Interventions and Strategies Accountability Program
Dave Koenig
Lincoln Public Schools
Advisor: Sue Rasmussen, M. Ed.
Dave Koenig
Lincoln Public Schools
Advisor: Sue Rasmussen, M. Ed.
Of the students receiving special education services at Lincoln Northeast High School, approximately one-third of those students annually enroll in Interventions and Strategies (I&S). The project team has determined that the number of students enrolled in I&S who are failing courses is a significant issue. Data from the spring semester of 2015 indicated that 62.5% of students in I&S failed at least one course.
The overall goal of the School Improvement Project was to increase the academic achievement of students in I&S. A version of Mandatory "Make Up" for Missed Work was selected by the project team due to the needs of the students in I&S. Through this project, the team sought to answer the following question: Will the increase of expectations and use of consequences with students in I&S be appropriate for accountability?
Each week, teachers of I&S checked students’ grades. If a student had ten or more missing assignments or had five or more days of refusal to complete work in class, he/she was assigned an accountability step. After one quarter (nine weeks) of implementation of the intervention/strategy, data results indicated that 65.8% of students were failing at least one course. Although the data did not reflect improvement, teachers felt that the program had promising impact because it was motivating students to turn in assignments. Therefore, the project likely contributed to student success. Data will be collected again at the end of the spring semester of 2016 to determine impact on student success.
The overall goal of the School Improvement Project was to increase the academic achievement of students in I&S. A version of Mandatory "Make Up" for Missed Work was selected by the project team due to the needs of the students in I&S. Through this project, the team sought to answer the following question: Will the increase of expectations and use of consequences with students in I&S be appropriate for accountability?
Each week, teachers of I&S checked students’ grades. If a student had ten or more missing assignments or had five or more days of refusal to complete work in class, he/she was assigned an accountability step. After one quarter (nine weeks) of implementation of the intervention/strategy, data results indicated that 65.8% of students were failing at least one course. Although the data did not reflect improvement, teachers felt that the program had promising impact because it was motivating students to turn in assignments. Therefore, the project likely contributed to student success. Data will be collected again at the end of the spring semester of 2016 to determine impact on student success.