1. Who Are We?
Where Are We Going?
How Do We Get There?

2. Joan Pack-Rowe, Post-secondary Success
Planning Coordinator, Cincinnati Public Schools
Melissa Sherman, Technology Coordinator,
Hughes STEM High School, Cincinnati Public
Schools

3. Cincinnati Public Schools
• 33,748 students - 3rd largest in state
• 55 schools
• 17 High Schools
• Demographics
73% Below Poverty
21% Students with Disabilities
68% African American
24% Caucasian
Founded in 1829 as “The Common Schools of Cincinnati”

4. National Recognition
• First K-12 Montessori School
• First K-12 Performing Arts School
• First K-20 STEM Pathway
• Walnut Hills High School ranked #1 in
Ohio and 65th Nationally by U.S News
and World Report
• Highest Performing Urban District in Ohio
• Model for Community Learning Centers
• Turnaround Model - Elementary Initiative
• Blue Ribbon Schools

5. The Famous & Infamous of CPS
President William Howard Taft
Theda Bara
Ezzard Charles
Leon “Bull” Durham
Doris Day
Rosemary Clooney
Andy Williams
Jerry Rubin
Carmen Electra
Sarah Jessica Parker
Rocky Carroll
Pete Rose
Charles Manson
William McGuffey (teacher)
98˚ (Lachey Brothers)
Katt Williams
Bootsy Collins
Why? (Wolfe Brothers)
Dr. Stanley Prusiner(Nobel Prize Medicine)
Steven Sanger (CEO General Mills)

6. Personality and Work Environment Types
If CPS were a person…

7. Where We Have Been -
Why We Have to Get Out of There!
District Graduation Rates:
2003-04 72.1%
2004-05 77%
2005-06 77.2%
2006-07 80%
2007-08 82.9%
2008-09 80.4%
2009-10 81.9%

8. Post-Secondary Remediation Needs
2011 Graduates Ohio CPS
First Time College Student 54,489 586
Attend Public or Regional College Campus 74% 88%
Attend Community College 26% 12%
Require Developmental Math or English 41% 51%
Require Developmental Math 35% 44%
Require Developmental English 20% 28%
Require Developmental Math and English 14% 20%

9. Freshman to Sophomore Persistence

10. Where Do We Want Our Journey to Take Us?
• Culture of Achievement
• Engaged, College and Career Ready Students
• Engaged Parents
• Decreased Remediation
• Increased Post-Secondary Attainment

11. How Naviance is Helping Us Get There
• Individualized Delivery Methods
• School Accountability
• Scope and Sequence for Grades 7-12
• Aligned with Common Core Standards
• Individual Student Learning Plans
• Parent Engagement
• Increased Opportunity for Career
Experiences

12. Naviance Role in H.S. Re-Design
• Integrated with Common Core
• Value Added Growth Measures
• Senate Bill 316 - Career Connections K-12
• 4 Year High School Math Requirement
• College Credit (PSEO, Dual Enrollment)
• Grade 7-12 High Schools
• Earn HS Credit in Middle School
• Content Specialists/Increased Rigor
• Early Focus on College & Career Planning

13. Naviance District-wide Implementation
Phase I
• Procurement of Naviance
• Hire Post-secondary Planning Coordinator
• Establish Year One Expectations
• Identify Professional Development Needs
• Develop and Align Curriculum
Phase II
• Professional Development for Administrators and
Counselors
• Identify Site Managers
• Schools Establish Naviance implementation team
• Ongoing PD for Counselors/Site Managers
• Staff PD plans created to accommodate individual
school training needs

14. Naviance District-wide Implementation
Phase II (cont.)
• Begin Student Usage
• Parent Workshops
• Public Presentations and Introductions
Phase III
• Continued PD Customized by School
• Expand Curriculum
• Develop Grade Specific Scope and Sequence
(7-12 ready for August ’13)
• 11th Grade Tutorial
• Senior Project

15. Naviance District-wide Implementation
Phase III (cont.)
• Summer Bridge
• PD for 7th and 8th grade staff
• Train the Trainer – Parents for Public Schools
Phase IV
• Review Data
• Collect Feedback
• Make Adjustments
• Update PD Plan/Schedule
• Cultivate New Partnerships
• Expand Student Opportunities

16. How did we do this year?
Percent of Students Using Naviance 2012-13
Schools Grade 12 Grade 11 Grade 10 Grade 9
Aiken New Tech 84% 66% 67% 74%
Clark Montessori 58% 98% 3% 98%
Dater Montessori 87% 94% 26% 13%
Gamble Montessori 72% 93% 0 0
Hughes STEM 75% 93% 94% 23%
Oyler 82% 89% 72% 73%
Riverview 100% 100% 100% 54%
SCPA 97% 3% 1% 0%
Shroder 95% 93% 77% 7%
Taft Institute Technology 63% 66% 58% 65%
Virtual 9% 8% 4% 2%
Walnut Hills 99% 98% 14% 77%
Western Hills Design 58% 16% N/A N/A
Western Hills University 79% 8% 0% 0%
School 3% 42% 33% N/A
Withrow University 5% 53% 52% 3%
Woodward Career Tech 79% 22% 6% 1%
District 67% 61% 38% 33%

17. What Factors Contributed to Our Success?
District Leadership & Support
• Included in Strategic Plan
• Part of Principal Evaluation
• Component of the High School Reform Plan
• High Visibility
Curriculum Alignment
• Integration with Common Core Implementation
Cultural Shift
• Not just a tool, it’s a process
Personalized Professional Development
• Site Managers/Counselors – 19
• Administrator- 6
• Teachers/Staff - 40
• Partners - 5
• Parents - 5

18. Hughes STEM High School
“A school is a building with four walls and tomorrow inside. “ Lon Watters

19. Hughes STEM High School
• First Graduating Class - 1852
• Current Building Built in 1910
• Building Renovated in 2010
• Opened as STEM HS in 2009
• First STEM Graduating Class – 2013
• Lab school for University of Cincinnati
• Enrollment 1,100
• 1 of 17 High Schools in CPS
• School of Choice HS (7-12)
(no enrollment requirements)
• Demographics
26% Students with Disabilities
84% African American
78% Below Poverty

20. Hughes STEM : Key Design Principles

21. Hughes STEM: Career Pathways
• Real-world applications of mathematics
and science
• Project based delivery and
assessments focused on performance
• College & Career Readiness
(Naviance)
Grades 7-10 Challenging STEM Foundation Courses

22. Hughes STEM: Career Pathways
• Early college credit
• Career ready- college bound
• Job shadowing and internships
• College & Career Readiness
(Naviance)
Grades 11-12 Innovative School Majors

23. Hughes STEM: Student Led Conferences
Seeing It In Action  Student Led Conferences

24. Hughes STEM: Implementation
Successes
• Career Tech teachers took leading role
• Tasks differentiated by role of teacher
• Aligned with core subjects to connect skills and
standards
• Student Usage Grades 10-12
12th grade 75%
11th grade 93%
10th grade 94%
Challenges
• Digital Access
• Timeline for PD (Year 1)
• Common Core
• Value Added Growth Measures
• Student Usage Grade 9
9th grade 23%

25. Contact Us
Melissa Sherman
Teacher and Technology Coordinator
Hughes STEM High School
Shermam@cpsboe.k12.oh.us
513-363-7400
Joan Pack-Rowe
Post-secondary Success Planning Coordinator
Cincinnati Public Schools
rowejoa@cpsboe.k12.oh.us
513-363-0222

26. Impossible, you say?
Alice laughed: "There's no use
trying," she said; "one can't believe
impossible things."
"I daresay you haven't had much
practice," said the Queen. "When I
was younger, I always did it for half
an hour a day. Why, sometimes
I've believed as many as six
impossible things before
breakfast."
Alice in Wonderland.

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