YES Prep Resource Downloads

by Edutopia Staff

Click on any of the titles below to download a PDF of one of YES Prep's many resources for success.

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

This article originally published on 11/2/2009