

Read “America’s High School Drop Out Crisis”

Agree or Disagree?

Do Now

How do you hope your incoming Freshmen will be different as a result of H.S.I. Day?

What components do you believe are essential in making a positive impact on Your students?

How will you know whether or not you succeeded?

Teams – Brainstorm Answers to the following:

Welcome prospective freshmen to their new schoolAssist students in developing a sense of belongingAssist with a smooth transition to high schoolProvide students with information and support

that encourages academic successProvide engaging, participatory experiences for

incoming freshmenProvide opportunities for incoming freshmen to

develop relationships with upperclassmen and at least one caring adult that will help them through the transition process

Understand the high expectations for a successful freshman year.

Generate excitement about starting high school

H.S.I. Day Outcomes:

9 Steps for your incoming 9th graders (p7-16):1. Review Enrollment Patterns2. Convene Meeting of Building Groups3. Develop a Communication Plan and include it in

your Implementation Plan (submit online)4. Convene a meeting between building Principals5. Select a program for the day 6. Complete a plan for the day (including attendance)7. Recruit and train Student Leaders8. Record the Day’s events9. Follow-up and Final Report activities (submit

online)

H.S.I. Day Planning Guide Overview

Coordinators Checklist

Student Leaders must play a central role!!

Event Forms – DATA is your friend Pre/Post Test, Evaluation form, Exit slip, etc…Process, Perception and Results Data

Activities/Icebreakers

Sample Programs

H.S.I. Day Planning Guide Cont…

H.S.I. Day AttendanceAttendance must be entered on the Choose Your Future websiteClick on “View Reports”, then click on

“Student Detail Reports”Enter your CPS User Name and

Password, then Click on the “Log In” button

Click on “HSI Attendance” from the left navigation menu

HSI Attendance

You will be given a list of students projected to go to your school

To mark a student as Attended, simply click the checkbox associated with their name

HSI Attendance

After you click the checkbox you will receive a confirmation message that you have “Saved” the data.

No further action is required to mark the student as Attended

HSI Attendance

To add a student that is missing from your list, click the “Add a missing Student” button.

HSI Attendance

You will receive a simple form for adding missing students to your list

HSI Attendance

Click the Last Name textbox and begin typing the last name of the student

Select the appropriate student from the automatically generated list

HSI Attendance

Note that the students information is automatically filled in

Note that the student is marked as Attended by default

HSI AttendanceIf the students school is incorrect, simply delete the school name, and enter the correct name

Choose the appropriate school from the automatically generated list

HSI Attendance

Click the “Submit New Student” button to add the student to your list

HSI Attendance

You will receive a confirmation message that you have “Saved” the data.

HSI Attendance

The page will automatically reload, and your student will appear on your list

No further action is required to add the student to your list.

Sharing of best practices

What components do you want to include in your H.S.I. Day – Make a list!!

Begin work on implementation/communication plan – submission deadline is next Friday, April 15, 2011

Developing your H.S.I. Day Plan

H.S.I. Day RemindersAttendance should be entered and H.S.I. Day Final Data Report should be submitted online by-

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011High Schools should also still provide 8th graders with a certificate of attendance which they can bring back to their elementary schools

Additional Reminders and Upcoming DatesFreshman Connection Counselor Training

-Tuesday, May 10, 2011 (8:00a – 12:00p) Location: TBA

See H.S.I. Day handout for Final Data Report, OSS flyer, and sample H.S.I. Day programs

Reach out to your incoming freshmen – NOW!!Use you Student Leaders – before, during, after

(SL hours)During your event, hold a parent

session/breakfast Make sure to include a School Counselor

componentRemember that most elementary schools do not

start until 9:00 a.m.

H.S.I. Day suggestions and reminders