Remediation Period Helps Students Who Are Potentially Falling Behind
The Success period is a significantly important component of the 8-Step Process designed to increase student achievement. This best practice represents our third iteration—and we believe the most effective—of how to conceptualize and implement ways in which to effectively schedule the Success period for all students and teachers at Anderson High School.
Issues this Best Practice Addresses:
An integral component of the 8-Step Process, an educational reform initiative currently in its third year of implementation at Anderson High School, is the Success period. The Success period is designed to provide remediation opportunities for students in danger of failing the ECA in English 10 and/or Algebra I and enrichment opportunities for students who had already passed the English 10 and Algebra ECAs. Designing and implementing the Success period in ways that effectively addressed the needs of approximately 1900 students at Anderson High School was essential—and monumental.
Major Challenges to Implementation:
Scheduling four Success periods that responded to a number of agendas
Individually assigning 1900 students to the appropriate Success period
Teacher participation in either remediation or enrichment efforts
Benefits Derived from Implementing this Best Practice:
Students are placed in appropriate settings during the Success period that speaks to their specific educational goals (remediation or enrichment).
Remediation Success classes with low teacher/student ratios (10-12 students per remediation section).
Teachers are assigned to Success periods in which they are invested.
Students and teachers had voice in their Success period assignment.
Evidence Illustrating Success:
Data from Detailed schedules reflecting the thoughtful placement of students in appropriate Success activities.
Data collected that was used in identifying enrichment Success options both for teacher and student assignment
Anecdotal teachers and students
Submitted by: Ellen Pickett, Anderson High School