Mission/Vision
Teaching and Learning
Key Design elements and Enrollement
Culture/Climate
Wild Card
100

Under the New York State criteria for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, NDCHS is designated as a school in need of....?

What is: CSI- Comprehensive need of support and improvement

100

How does the Workshop Model allow teachers to support all students.

Differentiation

1:1 practice

group work

conferencing

100

The Key Design Elements are...

Instruction

SEL

School Improvement engine

Career/College Readiness

Internship

Professional Development and Staff Growth

100

NDCHS has developed programs and systems to support students’ social emotional needs that is supported by...

What is ND progressive discipline policy and code of conduct, use of PBIS, advisory classes, mandated and " at risk" counseling, mentoring, Mckinney-vento committee, 3R's, Attendance and engagement CO

100

Students are required to participate and complete the internship program. Components of the program include..

Internship training and portfolio completion

Internship paper

Meeting with Odettefor a College/Career Exit plan

200

This subgroup consistently shows consistent progress

SWD/ELL

200

The Danielson rubric sets up expectations and standards to increase..

Student engagement

200

The school continues to refine its program to the mission and key design elements to align with student need. This is demonstrated by

Addition of Culinary

MH Counselors

Behavioral Specialist

C week SEL class

New Student Orientation

PLC's focusing on Mentoring

Outreach staff

BARR

200

NDCHS has systems in place to ensure that the environment is free from harassment and discrimination that includes..

DASA

200

School leadership supports staff in many ways, which includes...

What is, open door policy, check in meetings, class observations, lesson plan review, professional development, Danielson rubric to improve teaching practices, principals committee

300

NDCHS falls well below the State average 4-Year cohort testing outcomes for all cohorts in each of the five subject areas. This is a direct result of

 a function of the school’s enrollment exclusively of students whose high school education has been interrupted.

300

NDCHS states in its charter and other school-provided documents that it maintains curriculum maps with scope and sequence documents and lesson plans for each course offered at the school and is located...

What is,, in CHALK and the curriculum guidance document

300

The school has implemented extensive recruitment strategies that include..

 outreach to parents and families in the surrounding communities, widely publicizing the lottery for such school, efforts to academically support these students, virtual open houses, sending out recruitment cards, reaching out to high schools that we have relationships with.

300

NDCHS has developed strong connections with students and families. A range of methods include...  

orientation for incoming students, phone calls, email, and home visits when students are struggling

300

In the NYSED Teacher Survey, respondents cited many methods for teachers to raise student issues and concerns. These ways include...

speaking with fellow teachers, administrators, counseling staff, parent coordinator, director of student support services, dean, or mentors.

400

When NDCHS performance is compared against that of NYC transfer schools over the past three years, a slow performance decline is evident in comparable graduation rate and other school quality measures because

ND serves students that are overaged and under-credited.

400

NDCHS states that it reviews formative and summative assessments along with review of  academic history, and Scantron to develop student learning objectives (SLO) for students  ‘do nows’, exit tickets, quizzes and tests, and Regents test readiness assessments.  

What is

To make adjustments in lessons

400

NDCHS accepts applications on a

Rolling admission basis

400

ND implements this type of discipline policy

Progressive discipline

400
Our full inclusion model is effective because...

All students receive support

Students have full access to the general education curriculum.

Push in staff provide support for staff

500

The Key Design Elements are...

Curriculum and Instruction

Career and College Readiness

SEL

internship

professional development and growth

School improvement engine

500

Classroom supports provided by .... 

With some examples of supports are: translations, scaffolding for key vocabulary, additional or adapted readings at a lower Lexile level, graphic organizers, and others.

Who are:

by special education, ELL/MLL specialist, and school counselors.

What are:

translations, scaffolding for key vocabulary, additional or adapted readings at a lower Lexile

500

NDCHS is meeting or is close to meeting enrollment targets for these target groups

SWD. ELL, ED

500

PBIS supports ND this way...

teaches pro- social behaviors

Views behaviors as learning opportunities

Targets positive behaviors



500

Data is used...  and how

in PlC's

Dept meetings

mentoring 

lesson planning