Come hear how one school has used a schoolwide data management system to track
and grow student success and create a rigorous learning environment. Participants will
be able to see how key elements of personalization—limited size, teacher teamwork,
ConnectEDU tools, rigor and career, and college and civic preparation—come together to
provide the structure needed for success in this New York-based AOF program.
1. AND THE PIECES
COME TOGETHER…
2012 Institute For Staff Development
July 16-19, 2012
Washington, DC
Marriot , Washington Wardman Park
2. WHAT CONTRIBUTED TO AOFE’S SUCCESS:
ConnectEDU
tools
Teacher
Rigor
teamwork
Limited size College/ Career
Data driven
management
system helps to
track and grow Civic
Personalization
students success preparation
and create a
rigorous learning
environment
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3. “CREACTIVITY”
Use a puzzle and work with your group
Brainstorm and create an innovative way to convey
the important components of school success
Present your innovative idea according to the task on
your table
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4. • Victoria Armano, Assistant Principal
• Janina Morones, Business Teacher, Academy
• Jessica Herrera, Guidance Counselor
• Lorena Izzo, Business Teacher
• Atul Kapoor, Alumni
• Mohammed Alam, Alumni
• Rebecca Ballie, Alumni
• Klaudia Chicon, Alumni
• Sywvia Baj, Alumni
• Daniel Burokov, Alumni
ACADEMY OF FINANCE & ENTERPRISE
6. THE NAF MODEL
Academy
Curriculum &
Development
Instruction
& Structure
Advisory Work-Based
Board Learning
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7. ACADEMY DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE
Standard 3: Data Collection and Review
• Ongoing review of the academy data is used for program
improvement and to benchmark student progress
Strategic Actions
• 1.3.a. The academy collects, analyzes, and reports student data
including characteristics (grade level, gender, race/ethnicity, ESL)
and performance on a variety of outcome measures to make
comparisons to the high school, in general. Data also includes the
extent to which the academy retains its students and improves
student performance.
• 1.3. b. Data review by the advisory board, academy leadership,
and school administration is an integral component of the
continuous improvement cycle of the academy.
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8. BUILDING BLOCKS
Gilberto Vega
Founder Principal
Graduated with an MBA and CPA certification
10 years as Assistant Principle of Norman Thomas
7 years at AOFE
Innovative ideas to support a school that deals with Finance
and Enterprise
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9. DATA
• Student Population – 425
• Graduation Rate (6 yr) – 100% (2009)
School • Graduates Attending 4-yr Colleges – 70%
• Graduates Attending 2-yr Colleges – 30%
Statistics • Advanced Regents Diploma – 66% (2011)
• Regents Diploma – 34%
• English Language Arts – 92%
Regents • Global Studies – 88%
• Living Environment – 96%
• Algebra – 97%
• 10 AP classes
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11. STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT
NAF Summer 2011
Internship: Internship
Enable 9 -12th
• Create survey Create Career graders to • Viscogliosi Bros.,
with careers LLC
preferred by Day for interview • Working closely
students students in professionals with medical
• Open-ended AOFE of various surveys
questions, based careers • Input
on data from the information into
survey database
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12. STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT
Self-Assessment How did data
• Gather collection help
personalized data me?
throughout four
years of high school • Gain useful
research and data
gathering skills for
future internships
• Continuously
improving as a
college student
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13. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Inplementation of Data
• Grade and subject area meetings
• Meetings are data inquiry based
• Analysis of student work, surveys, interest and
learning style surveys
• Vertical and horizontal alignment of curriculum
• Held during subject area meetings
• Held during grade meetings – opportunities for
interdisciplinary connections
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15. ACADEMY DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE
School Requirements Business Theme
• Regents Exams • Principles of finance
• Credit Accumulation • Computer
in the required applications
subject areas • Accounting I and II
• Portfolios • Entrepreneurship
• Community Service • Financial Planning
• Virtual Enterprise
• Career and Financial
Management
• Economics
• Business ethics
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16. ACADEMY DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE
Job Shadowing
New York
Ernst & Goldman
Y-Interact AT&T Stock KPMG PWC Deloitte
Young Sachs
Exchange
Internship
Sulzer Metco
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17. CORPORATE EXPOSURE
Ad Futures
DECA
Virtual Enterprise
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18. CURRICULUM
English Language and
Composition
English Literature
World History
American History and
Government
AP U.S. Government and Politics
Classes Psychology
Chemistry
Spanish Language and
Composition
Statistics
Mentoring
Calculus
Tutoring
College and Career Readiness AVID
ConnectEDU and Career
Cruising
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19. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Members
• Alumni and Current Students
• Teachers, Guidance, and Administration
• Parents
• Business Partners
• NAF
• Colleges
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20. COLLEGE
Business
Science Career Paths
Math
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22. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Exit Portfolio Presentation
• Gathering Artifacts
• ESLR (Expected School
wide Learning Result)
• Academic Focus
• Personal Interest
• Career & College Focus
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23. CURRICULUM
Encouraged
to pursue an
Advanced
Regents
Diploma
Regents • Afterschool
Preparation
Classes • Weekends
Most students
complete all
required
regents in
their first
three years
24. BUSINESS COURSES
Students are placed in at least one business
course each semester:
• Computer Applications
• Accounting
• Managerial Accounting
• Entrepreneurship
• Financial Planning
• Securities
• Virtual Enterprise
25. ADVANCE PLACEMENT
10 Advanced Placement Courses
• Regular class setting
• Un-weighted in school averages
These include:
• Calculus
• Chemistry
• Statistics
• World History
• US History
• US Government and Politics
• English Language and Composition
• English Language and Literature
• Spanish Language and Composition
• Psychology
Afterschool AP Test Preparations
26. COMMUNITY SERVICE
Students Advantage in the
expected to have college selection
engagement with process
community Included as a • Citizenship
• 108 hrs of grade on student Endorsement on
community service Diploma
transcripts
each year
• 432 hrs at the end of
four years
27. INTERNSHIP PREPARATION
Students are aided Mock Interviews Internships
throughout the process
• Resume Building and • How to Dress • Gain real world job
Cover Letter writing • Etiquette experience
• Pre-Internship online • Common Questions
resources
28. SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS
Build school community by participating in extra-curricular activities
AOFE offers an arrange of clubs and sports:
• Student Government
• Distributive Educational Club of America
• Cooking
• Music
• Art
• Robotics
• Baseball/ Softball
• Basketball
• Track
29. COLLEGE AND CAREER PROGRAMS
Participation with many outside youth
programs
• College Now
• Career Opportunities in the Accounting
Profession
• Junior Achievement
• New York Cares: SAT Prep
30. COLLEGE & SCHOLARSHIPS
Participation is key
Leads to experience, leadership, and references
Everything needed during the college search process
It helped me!
Entering the Stern School of Business this fall
• Tuition for the next four years paid in full – several
scholarships
32. ACADEMY DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE
Advisory board internship through NAF
How the school works behind the scenes
Giving back to the school
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33. ADVISORY BOARD
Curriculum Development
• Up to date industry trends and
Data Collections practices Community Involvement
• Assist in designing student
projects
Obtaining Internships
Provides valuable • Resume Development
Career Awareness and
constructive criticism for • Mock Interviews
Exposure
competitions
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35. ACADEMY DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE
Data &
Marketing Analyzing
&
Matching
Preparing
Personalized Placement
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36. WORK BASED LEARNING
Internships
• NAF
• Business Partners
and Advisory Board
members
Mentoring Community
• Virtual Enterprise Job Shadowing
Program Service
• Pencil
• Future and Options
• Ladders for Leaders
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37. PREPERATION FOR INTERNSHIPS
Resume Prep
Mock Interviews
Job Shadowing
Community Service
Portfolio Presentation
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38. EXPERIENCE
Community Service
• Student matching
• Time sheets
• Reflect students determination
Job Shadowing
• Hands on experience
• Job shadow surveys
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39. END RESULT
Collection of
Analysis of data
student work
Representation of
Interdisciplinary growth through:
project based • Internships
learning • Academics
• Community service
Portfolios
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40. THANK YOU!
WE WANT TO SINCERELY THANK OUR BELOVED
FOUNDING PRINCIPAL, MR. VEGA
FOR HIS LIFE TIME OF DEDICATION TO EDUCATION
