Resources and Lesson Plans for a College-bound Culture

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Nuts and Bolts

• Budget 56K

  School budget: YES Prep North Central, 2008-09

• High School Bell Schedule 406K

  High school bell schedule: YES Prep North Central, 2008-09

• Middle School Bell Schedule 406K

  Middle school bell schedule: YES Prep North Central, 2008-09

• Staff Flow Chart 461K

  Chart showing the administration structure at YES Prep North Central, 2008-09

School Culture and Discipline

• YES Core Values 58K

  Five core values shared by all the YES Prep schools

• Family Contract - English 567K

  Commitment to college completion signed by parents and students upon enrollment (English)

• Family Contract - Spanish 535K

  Commitment to college completion signed by parents and students upon enrollment (Spanish)

• Thinks & Acts 783K

  Key "Thinks and Acts" for students and educators, developed by YES Prep students

• RISE Overview 108K

  Overview of YES Prep North Central's discipline system, RISE (Restoring Individual Student Excellence)

• RISE Responsibility Log 160K

  Responsible behavior log used in the RISE discipline system

• RISE Respect Log 160K

  Respectful behavior log used in the RISE discipline system

College-Bound Culture

• Road to College Quiz & Fact Sheet 151K

  "Road to College" quiz and fact sheet used at freshmen parents' night

• Road to College Quiz Answer Key 152K

  "Road to College" quiz answer key

• College 101 Course Schedule 111K

  Course schedule for College 101, a summer class for rising eighth graders

• College Preferences Survey 124K

  College preferences survey used in College 101 to help students think about what kind of school they'd like to attend

• College 101 Power Point Presentation 216K

  College 101 Power Point presentation on the benefits of college and how to prepare

Teacher Development

• Teacher Traits 75K

  Seven traits of the most effective YES Prep teachers, determined by an independent study of YES teachers and used in recruitment and hiring

• Teacher Summative Evaluation Rubric - blank 620K

  Summative evaluation form for teachers, completed at year's end (blank)

• Teacher Summative Eval Rubric - Example 656K

  Summative evaluation form for teachers, completed at year's end (complete example)

• Walkthrough Observation Form 1.4MB

  Classroom walk-through observation form

• Full Observation Evaluation Form 664K

  Full-length classroom observation form

• Focused Observation - Example 1.3MB

  Focused observation/evaluation form for a particular area for teacher improvement

• Post-Observation Conference Plan 93K

  Post-observation conversation guide

• Professional Development Calendar 1.4MB

  Professional development calendar: YES Prep North Central, 2008-09

• Expectations for Team Teaching 145K

  Five expectations for team teaching

• Team Teacher Meeting Guide 107K

  Team teacher meeting guide

• Rounds Program Overview 113K

  Overview of YES Prep North Central's medical-school-style rounds program

Curriculum and Assessment

• 9th Grade Romeo & Juliet Project 930K

  Assignment: Romeo and Juliet literary analysis, grade 9 English

• Literary Analysis Rubric 160K

  Rubric: Literary analysis

• Presentation Rubric 65K

  Rubric: Oral presentation

• 8th Grade English Argument Lesson 251K

  Lesson plan: Appeals of argument, grade 8 English

• 8th Grade English Curriculum Selection 170K

  Student-choice sheet: Layered curriculum on To Kill a Mockingbird

• 8th Grade English Rubric 138K

  Rubric: Covering multiple elements of layered English curriculum

• 10th Grade History Presentation Rubric 154K

  Rubric: Grade 10 history presentation on the Crusades

• 10th Grade History Lesson Plan 178K

  Lesson plan: International trade, grade 10 history

• 10th Grade History Quiz 146K

  Quiz: International trade, grade 10 history

• Video Project Description 343K

  Assignment and rubric: Inspirational video with music

• Photo Project Description 141K

  Assignment and rubric: Digital photography

• Web Project Description 199K

  Assignment and rubric: Building a Web page

• Week 1 Lesson Plan 193K

  Lesson plan: Weekly plan for multimedia class

• 11th Grade English Unit 439K

  Unit plan: The Great Gatsby, grade 11 English

• 10th Grade English Unit 555K

  Unit plan: Choice and consequences, grade 10 English

• 7th Grade Science Unit 560K

  Unit plan: Experimental design and the cell, grade 7 science

• 10th Grade History Unit 537K

  Unit plan: How trade changed the world, grade 10 history

• Algebra 1 Systems of Equations Unit 505K

  Unit plan: Systems of linear equations, algebra 1

• Geometry Unit 270K

  Unit plan: Foundations of geometry