Pioneer Academy

1ELYRIA HIGH SCHOOL PIONEER ACADEMY Operational Manuel EFFECTIVE 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2PROGRAM MISSON STATEMENT AND PROGRAM GOAL 3RATIONAL AND BACKGROUND 4STUDENT ELIGIBILITY, ADMISSION, AND REMOVAL 5APPLICATION PROCESS 6MEANS OF OPERATION 6PROGRAM CURRICULUM 7PIONEER ACADEMY COURSE LIST 9GRADE ASSIGNMENT 14ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 15STUDENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM 20ACADEMIC RECOVERY PLAN 24WEEKLY STUDENT LEARNING PLAN

3PROGRAM MISSION Provide Elyria city school students the opportunity to earna high school diploma through nontraditional methods oflearning by creating a Transformational Learning Environment(T.L.E.). PROGRAM GOALS✓ Academic Improvement for Life Long Success✓ Increase Graduation Rate✓ Content Knowledge✓ Goal Setting and Accountability

4 Elyria Public Schools System School Based Credit Recovery/Grade Recovery/New Credit In accordance with the guidelines established by the Elyria City Schools,Elyria High School will offer students who have failed or are failing in requiredgraduation courses the opportunity to recover credits through an online self-pacedformat that focuses on specific knowledge and skills tailored to individual studentneeds. Along with Credit Recovery, the Elyria Public Schools system will offerstudents an opportunity to recover grade level through Grade Recovery. Suchstudents must meet eligibility requirements to apply, and the CreditRecovery/Grade Recovery Program will abide by the guidelines established in thisManuel. Credit Recovery will focus on students who have not gained enough creditsdue to course failure(s) and are not on path towards the required twenty-one creditsneeded to graduate as set forth by the Elyria City Schools. Grade Recovery gives students who are behind their cohorts the opportunityto recover enough credits to receive grade level promotion. Classes of 2014-2017will still be required to pass the Ohio Graduation Test as a prerequisite tograduation, even if promoted to senior class. New Credit Plan gives students the opportunity to work on courses that willallow them successful completion of high school core and elective courses. The above options will to reduce dropout rates by enabling students torecover/earn the credits they need to graduate. The utilization of the Apex LearningManagement System (LMS) is a standards-aligned curriculum that allows studentsto succeed in one or more subject areas and allows them to graduate.

5Student Eligibility, Admission, and RemovalStudents are eligible for Credit Recovery if they have not shown adequate progresstowards earning enough credits to be considered grade appropriate or have failedcourses required for graduation as prescribed by the Ohio Department ofEducation.Students are eligible for Grade Recovery if they have fallen behind their yeargroup. Students are also eligible to apply for Grade Recovery if they have scoredbelow 60% in a marking period relating to Core subjects and Electives needed tograduate.Students in year group 2018 and beyond are eligible to apply for New Credit ifthey are lacking points for end-of-course test requirements. Those students arerecognized as having passed core classes/ electives but still required 18 points tograduate.Students can request an application to request placement in a CreditRecovery/Grade Recovery/New Credit Program. Students can also be referred bytheir Administrator and Counselors. Student and parent/guardian will be requiredto meet with the Program Coordinator in order to review their academic historyand develop a personalized Credit Recovery Plan. Each student andparent/guardian will acknowledge agreement with the terms of admission andprogram requirements with a signed contract.Students can be removed from the program if adequate credit progress is not beingdemonstrated; each student will be afforded the opportunity to receive one on onetutoring and Saturday schooling in order to ensure their success.Attendances along with serious offenses are grounds for counseling and studentmay be placed on Academic Watch, which can result in additional onsite hours.Students that are having more than 5 assignments past due in three or moresubjects can be placed on Saturday session with the intent of catching up, failure tomake these mandatary classes will be handled by the Program Coordinator.

6Application Process Credit and Grade Recovery: Each student will be required to complete: An Academic Contract (Attachment A) Parent/Student Contractual Agreement Form (Attachment B) Credit Recovery Plan (Attachment C) Upon receiving the required paperwork, the Program Coordinator will verifymissing credits and placement suitability. A Graduation Progress Report (GPR)will be submitted to the assigned counselor for verification. Once the GPR has been verified by the Assigned Counselor the ProgramCoordinator will Schedule a MANDATORY intake briefing with applicant andParent/Guardian on site or at their residence. Means of Operation: The Pioneer Academy will operate during prescribe school hours andoutside of normal school hours. Its means of operation allows for a flexiblephysical attendance schedule. Saturday recovery sessions can be assigned for either onsite or offsiteparticipation. Saturday sessions are intended to help each student achieve theiracademic goals. Each Subject/Course will be delivered by an online Learning ManagementSystem which is administered by certified teacher(s). Each student will be requiredto show adequate progress towards completing assigned modules. Course contents are aligned with the Ohio Academic Content Standards foreach assigned subject. In order to receive credit each student must obtain a passtheir finals with a 70 average and must have completed each assigned unit.

7 Program Curriculum: Each student will be giving a pre-assessment to determine the learning modethey will be assigned to. The Pioneer Academy will utilize one of the two methodsof instruction: Prescriptive Mode: Allows differential instructions to fit the learningneeds of individual students. Students who have demonstrated mastery of subjectmatter will be afforded the opportunity to test out of subject area. Core Mode: Standard method of instruction that will scaffold studentsthroughout the subject. It is intended to show student growth throughout each unitof instruction. Instructional Content and Curriculum Learning materials will be delivered through the Apex computer-basedinstructional software that targets specifics student’s needs. Curriculum will besupervised by a program Coordinator and managed by a Counselor andIntervention Specialist. Each will be on site to help in the subject/course beingrecovered. Students in the Credit Recovery Program will be given an individual StudentLearning Plan that will be developed by the assigned Counselor and Coordinatorbased on the students official transcripts and skill-specific diagnostic tools whichare offered by the computer-based instructional software (APEX). The CreditRecovery/Grade Recovery facilitators will use their professional judgment alongwith data to develop specific standards for remediation targeted to student needs. The student must complete his or her individual S.L.P within the prescribeddates and hours. Students may attempt multiple credits, but multiple credits mustbe approved by the leadership team. Instructional assignments will be aligned withthe Ohio academic content standards approved by the State Board of Education.

8 ARE WE NEEDING TO INCLUDE 540AUXILIARY ACCOMODTIONS and IEP RELATED ACTIONS/PROGRAMS?

9Pioneer Academy Course Selection List P: Prescriptive C: Core *One Semester MATH Course # CIntroductory Algebra CAlgebra I-A P CAlgebra I-B P CAlgebra I P CGeometry P CAlgebra II P CMathematics I P CMathematics II CMathematics III CPrecalculus CFinancial Literacy * CLiberal Arts Mathematics 1 CLiberal Arts Mathematics 2 CMathematics of Personal Finance CProbability and Statistics *

10Pioneer Academy Course Selection List P: Prescriptive C: Core *One Semester SCIENCE Course # CEarth Science CPhysical Science P CBiology P CChemistry P CPhysics P CEnvironmental Science P CPsychology ENGLISH Course #English 9English 10 P CEnglish 11 P CEnglish 12 P CCreative Writing * p CMedia Literacy * CReading Skills and Strategies* CWriting Skills and Strategies* C C

11Pioneer Academy Course Selection List P: Prescriptive C: Core *One Semester SOCIAIL STUDIES Course # CGeography and World Cultures CWorld History P CWorld History to the Renaissance CU.S. History P CU.S. History to the Civil War * P CU.S. History since the Civil War P CU.S. Government and Politics * P CU.S. and Global Economics * p CMulticultural Studies * CSociology * P CModern World History from 1600 p CModern World History from 1450 WORLD LANGUAGES Course #French IFrench II CSpanish I CSpanish II CSpanish III C C

12Pioneer Academy Course Selection List P: Prescriptive C: Core *One Semester ELECTIVES Course # CArt Appreciation* p CMusic Appreciation CPsychology* CMulticultural Studies* CFinancial Literacy* CSociology* CHealth * CPhysical Education * CMedia Literacy * CMathematics of Personal Finance CCreative Writing * CReading Skills and Strategies *Writing Skills and Strategies *

13Pioneer Academy Course Selection List P: Prescriptive C: Core *One Semester CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Course # C C (CTE) C CBusiness Applications * C CIntroduction to Business and Marketing * CIntermediate Business and Marketing *Information Technology Applications * CPrinciples of Information Technology CPrinciples of Business, Marketing, and CFinance CIntroduction to Health Science *Intermediate Health Science *Mathematics of Personal FinancePrinciples of Health Science

14Grade and Credit Upon successful completion of assigned course(s), a grade completion formwill be initiated by the assigned Core teacher and forwarded to the ProgramCoordinator for verification. The form must be certified by the Counselor andschool principle prior to receiving credit. The Program Coordinator assumes responsibility of keeping copies of gradeverification with a hard copy being placed in student file.Credit Recovery ✓ A maximum grade of 70 is awarded for Credit Recovery ✓ Grade is calculated as an average of failed grade and new grade. ✓ New grade will be used as a replacement grade if grade is higher. ✓ A criterion for grading scale is as follows:New Credit Grade that is earned as a new credit will be graded within the standardpractice of Elyria High School.Academy Recovery Grading CriteriaCredit Recovery Final GradeGrade 70100% - 90% 6789% - 80% 6579% - 70% 6069% - 60% F (Failure)59% and below

15Roles and ResponsibilitiesProgram Coordinator: ➢ Responsible for the implementation and supervision of the program ➢ Communicates effectively with Staff, Student and Parents to ensure program objective are being met ➢ Approves all Credit and Grade change forms ➢ Evaluates each students needs and creates a Student Learning Plan to ensure success ➢ Sets the culture for a data-driven program ➢ Responsible for APEX course scheduling, assessing student data and reports ➢ Monitors student progress ➢ Creates End of Year reportsProgram Intervention Specialist: ➢ Shares scheduling responsibility with the Program Coordinator and helps with providing reports ➢ Submits Credit Recovery/Grade Change and New Credits Forms for validation ➢ Maintains students historical data ➢ Counsels students on credit issues ➢ Provides weekly progress reportStudent: ➢ Meet all program requirements ➢ Logon to Apex daily to work on Units and Monitor progress ➢ Dedicate 3 hours outside of normal schedule learning to ensure success ➢ Meet weekly with Program Coordinator for status review

PIONEER ACADEMY601 Middle Ave, Elyria, OH 44035 *Ph. (440) 284-8300-Fx. (440) 284-0000 ACADEMIC CONTRACTLast Name_______________ First Name ______________ Student ID __________Semester: _______________ Current GPA________ Total Credits Earned ___________Elyria City Schools strongly believes that ALL students can achieve andbe successful. This Academic Contract is intended to provide you withan opportunity to succeed academically. Below are behaviors/habits thatsuccessful students regularly exhibit. By agreeing (initial) you will workdiligently to earn academic success._____I will conference with the program coordinator once a week_____I will attend tutoring as needed i.e. after school or Saturday school_____I will spend 30 minutes outside of class preparing for classes_____I will monitor my progress daily_____I will complete all assignments before due dates_____I will comply with all Elyria City Schools Code of Conduct thatare listed in my HandbookI accept the conditions outlined in this contract with the understanding if I fail to meet setrequirements I will be placed on academic watch.Student Signature/Date _______________________________Program Coordinator Signature/Date _______________________________ Appendix A

PIONEER ACADEMY601 Middle Ave, Elyria, OH 44035 *Ph. (440) 284-8300-Fx. (440) 284-0000 Parent/Student Agreement FormStudent Last Name_______________ First Name ____________________Parent/Guardian Last Name: _______________ First Name____________________This agreement form is intended to ensure that all interest parties areworking together to ensure that each student enrolled in the PioneerAcademy is afforded the opportunity to graduate. Parent/Guardian____ I Parent/Guardian do agree to correspond with the ProgramCoordinator every two weeks unless otherwise specified____ I Parent/Guardian will ensure that my contact number is current____ I Parent/Guardian do agree to monitor my students weeklyprogress StudentI ____________________ do agree to abide by the Academic Contractand work hard towards earning my High School DiplomaAll three parties accept the conditions outlined in this form.Student Signature/Date _______________________________Parent/Guardian Signature/Date _______________________________Program Coordinator Signature/Date _______________________________ Appendix B

Pioneer Academy Credit Recovery Plan I am aware that I must successfully meet the requirements to earn gradesthrough the APEX Program which cannot exceed a final grade of 70%. This gradewill be recorded on my transcript and will replace the failing grade.Current Credits Earned _________Credits Applied after completion of SLP __________Course Recovery Semester Total Assigned FacilitatorName/Number Credits__________________________________________________________________Counselor’s Signature Date__________________________________________________________________Student’s Signature Date__________________________________________________________________Parent’s Signature Date__________________________________________________________________Program Coordinator Signature Date Appendix C

Pioneer Academy Credit Certification FormRecovery Quarter: 1 2 3 4 (Circle applicable quarter(s)) StudentLast NameFirst NameStudent IDCourse Number Course Name Assigned Teacher Check Appropriate Box New Recovery Grade Final GradeFinal Grade 100% - 90% 70 89% - 80% 67 79% - 70% 65 69% - 60% 60_________________________ __________________Assigned Teacher’s Signature Date_________________________ __________________Program Coordinator DateNOTE: Submit this form to the school counselor for grade Change. A copy of this form will remain inthe file.

PIONEER ACADEMY 601 Middle Ave, Elyria, OH 44035 *Ph. (440) 284-8300-Fx. (440) 284-0000 Graduation Progress ReportLast Name_______________ First Name ______________ Student ID __________Semester: _______________ Current GPA________ Total Credits Earned _____ out of 21.Course of Study Required Units (4) Credits EarnedEnglishCourse of Study Required Units (3) Credits EarnedSocial Studies Modern World History American HistoryCourse of Study American GovernmentMathematics Required Units (4) Credits EarnedCourse of Study Algebra 1Science Geometry Algebra II Math Elective Required Units (3) Credits Earned Lab, Biological Science Physical Science Advance StudyCourse of Study Required Units Credits EarnedComputer .5ExperiencePersonal Finance .5Health .5Physical Science .5Electives 5 Units. Electives must include two semesters with one unit of Fine Arts

Pioneer Academy Awards Program The Pioneer Academy will recognize students for their academic success.The intent of such award program is to recognize student improvement whilereinforcing positive behavior. The awards and criteria are as follows:Attendance Award: Awarded each semester to student who have a ninety percent program accessrate, and have not be placed on Academic warningUnit Completion Certificate: Awarded to students who have completed assigned units within theprescribed time-frame, students must not have had more than 5 total missingassignments for the unit.Grade Point Improvement Award: Awarded Quarter/Semester to students who have improved their Grade PointAverage by One Whole percentage pointTop Honors or Distinguished Award: Awarded quarterly to students who maintain a Grade Point Average of 4.00up to 4.500Honor Roll Awarded quarterly to students who maintain a Grade Point Average of 3.500up to 3.999Merit Roll Awarded Quarterly to student who maintain a Grade Point Average of 3.000up to 3.4999

AttendancAwarded to _______________________For meeting or exceeding all Pioneer academyaccomplishment brings great credit to you and s_________________________________Program Coordinator

ce Award on __________________________y attendance requirements. Thisshows a great measure of dedication. _________________________________ School Principal

This is to certify that _____________________has successfully completed the prescribed units within theallotted time frame.Unit Name:Unit Credits towards Graduation:Completion Date: This hard work continues to show your fullcommitment to excellence and the pursuit of higherlearning_______________ ____________Program Coordinator School Principal

Grade Point ACongratulationpoint average by percent. Tremarkable commitment towardsand shows your ability to improve______________________Program Coordinator

Average Award for increasing your grade This accomplishment shows your goal of achieving success e your educational outcome ___________________ School Principal