Task Force Tasks from Grange

Attendance: We will reach out to families of chronically absent students over summer and also send a letter to all students at the start of 16-17 about the importance of attendance (using the letters from Count Us In!). We will also continue our mentoring groups, check ins, and incentives for our chronically absent students.

Community Engagement: We have been working with Celebrations Church next door. We have tried to arrange a couple site visits but due to unforeseen circumstances had to reschedule. We look forward to a site visit from one of their youth pastors soon!.

We had Ernie from Solano County Office of Education come to walk our campus and interview one of our students who will be receiving an "Every Student Succeeds" award. We were thrilled to have him here.

Customer Service: It was a pleasure to see our customer service results. We shared the positive comments with our front office staff and discussed ways to improve our service.

PBIS: Teachers completed the School Assessment Survey during our staff meeting. Additionally, we are working on developing a PBIS handbook for teachers. Initially we were thinking flip chart of resources but then decided to try a blog to share this information!

Teach for Success: Data was shared at our March staff meeting with teachers. We decided to continue in our focus areas for next year. We also mad a draft action step in our SPSA.

T4S Instructional Practice

The PSA Sweeps results showed growth in almost every area during the 2015-2016 school year.  One of the areas of focus for our staff this year was Academic Discussions.  There was an overall increase in the number of Academic Discussions that were observed.  The staff has chosen to continue working on this instructional practice, with the plan of increasing the DOK level of conversations.  An action step is funding/release time for additional professional development, as well as release time for teachers to observe other classes on site and at other schools.

Writing Rubrics

PSA teachers are submitting samples of rubrics used to teach various forms of writing.  Several samples have been uploaded to the shared folder.  We will continue to add samples.

Attendance Incentive, and Plan for Improving Attendance Next Year

Attendance is a primary concern at Sem Yeto satellite. In an effort to encourage students to attend on a more frequent basis; any student attaining over a 90% attendance rate for a quarter is rewarded with a quarterly award party.

For the 2016/2017 school year, we will endeavor to improve on our attendance rates at both campuses by allotting a portion of our beginning of the school year orientation to talking with parents and students about the importance of attending school.  Any student identified by our staff as having attendance issues from the prior year (whether a returning  or incoming student), will receive a letter in the mail about the importance of attendance. We are in the process of designing an orientation checklist that must be completely filled out in order for students to receive their schedules.

During our orientation, identified students will meet with our attendance liaison, counselor, college and career technician, and mental health clinician to develop a plan for attending school everyday and charting a course for success in school and in life before receiving their schedule.

Customer Service at Sem Yeto

During a staff meeting, Sem Yeto administration discussed the results/findings of our customer service survey given out to parents who came in to our campus offices.  Overall, we had an 85% positive rating on the surveys taken at both campuses.  After reviewing the information, the staff shared the fact that they do not always see or hear about the positives interactions taking place on our campuses with families. 

Below are some of the comments parents and visitors stated on their survey's:

"Everyone from staff to students were polite and friendly. I didn't know what to expect but I was delighted."

"The staff has made every attempt to get my student on track. You can't help someone who doesn't want it! Thank you for all your efforts."

"Yes I am so happy. They help my son it mean the world to me. Thank you to everyone."

"Always get the info I need from staff!"

"I really appreciate how friendly the staff was and happy to sit down with me right away to work with my son."

Technology Vision

At Sem Yeto, we are striving to provide a learning environment where all students have access to some of the latest technological tools and resources in all of their classes.

We recognize that technology is just a tool; therefore, we are continuing to explore professional development opportunities that will enable our teachers to be more effective in facilitating the use of this new technology in their classrooms( e.g. SAMR Model).

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Continuing to Foster Community Partnerships

At Sem Yeto, we are continually looking for ways to partner with our community to find ways to support our students in being successful in school and life. John Lamell a local business owner in our community visited with our administration to tour our newly opened College and Career Center at Sem Yeto Satellite. 

Mr. Lamell is excited for the opportunity to educate students on the possibility and benefits of attaining a barbers licence, and eventually owning their own business in the barbering career field.