Louisiana 9 Grade Redesign

Louisiana 

9 th Grade Redesign 

It’s s about…… 

……..

WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL 

….. implementing a 

Freshmen Reading 

Course for low 

level readers who 

were not in Study 

Skills. Reading 

comprehension 

curriculum 

workbooks and 

software was 

purchased.

WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL 

…providing freshmen 

students with 

special planners 

that include an 

expanded student 

handbook, large 

daily planner, and 

data tracking 

capabilities .

IOWA HIGH SCHOOL 

• • …welcoming 

incoming 9 graders and 

explaining high 

school expectations 

at our Freshman 

Orientation held in 

the summer prior 

to the start of 

school.


• …tutoring 9th 

grade students 

using 10th-12th 

12th 

graders serving as 

mentor/tutors for 

Algebra I, Physical 

Science and World 

Geography.


• 

• …collaborating with 

8 th grade students, 

teachers, and 

administrators to 

schedule classes 

and explain 

academic and 

extracurricular 

opportunities.

MINDEN HIGH SCHOOL 

….providing 

professional 

developments and 

study tours 

• Annie Cherry Advisory 

Workshop 

• Dr. Gary Fields 

Freshman Focus 

Workshop 

• Zachary High School, AJ 

Moore Academy, Captain 

Shreve


…focusing on freshman 

• TEAM Advisors 

• PBS 

• Literacy Carts 

• Freshman Focus Night 

• Freshman Orientation


….looking to the future 

• Freshman Academy 

Opens August 2008 

• Tide Rock Café 

Freshman PBS Reward 

• Literacy 

Expand Across the Curriculum 

• Minden’s s Most Wanted 

Mentoring At Risk Students

EAST ASCENSION HIGH 

SCHOOL 

….teaming for the 

success of all 

students! Meeting 

weekly to discuss 

the academic and 

behavioral success 

and obstacles of 

every student so 

that each of them 

feels Known, 

Valued & Inspired!

EAST ASCENSION HIGH 

SCHOOL 

…focusing on 

LEARNING rather 

than grading by 

re-teaching & 

re-testing when a 

student does not 

perform at a 

proficient level.

WALKER FRESHMAN HIGH 

SCHOOL 

…TEAMING to 

support our 

student’s s academic 

success.

WALKER FRESHMAN HIGH SCHOOL 

…BUILDING 

relationships with 

students through 

our CADRE groups 

and SPECIAL 

SPEAKERS SERIES.

WALKER FRESHMAN HIGH SCHOOL 

…PROVIDING 

rewarding 

experiences in 

order to create and 

sustain a positive 

school climate.

WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL 

Caddo 

….providing 

“Knight” 

school, a credit 

recovery and 

remediation program 

that gives freshman 

students an 

opportunity to earn 

high school credit for 

courses they failed in 

the past. Knight 

school is offered 

during the Fall and 

Spring semesters as 

well as in the 

summer.


..opening opening the doors of 

communication between 

feeder middle schools and 

Woodlawn High School 

through the “Meet and 

Greet” initiative, a 

continuous effort to work 

with middle school officials 

to improve students’ 

transition from middle 

school to high school by 

addressing and discussing 

the needs of incoming 

freshmen. 

…..


…providing opportunities 

for 8 th grade students 

to smoothly transition 

from middle to high 

school by offering a 

“Young Knights 

Summer Orientation” 

event and 

coordinating an 8 th 

grade open house 

where feeder middle 

schools visit 

Woodlawn High School

WELSH HIGH SCHOOL 

Strengthening 

student-teacher 

teacher 

relationships in 

an effort to 

help students 

to succeed and 

feel personally 

valued. 

Welsh High has 

Great Kids!

ELLENDER HIGH SCHOOL 

. . . Mentoring at-risk 

students to 

increase 

attendance, 

positive behavior, 

set goals and 

improve grades to 

ensure success in 

high school.

ELLENDER HIGH SCHOOL 

. . . planning with 9 th 

grade teachers to 

enhance student 

learning and 

engagement through 

the implementation of 

proven strategies in 

HOTS and 

formative/summative 

assessments.

MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL 

….. providing a 

specially designed 

course to 

accelerate the 

reading skills of 9 th 

grade students 

who are two or 

more years behind 

in their reading.


…helping 9 th graders to 

transition into high 

school by giving them 

an opportunity to form 

relationships with 

teachers and older 

students before school 

starts and during the 

school year. 

Welcome to 

Camp 

Wolverine


…providing support for 

all students through a 

teacher-advisor 

advisor 

program in which 

students and teachers 

work together to 

make high school a 

successful and 

rewarding experience.

SOUTH LAFOURCHE 

HIGH SCHOOL 

….providing 

freshmen with 

academic 

incentives (ink 

pens, highlighters, 

cups, drink bottles) 

such as B.U.G. 

“Bringing Up 

Grades” and “4.0 

Student.”

JEANERETTE SR. 

HIGH SCHOOL 

…making sure that all 

students are KNOWN, 

VALUED and INSPIRED 

through Tiger Time, our 

teacher advisory 

program where 

relationship building 

takes priority!

COX HIGH SCHOOL 

…smoothing the 

transition from 8th 

to 9th grade 

through the use of 

support systems, 

e.g., peer 

mentoring “Cougar 

Cubs”, , adult 

advocacy, and a 

Ninth Grade 

Counselor.

EAST ST. JOHN HIGH SCHOOL 

…implementing a 

program to team 

freshman students 

with a teacher advisor 

and student mentor to 

assist with the 

transition to high 

school and to create a 

more personal 

environment for each 

student.

EAST ST. JOHN HIGH SCHOOL 

…helping students (who 

have failed English, 

math, science, and 

social studies) to 

‘recover credits’ using 

the computerized 

PLATO program during 

the regular school 

day; certified teachers 

serve as academic 

interventionists.

RUSTON HIGH SCHOOL 

….planning for implementation of 9 th grade 

redesign strategies by 

• Visiting feeder middle/junior high schools 

• Organizing daily operations 

• Finalizing facility concerns 

• Securing the “right” faculty


getting overwhelming 

support from parents 

and community, 

discovering a renewed 

trust & excitement in 

the high school, and 

receiving 

unprecedented support 

from local central 

office and school 

board. 

…getting


…finding finding the 

“right” faculty, 

time for proper 

planning, and 

containing our 

excitement.

THIBODAUX HIGH SCHOOL 

…strengthening reading comprehension 

through the implementation of AMP 

Reading System for all 9 th grade 

students prior to entering English I. 

AMP Reading focuses on building 

vocabulary, increasing fluency and 

developing reading comprehension 

skills through the use of high-interest 

interest 

reading books.

THIBODAUX HIGH SCHOOL 

…strengthening reading comprehension 

through the implementation of AMP 

Reading System for all 9 th grade 

students prior to entering English I. 

AMP Reading focuses on building 

vocabulary, increasing fluency and 

developing reading comprehension 

skills through the use of high-interest 

interest 

reading books.

AVOYELLES HIGH SCHOOL 

CRT – Total Credit Recovery – a 

revised version of summer school 

offered free by the Avoyelles 

Parish School system 

….integrating failure 

prevention 

strategies into the 

academic program 

by allowing 

students multiple 

opportunities to 

grasp materials not 

mastered during 

the initial 

presentation.

AVOYELLES HIGH SCHOOL 

…caring for kids. In 

TEAMING, students 

are monitored daily 

by the freshmen 

teacher team who 

review student 

success and 

failures 

daily…helping 

students stay on 

track. 

51 FRESHMAN 

MUSTANG AWARDS 

ST 

30% ELIGIBLE FOR PBS 

PIZZA PARTY 1 ST 

SEMESTER

COVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL 

….allowing a credit 

recovery program 

during the school 

day. St. Tammany 

Parish has 

purchased Odyssey 

Ware software 

which supports 

online credit 

recovery efforts.


“Twilight School” 

…offering students 

credit recovery 

opportunities 

“after the school 

day” using the 

Odyssey Ware 

online program.


“Teacher Teaming” 

….providing teacher 

stipends for after- 

school collaboration 

for multi-discipline 

teams. Core teams 

meet during 

common planning 

hours weekly.

DUTCHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL 

254 STUDENT CONFERENCES 

108 PARENT CONFERENCES 

805 PARENT PHONE CONTACTS- 

Positive & Negative 

1164 PARENT E-MAIL CONTACTS- 

Positive & Negative 

251 COUNSELOR REFERRALS 

441 WINGS/TUTORING 

REFERRALS 

192 DAYS OF VOLUNTEER 

TUTORING 

349 OTHER INTERVENTIONS- 

Failure letters, attendance 

letters, monitoring forms, 

lunch detentions 

….keeping data of 

all interactions and 

interventions 

among students, 

team members, 

parents, counselors 

and administrators 

through teaming.

INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL 

…building a positive 9th 

grade community 

through incentives like 

our “Eye of the Tiger” 

awards, freshmen-only 

field trips, as well as a 

9th grade teaching team 

that helps make the 

class of 2011 successful.

INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL 

…ensuring student 

success. Teachers 

use a “nag list”, 

interventions, 

Freshman Night, 

and a spirit of 

collaboration to help 

students meet the 

high expectations 

set by our 9th 

Grade Academy.

NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL 

…encouraging a 

future oriented 

mindset that 

places relevance 

into today’s 

activities and 

tomorrow’s 

accomplishments.


…cultivating a school 

culture dedicated 

to collaboration, 

hard-work, 

encouragement, 

healthy 

competition, and 

success.


….valuing Freshmen 

in a manner that 

carries through 

their High School, 

College, and 

Career plans.

TARA HIGH SCHOOL 

….Establishing 

interdisciplinary 

teams of teachers to 

facilitate optimal 

instructional and 

intervention 

strategies for 9 th 

grade students


…Emphasizing 

relationship- 

building with our 

9 th graders while 

promoting the 

“failure is not an 

option” attitude. 

….it’s s working!


…Providing targeted 

professional 

development 

opportunities for 

9 th grade teachers

WEST MONROE 

HIGH SCHOOL 

“Let’s s Talk.” 

…providing individual 

and group 

counseling designed 

specifically to help 

with issues which 

relate to 9 th grade 

students’ transition 

to high school

WEST MONROE HIGH SCHOOL 

Celebrating Successes . . .

Louisiana 9 Grade Redesign

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