Mastery of Knowledge and
Skills
The staff of Channel View School for Research (CVSR)
continuously work to create an academically rigorous school community where we
value relationships, culture, and character. EL Education’s framework has
established a professional learning community with common language and goals.
We strive to create students who are self-empowered advocates for their own
learning. Our approach to instruction is to create commonality throughout
a young person’s educational experience. In addition, our dedicated staff
collaborate regularly to create engaging and rigorous lessons that meet students
where they are and push them to master knowledge and skills.
Mastery of Knowledge and Skills: Claim 1
Channel View School for Research students outperform the state and district on
standardized assessments, demonstrating that our culturally and
socioeconomically diverse student population is prepared to transition from
high school to college.
Almost 90% of our
students are non-white and over 70% receive free or reduced lunch. Despite
these challenges, our students consistently outperform the city and state on
standardized assessments. Not only do we demonstrate substantial growth in our Middle
School Assessment scores, but our New York State (NYS) Regents scores and graduation rates
are also some of the best in the city. Regents Examinations are
statewide standardized examinations in core high school subjects that are required for
graduation. This accomplishment connects to core practice #23 “Raising
Achievement on Assessments of Learning,” which focuses on standardized test
growth.
CVSR course
offerings for our 8th graders include NYS Regents Exams (Algebra,
Living Environment, and United States History). This programming change has
allowed us to offer eleven Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and, as a matter of
principle, all of our 9th graders experience an Advanced Placement
course.
As our team
continues to improve itself and dedicate ourselves to student success, we will
continue to hone our craft, so at the end of their 6-12 journey, our students will face few to no obstacles when they enter the post-secondary world. We will continue to closely monitor our students' progress to ensure that they meet these academic goals. As a team,
for the future Channel View, we are working on selecting interim assessments,
such as Performance Series, which take place every 4-8 weeks and are closely
aligned with college-readiness standards and standardized tests.
Evidence 1: College Readiness
Statistics
CVSR students
have significantly higher 4-year graduation rates and scores on the College
Readiness Index (CRI) than their New York City (NYC) comparison group of students.
The CRI measures the percent of students in a graduating cohort who attained a
Regents diploma and surpassed the City University of New York (CUNY) threshold for college remediation in
math and English Language Arts (ELA). In addition to academic success, our
school’s culture builds confidence, which enables students to feel as if they belong in college. Because of their
participation in college dress days and our annual College
March, CVSR students and their
families see themselves as college bound.
One way we help our students prepare for college is through weekly Crew meetings. We
are fortunate to serve students from grades 6 to 12. All students are assigned Crew leaders
and Crew periods throughout the week. Their Crew leaders discuss their
transcripts with them and monitor their progress. This allows students to have
a teacher who helps them stay on track. Our college
and career readiness begins on the first day of 6th grade. Students are encouraged
to begin thinking about where they want to go to college. Crews
research and visit colleges, and students receive additional support through their work on Naviance, a program that provides a
comprehensive college and career readiness solution that helps districts and
schools align student strengths and interests to postsecondary goals.
At Channel View,
we have a 97% graduation rate. Our students graduate having taken 4 years of math,
science, history, and English. We require students to acquire 44 credits by the
time they graduate. With the support of their teachers, our
students are able to graduate having successfully passed the five required
NYS Regents exams; many even acquire an Advanced Regents Diploma, which
mandates they take and pass nine Regents exams. High
School courses begin in 8th grade, enabling us to offer many
Advanced Placement courses. As previously stated ALL of our
9th grade students are enrolled in an AP Class. By taking Advanced
Placement and College Now courses, students can graduate with more than a
semester’s worth of college credit. CVSR has developed a high-standards
culture when it comes to graduation.
Higher-Need Student Population |
|
Students with Disabilities |
13% |
Students Eligible for Free/Reduced
Lunch |
72.9% |
Economic Need Index (ENI)* |
64.5% |
*ENI is an estimate of the
percentage of students at the school facing economic hardship based on
temporary hardship, eligibility for public assistance, and census-tract
poverty rates. |
Evidence 2: College
Enrollment Report from NYC Outward Board
This report
provides information on college enrollment and demographics, which helps inform us
on post-secondary strategies for success in our school. Not only do CVSR students leave college-ready,
but they also enroll and persist in college.
The To & Through College curriculum helps
students navigate their way to colleges that are well-matched to their
interests, needs, and skills. Each milestone in the college-going process is
celebrated at events such as: College Access for All, a program that allows all
middle and high school students to visit prestigious public and private
institutions; the College March, an annual NYC Outward Bound School ritual; and
Meetup Day, where students have an opportunity to gather with other
students around the city who will be attending the same college.
The graph below
shows the enrollees by demographics. Specifically, our African American student enrollment percentage
has remained 80% and our Latinx student percentage has increased over 3 years
to 82%.
The graph below
shows the breakdown of college enrollment post Channel View. Our data has shown
an increase in how many students enroll in college within 6 to 18 months of
graduation.
The third graph
shows the enrollment of students in a 2 or 4-year college.
Over the years, we have increased the amount of students who attend a 4-year
college. This will allow our students to have a better college completion rate.
Evidence 3: Standardized Assessments
New York State
Standardized Assessments data shows that CVSR students have routinely
outperformed the rest of the city in both math and ELA at the middle and high
school level.
The following
tables display this comparison data.
Evidence 4: School Survey Data
A final indicator
supporting CVSR’s claim of student preparation for college is from the
students’ perspective. The New York City annual school survey asks students
about the school’s college-going culture. More CVSR students say that they are
better prepared for college, than the citywide average.
CVSR NYC DOE
School Survey for 2017-18
Percentage of high school
students who say that adults at their school talk to them about what they plan to
do after high school.
Percentage of high school
students who say that adults at their school encourage them to continue their
education after high school.
Percentage of high school
students who say that adults at their school inform them about the college
application process.
92% of Families
say that CVSR helps keep their child on track for college, career, and success
in life after high school.
91% of Families
say that CVSR provides resources to them and their child to prepare their child
for college, career, and success in life after high school.