School Profile: YES Prep North Forest

BASED UPON 2012-2013 TEA ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REPORT

YES Prep North ForestAbout Us

In the 2012-2013 academic school year, YES Prep North Forest was a public college prep charter school in the YES Prep Public Schools District. Within the district, YPNF is unique as it is both the first YES Prep school to have a district partnership (North Forest Independent School District) and it also holds the distinction as being the first YES Prep school to grow simultaneously at the 6th and 9th grade levels. In the 2013-2014 school year, YES Prep will be a fully grown out school housing 6th-12th grade students. The founding school director is Eldridge Gilbert.

YES Prep North Forest School Mission

YES Prep North Forest exists to train its students to become the next generation of leaders in North Forest through academic rigor, community service, leadership training, and experience. Our students (We) will develop a thirst for knowledge, a desire to explore the world around them, empower their communities, and lead others to achieve social justice and equality.

YES Prep North Forest School Vision

For all the Legends of North Forest to develop into leaders through social, emotional, and academic preparedness, personal empowerment, self confidence and humility built through risk taking, tenacity built through grit and persistence, courage to cope with adversity, and the development of responsibility through personal accountability.

YES Prep North Forest 2013-2014 Goals

Focus Area Metric

Data

100% of teachers will meet or exceed their Course Projections for % Passing.

Interventions and Tutorials

90% of students will attend mandatory tutorials 75% of students who attend 75% or more mandatory tutorials (by subject) meet or exceed their SAF. 80% of students sa/a I can get the help I need with challenging materials 85% of students will sa/a to the following: The teachers and staff at YES Prep treat students re-spectfully. 80% of students will sa/a to the following: If I work hard, my teachers recognize my efforts. 75% of teachers will sa/a to the following: I have used or modified district resources to improve my instructional practice

Positive Relationships

District Resources

STARR/EOC Percent at Phasein 1 Level II or Above (Grade 6)

Subject Reading State District 72% 43% 36% Campus 58% 54% African- Hispanic American 59% 57% 54% 54%

Mathematics 74%

STARR/EOC Percent at Phasein 1 Level II or Above (Grade 7)

Subject Reading State District 78% 51% 42% Campus 73% 77% African- Hispanic American 72% 73% 66% 84%

Mathematics 72%

Writing

71%

45%

67%

64%

69%

STARR/EOC Percent at Phasein 1 Level II or Above (Grade 8)

Subject Reading State District 83% 59% 40% Campus 81% 72% African- Hispanic American 81% 81% 69% 75%

Mathematics 76%

Science

75%

33%
26%

64%
55%

62%
55%

67%
56%

Social Studies 64%

STARR/EOC Percent at Phasein 1 Level II or Above (Grade 9)

Subject ELA Reading I ELA Writing I Geometry State District 69% 55% 85% 30% 24% 67% Campus 62% 43% 90% African- Hispanic American 48% 73% 46% 85% 42% 93%

Biology
World Geography

84%
75%

55%
33%

90%
65%

86%
65%

93%
67%

STARR/EOC Percent at Phasein 1 Level II or Above (Grade 10)

Subject State District 47% 24% 100% Campus 80% 60% 100% ELA Reading II 79% ELA Writing II Algebra II 55% 97% African- Hispanic American 77% 82% 46% 100% 68% 100%

Chemistry
World History

84%
71%

62%
38%

100%
83%

100%
69%

100%
91%

TAKS Met Standard

Subject
ELA Mathematics Science Social Studies

th (11 )-

State
95% 89% 95% 98%

District
87% 84% 86% 93%

Campus
100% 100% 100% 100%

Student Demographic Data: Grade Level

6th 7th 8th Grade Grade Grade 158 138 111 26.7% 23.3% 18.8% 9th Grade 82 13.9% 10th Grade 58 9.8% 11th Grade 45 7.6%

Count Percent

Student Demographic Data: Ethnic Distribution

African American Count Percent 235 39.7% Hispanic White American Two or Indian more Races 3 1 1 0.5% 0.2% 0.2%

352 59.5%

Student Demographic Data: Specific Qualifiers

Economically Disadvantaged Count Percent 592 100% English Language Learners 65 11% At-Risk Mobility

231 39%

82 17.4%

Teacher Demographic Data

Ethnicity of Staff at YES Prep North Forest

Ethnicity White Hispanic AfricanAmerican Asian 2 or more races

Count 25 7 35 6 1
African-American White Hispanic African-American Asian 2 or more races

Special Programs
College Counseling Department
The College Counseling Department consists for four College Counselors who work with students from 6th grade through 12th grade on understanding the importance of college and also helping them with the skills that they need to make it to and succeed in college. Whether they are providing study tips, practicing SAT/ACT questions or bringing in over 50 college admissions teams a year to speak with students, this department is the backbone of the College Initiatives on the campus of YPNF.

Student Support Counselors

At YPNF, there are three Student Support Counselors (SSCs) whose role is to provide emotional and mental support for the campus; These individuals are all social workers with at least a Masters degree. This department provides: small group meetings on campus for students with specific needs, Cultural Celebrations, and they also provide professional development sessions for teachers on working with students.

AP Classes Offered
Psychology, Spanish Language/Literature, English Language/Literature, Biology, Calculus BC

Bid Trips
At YES Prep North forest, students can earn YES $ for exhibiting the values of our school: Empowerment, Perseverance, Integrity, Compassion. With these YES $, students can bid to go on trips sponsored by teachers such as: Ice Skating at the Galleria, Ballet trip to The Nutcracker, Dining at new cultural cusines, and many more. This system is used to incentivize our students to do the right thing at all times.