Minneapolis Public Schools, Office of College & Career Readiness

/ Implementation Report 2012-13

Minneapolis Public Schools, Office of College & Career Readiness

June 2013

AVID College Visit

With Support from The Cargill Foundation

Table of Contents

I.Minneapolis Public Schools AVID Program

Leadership Team

AVID Sites: 21 locations

II.Enrollment & Diversity

AVID Enrollment & Credit Attainment by School and Year

Student Demographics

AVID Sections by School

III.AVID Implementation Status Report June 2013

AVID Professional Development Calendar

Additional Documentation Online

For more information contact

Maria Roberts, District AVID Coordinator

Reporting assistance from
Resource Development & Innovation /

I.Minneapolis Public Schools AVID Program

AVID is an acronym that stands for Advancement via Individual Determination. It is an elective for students in grades 6-12, devoted to increasing post-secondaryreadiness and success of first generation college students. A grant from the Cargill Foundation to AchieveMpls has assisted Minneapolis Public Schools in increasing the quality and reach of the AVID program. For more information on its nearly 30 year history, visit the AVIDnational website at

LeadershipTeam

Maria Roberts MPS AVID Coordinator

Tommie Casey High School AVID Coordinator

Paula Kilian Middle School AVID Coordinator

AVID Sites: 21 locations

School / Type / Certification Status /

AVID Covers Minneapolis

Middle Schools / Andersen / K-8 / c
Anthony / 6-8 / c
Anwatin / 6-8 / c
Cityview / K-8 / c
Field / 6-8 / c
Jefferson / K-8 / c
Lake Nokomis-Keewaydin / 6-8 / c
Lucy Laney / K-8 / c
Nellie Stone Johnson / K-8 / c
Northeast / 6-8 / c
Olson / 6-8 / c
Sanford / 6-8 / c
Seward Montessori / K-8 / c
Sullivan / K-8 / i
High Schools / Edison / 9-12 / c
Henry / 9-12 / c
North / 9-12 / a
Roosevelt / 9-12 / c
South / 9-12 / c
Southwest / 9-12 / c
Washburn / 9-12 / c
Certification status key:
c=certified, i=not yet eligible, a=affiliate
An affiliate program is formerly certified.

II.Enrollment& Diversity

The charts and graphs in this chapter show the growthof AVID in Minneapolis Public Schools over five years of funding from the Cargill Foundation.

Since the fall of 2008, AVID enrollment has grown by 667studentsfrom 1,134 to 1,811.
In the fall of 2012, 11.1%of MPS 6-12th graders were enrolled in AVID.
The AVID program is meeting its goal to serve first generation college students who are under-represented on the pathway to college success,especially students of color (83.5%) and low-income students (81.2%).
AVID is available across the city, and schools continue to add sections.

AVID Enrollment & Credit Attainment by School andYear

School / F2008 # Enrolled / F2008 # Passing / F2009 # Enrolled / F2009 # Passing / F2010 # Enrolled / F2010 # Passing / F2011 # Enrolled / F2011 # Passing / F2012 # Enrolled / F2012 # Passing
ANDERSEN / 40 / 40 / 56 / 55 / 57 / 57
ANTHONY MS / 79 / 72 / 56 / 48 / 59 / 56 / 72 / 66 / 114 / 111
ANWATIN MS / 170 / 125 / 118 / 113 / 131 / 78 / 111 / 104 / 108 / 108
CITYVIEW / 59 / 47 / 64 / 62 / 69 / 63 / 58 / 49 / 20 / 20
FIELD / 35 / 34 / 64 / 63 / 59 / 57 / 53 / 53 / 57 / 57
FOLWELL MS / 58 / 52 / 57 / 54
JEFFERSON / 42 / 39 / 67 / 67
LK NOKOMIS KEEWAYDIN / 49 / 46 / 77 / 72 / 73 / 70 / 78 / 74
LUCY LANEY / 52 / 42 / 49 / 37 / 59 / 57 / 78 / 76 / 78 / 74
NELLIE STONE JOHNSON / 52 / 46 / 72 / 69 / 75 / 54 / 53 / 50 / 73 / 67
NORTHEAST MS / 126 / 94 / 124 / 117 / 143 / 126 / 159 / 147 / 164 / 162
OLSON MS / 59 / 50 / 54 / 50 / 69 / 57 / 63 / 48 / 60 / 55
SANFORD MS / 95 / 91 / 60 / 60 / 103 / 100 / 120 / 114 / 152 / 146
SEWARD MONTESSORI / 46 / 44 / 78 / 77
SULLIVAN / 43 / 43
EDISON HIGH / 43 / 39 / 78 / 68 / 92 / 79 / 51 / 45 / 56 / 28
HENRY HIGH / 44 / 31 / 31 / 23 / 58 / 51 / 103 / 79 / 80 / 67
NORTH HIGH / 12 / 10 / 23 / 18 / 19 / 14 / 11 / 10
ROOSEVELT HIGH / 41 / 35 / 66 / 64 / 74 / 60 / 55 / 46 / 119 / 111
SOUTH HIGH / 101 / 60 / 122 / 111 / 94 / 82 / 103 / 89 / 138 / 121
SOUTHWEST HIGH / 71 / 68 / 82 / 80 / 140 / 137 / 172 / 170 / 196 / 190
WASHBURN HIGH / 37 / 23 / 98 / 84 / 84 / 74 / 48 / 45 / 62 / 53
TOTAL / 1,134 / 919 / 1,267 / 1,167 / 1,445 / 1,257 / 1,516 / 1,389 / 1,811 / 1,698

Student Demographics

The graphs below compare demographics of AVID enrollees (1,811)and all students in grades 6-12atAVID schools (12,999). The counts are from fall 2012.

AVID is succeeding in reaching students who are under-represented among college enrollees, according to race and income. Professional development focused on recruitment and retention of under-represented students helps bring about this result. Male students continue to be under-represented, but staff continues to train andimprove practices, in order to increase representation of male students.

AVID Sections by School

AVID Sections / 6th / 7th / 8th / 7th/ 8th / 7th/ 8th AASG* / 9th / 10th / 11th / 12th / 9th/ 10th / 11th/ 12th / Total
Middle Schools
Andersen United / 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 3
Anthony Middle / 2 / 2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 5
Anwatin Middle / 2 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 6
Cityview / 0 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 2
Field Community / 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 3
Jefferson Commty. / 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 3
Lake Nokomis / 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 3
Lucy Laney / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 4
N.S. Johnson / 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 3
Northeast Middle / 2 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 6
Olson Middle / 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 3
Sanford Middle / 2 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 6
Seward Montessori / 1 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 3
Sullivan / 1 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 2
High Schools / 0
Edison High / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 3
Patrick Henry High / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 5
North High / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1
Roosevelt High / 3 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 5
South High / 3 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 6
Southwest High / 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 8
Washburn High / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 1 / 3
Total / 17 / 16 / 15 / 2 / 2 / 11 / 9 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 5 / 83

*African American single gender classes

Projected change in AVID sections for next year(2013-14): net +1 section

Cityview school is closing, resulting in loss of 2 AVID sections (-2).

Sullivan, Roosevelt and South are each adding 1 section (+3).

III.AVID Implementation Status Report June 2013

Planned in Grant / Actual Status Updated Information in Bold/Blue for Year 2
Inputs * With support from Cargill
AVID Team Maria Roberts, District Program Coordinator; Tommie Casey, High School Coordinator*; Paula Kilian, Middle School Coordinator*; Melody Jacobs-Cassuto, Internal Evaluator*; Mary Bock, Reporting; Program Assistant* (TBN), Under-represented Male Coordinator* (TBN); teachers* and tutors*; plus district-funded leadership and support.
Additional Inputs: professional development (PD), supplies/books*, equipment*, field trips* / Staffing and resources are as stated at left, with the following adjustments:
For FY 13, High School and Middle School Coordinator positions will receive grant support. More of the site costs are covered by integration aid and site budgets. The piloting of male-only AVID classes was not recommended for continuation, locally or nationally.
Program Assistant & Finance Clerk: Karrie Cable
Teachers: 23 middle school, 15high school = 38 Total
Tutors: 54 middle school, 24 high school = 78 Total
Positions 100% filled by the first day of school, vacancies filled in 1 month
Activities

PD calendar includes Summer Institute, Write Path, under-represented students, gifted, etc.
AVID curriculum, including 3 field trips/year, w/under-represented student initiative at Lucy Laney and Henry. Targets:
# middle schools: 13 & # high schools: 6# high schools (HS): 6
# MS sections: 43 & # HS sections: 27# HS class sections: 27
# MS students: 864 & # HS students: 512# HS students: 512
Coordinators will conduct observations with rubric monthly to inform teacher support.
Observation data will be reported/used at regular team meetings to improve program.
Online student engagement survey will be programmed and conducted twice yearly.

PD calendar this year includes the following topics (attendance below): Tutor Training, Gifted/Talented enhanced AVID (middle and high schools), Write Path (reading, math, science), Summer Institute. All PD addresses recruitment and retention of diverse students.
AVID curriculum, including 3 field trips provided to students.

# middle schools: 14 (+1 this yr.)& # high schools:7 (+1)for a total of:21 schools (+2)
# MS sections: 52 (+7 this yr.)& # HS sections:31 (+4)for a total of:83 sections (+11)
# passing AVID: Middle School 1,118 (up 203 from 915 last year), High School 580 (up 106 from 474), Total1,698 (up 309 from 1,389)

Coordinators have been conducting monthly observations by rubric and using that information to inform teacher support. The focus is on schools meeting Excellence in AVID certification standards.

The AVID Coordinators attend Site Teams, Coordinator meetings and Lead Tutor meetings, to assist with data use.

The Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) was conducted in fall 2012, spring 2013 and fall 2013.

Outputs

Enrollment estimate (1,376) finalized by 10/1, and 25 additional under-represented students accounted for. Evaluation tracks future increases in enrollment, retention and credit.
PD: 47 hours or more per teacher on required subjects. Observation by rubric monthly, with individual support. # MS teachers trained/observed/supported: 18 # HS teachers: 13
Program fidelity documented at 19 sites through observations, certifications, site visits and plans.
At least 7 teacher leaders identified for contributing to future MPS training in years 2 and 3 of the project.

# of AVID students passing fall 2012 = 1,698 –> this is an 84.8% increase since 2008 (up 779 students from 919 passing in F2008).The steps taken to reach under-represented students appear to be working because the percentages of enrollment for students of color and low income students are well above district averages. The exception is for males, who continue to be under-represented in AVID at 46.3% (an increase of .4%from last year). More detailed enrollment and evaluative data is included in the reports due July 2013.
PD per teacher ranged from 28 to56hours. Monthly observations are in addition to this time (~10 hours per teacher). The number of teachers trained/ observed/ supported is: 23 middle school and 15 high schoolteachers (38). PD attendance by topic:

50 teachers attended Summer Institutes, where sites revised their plans based on a 3-hour workshop on best practices in recruiting, enrolling and retaining male students
63 teachers attended Write Path training (reading, math, science)
31 teachers attended GT Enhanced AVID training
78 tutors attended Tutor Training

Cont. on next page.

Program fidelity is supported at 21 sites through observations and the Excellence in AVID certification process. Data are used in determining follow up from the coordinators. A total of 16 sites are certified, 2 are affiliates, and 4more are pursuing certification.
6 teacher-leaders have been trained and assist in providing PD in content areas, and 3additional teachers assist with AVID training (total of 9). The national office has OK’d more training from the local network.

Outcomes, Indicators, and Measures

Students will improve academic performance and growth, with decreases documented in the achievement gap.
Each year, the portion of AVID students meeting annual growth targets on the MAP will rise by 3 percentage points.

Reading targets (grant yrs. 1-3): 56%, 59% and 62%, over a baseline of 53% (50% baseline for AVID st. of color)
Math targets (grant yrs. 1-3): 55%, 58%, 61%, over a baseline of 52% (baseline same for SOC and all students).
Note: targets are the same for underrepresented students, thus closing the achievement gap.

AVID students will outperform non-AVID peers on the MCA.
The percent of under-represented students enrolled in/completing AVID classes exceeds MPS averages.

/ After reviewing year 1 evaluation data, the AVID team refined the data collection, analysis and reporting plan, as summarized below. Based on this schedule, evaluation reports are provided twice yearly. One change is moving from a November to a January release date, due to data availability.
Treatment group variations to be studied separately, in terms of achievement and related indicators #1-3:

AVID credit earners
AVID credit earners in under-represented populations

Comparison groups:

MPS averages
Probability-matched non-AVID students

Propensity-matching of AVID participants and non-participants was done for FY10 and FY12 cohorts, and these groups will be followed through the project period. For each cohort, full year data, including the following year MAP, SEI and EPAS data, is needed to complete the studies.
Evaluation reports will include:
1.a. & b. analysis of academic growth indicators in a propensity-matched study (data available in Oct. for Jan. reports).
1.c. enrollment and demographic summary, and comparison to past years (data available in June for July reports).

Students are prepared for and succeeding in advanced classes and post-secondary education. Targets:
100% of AVID students complete at least one advanced HS class (class with college equivalency).
60% of AVID students are on track for graduation.
AVID students outperform non-AVID peers on EPAS measures (EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT).
65% of AVID seniors enroll in post-secondary education in the fall after graduation, exceeding the rate of non-AVID peers (Exit Survey, National Student Clearinghouse).

/ Evaluation reports will include:
2. a. course-taking data on AVID and former AVID students (data available in Sept. for Jan. reports).
2.b. on-track to graduate figures for AVID students vs. district averages (data available in Sept. for Jan. reports).
2.c. EXPLORE, PLAN and ACT propensity-matched studies (EXPLORE and PLAN data available in Feb. for July reports, and ACT data available in Sept. for January reports).
2.d. data on transition to college for AVID students vs. MPS averages (data available in Feb. for July reports).

Young people are engaged in learning.
AVID students show higher school engagement than non-AVID peers (SEI).
AVID students attend school at higher than average rates.

/ 3.a. Student Engagement Instrument (SEI) conducted Fall 11, Spring 12, Fall 12, Fall 13: Baseline data from Fall 11 administration studied against Spring 12 and Fall 12 (future fall-to-fall data available Nov. for Jan. reports).
3.b. Attendance data for AVID students vs. MPS averages is provided (data available in June for July reports).

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AVID Professional DevelopmentCalendar

AVID PD helps MPS deliver a consistently high-quality program across schools, and provides staff support.

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August

31stTutor Training - Level 2, 9:00-4:00

September

5thTutor Training - Level 2, 9:00-4:00

6th Tutor Training - Level 1, Returning Tutors, 9:00-4:00

7thTutor Training - Level 1, 9:00-4:00

28th AVID Coordinator/Lead Tutor Meeting, 8:30-11:30

October

2ndIntro to Collins Writing and GT Enhanced AVID, New Middle School Teachers Only, 9:00-3:30, MFT

11th9th/10th grade GT Enhanced AVID, 9:00-3:30, MFT

12thLead Tutor Meeting, 8:30-3:30

22nd GT Enhanced AVID/Middle Grades Curriculum-All Middle Grade Teachers, 9:00-3:30, MFT

26th Tutor Training - Levels 1&2: 9:00-4:00

November

16th Lead Tutor Meeting, 9:00-12:00

30th Tutor Training - Level 1, 9:00-4:00

December

3rd 9th/10th Grade GT Enhanced AVID,9:00-3:30, MFT

5th GT Enhanced AVID/ Middle Grades Curriculum, 9:00-3:30

January

11th Teacher/Tutor Meeting,8:30-11:30

18th Tutor Training - Level 1, 9:00-4:00

25th AVID Coordinator/Lead Tutor Meeting, 8:30-11:30

February

6th GT Enhanced AVID Middle Grades - Looking at Student Work, 9:00-12:00, and Middle Grades Curriculum, 1:00-3:30, MFT

7th 9th/10th grade GT Enhanced AVID, 9:00-3:30, MFT

March

22nd AVID Tutor Training - Level 1, 9:00-4:00

29th Lead Tutor Meeting, 8:30-11:30

April

17th 9th/10th Grade GT Enhanced AVID, 9:00-3:30, MFT

May

16thGT Enhanced AVID Middle Grades - Looking at Student Work, 9-12:30, MFT

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Additional Documentation Online

Visit the MPS AVID webpage for profiles of AVID schools and students, evaluation information and more.

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