One year pilot program for Academic Intervention and Student Advocacy through mediation between the home and school to reduce absenteeism and the obstruction of access to public education.
4. • 6th Grade Girls
• Residents of Puu`wai Momi Public
Housing
• Chronic Tardiness and/
Absenteeism
• Behaviors effecting classroom
management
• Failure in one or more subject areas
5. Logic Model: Students Taking Academic Responsibility (Rising S.T.A.R. Program)
Theory: Academic intervention and student advocacy will decrease absenteeism and
improve academic progress at least one letter grade by providing tutorial services, small
group facilitation, classroom mediation and home visitation.
•Classroom
•Resource Teacher/Advocate
•School Counselor
•Classroom Teachers
•Parent Participation
Inputs
•Recess Tutorial
•Individual Counseling Session
•Small Group Session
•Consultation w/ teacher
•Home visitation/consultation w/
parent
•Report to School Counselor
Activities •Decrease in absences
•Improvement in academic
performance at least one letter
grade.
•Parents cooperation with
absenteesim and homework
•Decline in student referral for
behavioral issues in the classroom.
Outputs
6. Logic Model: Students Taking Academic Responsibility (Rising S.T.A.R. Program)
Theory: Academic intervention and student advocacy will decrease absenteeism and
improve academic progress at least one letter grade by providing tutorial services, small
group facilitation, classroom mediation and home visitation.
•Increased attendance
•Practical application of good
study habits
•Completion of unfinished
classroom assignments.
•Improved relations with teachers
and peers.
Initial
Outcomes
•Improved regular attendance
•Improved classroom behavior
•No referrals.
•Parent participation in student
success
•Classroom teacher participation
in student success
Intermediate
Outcomes •Improved Parent/School
relations.
•Improved student attitude
toward learning.
•Correlation between learning
and real world situations.
•Intrinsic motivation to learn.
Long Term
Outcomes
7. • Transformed a storage room into a
classroom.
• Provided morning recess tutorial.
• Lunch recess extra-curricular
activities
• Small group sessions once a week
• Individual Counseling Sessions—
once a week pull out.
8. • Teacher referral for tutorial
sessions as needed.
• Assist students with math and
reading assignments.
• Motivate students to complete.
• Consult with teachers on progress.
• Report to Counselor about attitudes
and behaviors.
9. • Play Group
• Conflict Resolution
• Anger Management
• Token Economy of Earned Rewards
• Community Store
• Career Exploration Field Trip
(Liberty House / YMCA)
• Guest Speaker—Personal
Appearance Demonstration (Susan
Page)