KENNEDY KRIEGER HIGH SCHOOL 3825 Greenspring Avenue Baltimore

KENNEDY KRIEGER HIGH SCHOOL 3825 Greenspring Avenue Baltimore, MD 21211 443 -923 -7800

Administration • Derek Glaaser – Educational Director • Kathryn Miller – Principal • Shanna Pool – Assistant Principal • Anthony Endler – Assistant Principal • Rick Abbott – Dean of Students • Hon Yin Eubanks– ACT Manager

Demographics • 171 students • Average class size • Academy I 10 -12 • Academy II 8 -10 • Staffing in each classroom • Teacher/AT • PAs per IEP • Graduates • 13 Certificate of Completion Graduates • 20 Diploma Graduates • Students pursue 2 or 4 year college • Technical Schools • Independent or supported work programs

Academy 1 • Academy IA- 5 Classrooms • Educational Administrator – Anthony Endler, Assistant Principal • Lead Teacher – Joe Ryland • Lead Clinician – Caryn Putchat • Academy IB- 5 Classrooms (more social support) • Educational Administrator – Anthony Endler, Assistant Principal • Lead Teacher – Faith Morse • Lead Clinician – Matt Casey • IA and IB Traveling Schedule • Students travel primarily in grade level cohorts

Academy I • Changes this Year • Academy IA and IB • Common Core Skills Course • Graduated Homework Schedule • Advisory Period • Class Wiki • Academy IB • Social Thinking • Reduced Transitions

Academy 2 • Academy II - 10 Classrooms • Educational Administrator – Kathryn Miller, Principal • Lead Teacher – Tovah Ferullo • Lead Teacher – Jessica Grubbs • Lead Clinician – Rebecca Duclos • Alt-MSA / Certificate of Completion • Homerooms are formed based on instructional and social-emotional needs of students, resulting in disability based, specialty classrooms • 4 classrooms participate in “dyad” traveling, moving between two content area classrooms for periods of exposure to the general curriculum as well as traveling out for Industry and Electives • 6 classrooms are primarily self-contained with traveling out to Industry and Electives

Curriculum Diploma Track Certificate/Life Skills Track • Baltimore County Curriculum for General Content with the exception of some specific LSS curriculum requirements • Common Core State Standards/Maryland State Curriculum • IEP driven accommodations and modifications for General Content on a rotating sequence • Common Core State Standards/Maryland State Curriculum • IEP driven accommodations and modifications • Functional Skills Curriculums (Syracuse, task analysis for CBI, Cooking, and Career Prep)

Diploma Matriculation Model 2013 -2014 9 th English 9: Exploring Literature 9 (1. 0) Biology (1. 0) 10 th English 10: World Literature (1. 0) 11 th English 11: American Literature (1. 0) 12 th English 12: British Literature (1. 0) Environmental Science (1. 0) Earth Science (1. 0) General Chemistry(1. 0) World History (1. 0) American Government (1. 0) U. S. History (1. 0) Elective Algebraic Concepts (1. 0) Algebra (1. 0) Geometry (1. 0) Algebra II (1. 0) Survey (1. 0) Industry III(1. 0) Personal Fitness (1. 0) Health/Sexuality Art Fundamentals (1. 0) Foundations of Technology(1. 0) Education (1. 0) Specific LSS requirements may also apply: Economics Financial Literacy Music Fundamentals DC History World History II Probability and Statistics Additional Electives: Spanish Broadcast Media Financial Literacy Military Science Advanced Art Life Skills

Sample Diploma Schedule IA AM HR Period 1 8: 05– 8: 50 Period 2 8: 50– 9: 35 Period 3 9: 35– 10: 20 Period 4 10: 20– 11: 10 Period 5 11: 10– 12: 00 Period 6 12: 00– 12: 25 Lunch 12: 25 -12: 50 Period 7 12: 50– 1: 35 Period 8 1: 35– 2: 20 PM HR Monday BU 474 Comm. Core Skills BU 474 Lewis English 9 BU 452 Hill Group Therapy BU 354 Biology BU 474 Lewis World History BU 430 Cord Independent Study BU 474 Cafeteria Tuesday BU 474 Comm. Core Skills BU 474 Lewis English 9 BU 452 Hill Career Survey BO 210 Hope Biology BU 474 Lewis World History BU 430 Cord Independent Study BU 474 Cafeteria Thursday BU 474 Comm. Core Skills BU 474 Lewis English 9 BU 452 Hill Career Survey BO 210 Hope Biology BU 474 Lewis World History BU 430 Cord Independent Study BU 474 Cafeteria Friday BU 474 Comm. Core Skills BU 474 Lewis English 9 BU 452 Hill Career Survey BO 210 Hope Biology BU 474 Lewis World History BU 430 Cord Independent Study BU 474 Cafeteria Personal Fitness BO 231 Wagner Algebraic Concepts BU 460 Schlittler BU 474 Personal Fitness BO 231 Wagner Indiv. Therapy Personal Fitness BO 231 Wagner Algebraic Concepts BU 460 Schlittler BU 474

Sample Diploma Schedule IB Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Period 1 8: 05 -8: 50 Common Core Skills Ms. Cord BU 430 Period 2 8: 50 -9: 35 Alg Concepts Mr. Schlittler BU 460 Common Core Skills Ms. Cord BU 430 Alg Concepts Mr. Schlittler BU 460 Period 3 9: 35 -10: 20 World History Ms. Cord BU 430 Period 4 10: 20 -11: 10 Career Survey Ms. Hope BO 210 Period 5 11: 10 -11: 55 English 9 Mr. Hill BU 452 Individual Tx. Period 6 12: 00 -12: 50 Lunch Independent Study BU 430 Period 7 12: 50 -1: 35 Social Thinking Ms. Cord BU 430 MH push-in Period 8 1: 35 -2: 20 Personal Fitness Mr. Wagner BO 231 Alg Concepts Mr. Schlittler BU 460

Sample Certificate Schedule

Graduation Requirements Diploma Track • All Diploma Track students must meet their own LSS diploma requirements, • varies from 21 to 26 credits • All students pursuing a Maryland State diploma must meet MSDE assessment requirements (HSA in Biology and Government; PARCC in English 10 and Algebra) • Complete Service Learning Hours (per LSS Requirement) Certificate/Life Skills Track • Certificate of Completion issued after minimum of 4 years of successful high school experience • Certificate students are eligible to remain at KKHS until age 21. • NCSC for Writing, Reading, and Math • ALT-MSA for Biology

Assessment Requirements HSA • Option for student who have participated in HSA previously • Based on the Maryland Core Learning Goals • End of course assessment • Biology • Government PARCC • Students entering 9 th grade 2014 -15 • Based on the Common Core • • Curriculum Performance Based Assessment (PBA) End of Year Assessment (EYA) Algebra I English 10

PARCC English 10 Assessment • Evidence-Based Selected Response (EBSR)—Combines a traditional selected-response question with a second selectedresponse question • Technology-Enhanced Constructed Response (TECR)— Uses technology to capture student comprehension of texts (e. g. , drag and drop, cut and paste, shade text, move items to show relationships). • Range of Prose Constructed Responses (PCR)—Elicits evidence that students have understood a text or texts they have read and can communicate that understanding well both in terms of written expression and knowledge of language and conventions. There are four of these items of varying types on each annual performance-based assessment.

PARCC ALGEBRA 1 ASSESSMENT • Type I tasks include a balance of conceptual understanding, fluency, and application. Type I tasks will be machine scorable and will include innovative, computer-based formats. Type I tasks will appear on the EYA and PBA. • Type II tasks call for write arguments/justifications, critique of reasoning, or precision in mathematical statements. These tasks include a mix of innovative, machine scored and hand scored responses. Type II tasks will be included on the PBA. • Type III tasks call for modeling/application in a real-world context. These tasks include a mix of innovative, machine scored and hand scored responses. Type III tasks will be included on the PBA.

Assessment Graduation Requirements • Pass the Course – Biology, Government, Algebra, English 10 • Take the exam • Pass = Requirement met for that content area • Fail = Remediation Class • Retake exam • Pass = Requirement met for that content area • Fail = Bridge Plan for academic validation

Future Requirements • Assessments (not graduation requirements) • English 9 • English 11 • Algebra 2 • Geometry

Accommodations HSA Accommodations • These are included on each student’s current IEP • Definitions and Implementation guidelines are aligned with the Maryland Accommodations Manual • http: //marylandlearninglinks. org PARCC Accommodations • Link • Accommodations and a Personal Needs Profile need to be completed for each student taking a PARCC assessment. The accommodations need to be selected by the IEP team. • www. PARCConline. org

Assessment Options • Certificate/Life Skills Track • Alt – MSA for Biology • NCSC (National Center and State Collaborative) • Math • Reading • Writing

Industry Program Career Survey Grade 9 Information Technology Retail Hospitality Construction Horticulture

Industry Activities Construction Student Run Business: Bulldog Enterprises • Job activities include carpentry, hanging drywall, painting, plumbing and electrical work. Horticulture Student Run Business: Bulldog Gardens • Job activities include planting crops, harvesting crops, maintaining compost areas and plant sales. Hospitality Student Run Business: Café James • Job activities include working towards skills as banquet servers, kitchen stewards, and short order cooks. Information Technology Student Run Business: Paper Trails • Job activities include working in programs including Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Photoshop. Retail Student Run Business: Bulldog Banking, M&M Boutique, Bulldog Depot • Job activities include customer service, stock, inventory management, marketing and sales.

Industry Declarations Student, Parent, Guardian, Career Survey Teacher Input during Career Survey Educational, Mental Health, and Related Service Feedback/Input on Student Strengths and Needs Industry Declaration for Student

Industry Declarations Can my student change their major? Is he/she in a Certificate Program? Yes he/she can change their major with parent, student, team and LSS approval Is he/she in a Diploma Program? This will depend on Diploma Credits currently earned in Industry, LSS requirements and student/parent/team approval

Work Based Learning (WBL) • WBL offers on and off campus internships. • Internships are directly related to their chosen industry or interest. • Supervision is provided by KKHS staff specifically assigned to WBL. • WBL staff members act as job coaches, though students may eventually work within a business partner's setting with very limited KKHS support.

Work Based Learning (WBL) Examples of On Campus Jobs Include: • Copy Room Clerk • Mail Room Clerk • Cafeteria Aide • Coffee Service • Library Aide Examples of Off Campus Jobs Include: • Parks and People Foundation • Port Discovery Children’s Museum • Johns Hopkins Children’s House • Baltimore City Head Start

School Wide Behavioral System • Similar to Middle School System • Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) • Bulldog Bucks • Class and School Wide “PAW PRINTS” • Point sheet called PDR (Professional Development Record) • 5 Levels (1 -5) • Token Economy • Varied privileges offered on different levels • Reinforcer Activities and Trips, Classroom visits, No Escorts

Behavioral Supports • Classroom Strategies • BIPS • Resource Rooms • SPAL

Student Life • Student Life Activity Team • Student Government

Sports Teams • Basketball • Volleyball • Soccer

Activities • Quarterly Reinforcers • Prom • End of Year Festival • Special Olympics

Questions? Contact Information for Additional Questions: (443) 923 – 7800 glaaser@kennedykrieger. org