Santiago Saturday Intervention Proposal

Rationale: In order to provide necessary intervention for students failing or in

danger of failing classes, students will have the option to attend Saturday school
at Santiago High School and receive tutoring and support from content area
teachers and peer tutors.
Target Group: All students struggling in their classes can attend voluntarily.
AVID students will be assigned a Saturday school if they have a D or F in an A-G
course (math, science, history, English). Students will continue to attend Saturday
school until they are passing all of their classes with a C or better. A student can
become exempt from a Saturday school if their teacher signs the form indicating
that they are passing the class. AVID teachers will assign Saturday school
contracts based on Q pulse reports that show students that have below a 70% in
their courses.
Other content teachers can also assign students a Saturday Intervention. The list
can be sent to Kristen Harris prior to the date. Attendance will be taken and
available for all staff to see.
Logistics: During the Saturday intervention, students will be expected to work on
homework and classwork for the courses they are failing. Teachers and tutors
will be there to provide support and intervene so the student can be successful in
their core classes. Computers will be available for use as well. Content teachers
will facilitate the Saturday Intervention and peer tutors will be present to provide
additional help and support.
The goal of this program is not to punish students for poor grades, but to
intervene and provide support to students that need it. Our goal is to prepare
students for college, and that starts with success in their high school courses.
Measurable Data: There are a few forms of data that will be collected and
measured.
1. AVID student D and F rate before and after the intervention will be
collected. It is a goal for the AVID program to have 75% of students passing
all of their core classes. (For example, last year after just one Saturday
Intervention, the D and F rate dropped 20%).
2. Content area teachers that would like to participate by assigning students
to this intervention can provide evidence that the intervention brought

student achievement up. This can be evidenced through progress reports

both before and after the intervention.
3. Individual students that volunteer to attend will have their progress
tracked by the facilitator.

Dates: Saturday Intervention will run from 8 am- 12 pm (4 hours) twice

monthly.
Projected Dates:
Semester 1: October 18, November 1, November 15, December 6, December 13.
Semester 2: February 7, February 21, March 7, March 21, April 25, May 9, May
23
Total dates: 5- Semester 1

7- Semester 2

12 total

Who is Involved: Teachers that are involved include: the AVID team (Kristen
Harris, William Crawford, Katherine Kononchuk, Rogelio Padilla, Omar Mayen,
Allison Plebani), Bob VanRamshorst, Abel Gonzalez, Jemi Thompson, and other
content area specialists. The teachers working each Saturday will rotate. No more
than 5 teachers will work each Saturday through this Intervention funding.
AVID peer tutors, and other student tutors seeking community service hours will
also be assisting with this intervention.
Cost: The cost for each teacher to be there is the curriculum rate $40.07 times 4
hours= $160.28
5 teachers will work each Saturday= $801.40
Semester 1 total cost= $4007
Semester 2 total cost= $5609.80
12 Saturday interventions scheduled= $9616.80

Please also refer to the attached forms that students identified from
AVID and other content areas will receive.

Date: ______________ Student Name: ____________________________ AVID Teacher: _____

Dear AVID parent,
Your child has been identified for AVID Saturday School intervention. The goal of this
program is not to punish students for poor grades, but to intervene and provide support to
students that need it. Our goal is to prepare students for college, and that starts with success in
their high school courses.
AVID students are assigned a Saturday school if they have a D or F in an A-G course (math,
science, history, English). Your child has been identified for this intervention for the following
courses:
Course: ___________________ Current Grade:________ Date: _____
Course: ___________________ Current Grade:________ Date: _____
Course: ___________________ Current Grade:________ Date: _____
Course: ___________________ Current Grade:________ Date: _____
Students are expected to continue to attend Saturday school until they are passing all of their
classes with a C or better. A student can become exempt from a Saturday school if their teacher
signs the form indicating that they are passing the class. (On the back of this form)
AVID teachers have assigned Saturday school contracts based on Q pulse reports that show
students that have below a 70% in their courses.
During the Saturday school, students will be expected to work on homework and classwork for
the courses they are failing. An AVID teacher will facilitate the Saturday school and college
tutors may be present to provide additional help and support.
This intervention will start on Saturday, ________ 8:00 am- noon (4 hours). It will continue
every other scheduled Saturday until their grade is up to a C in every course. Failure to attend
Saturday school may result in removal from the AVID program.
Tentative dates of Saturday Intervention are: ____________
If you have any questions, please e-mail or call your childs AVID teacher.
Sincerely,
Santiago High School AVID

Please sign below and return within 48 hours of receiving this notice.

Parent Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ____

Student Signature:__________________________________________ Date: ____

AVID Saturday School Exemption

Dear teachers, ________________ has been identified for AVID Saturday School intervention.
The goal of this program is not to punish students for poor grades, but to intervene and provide
support to students that need it. Our goal is to prepare students for college, and that starts with
success in their high school courses.
AVID students are assigned a Saturday school if they have a D or F in an A-G course (math,
science, history, English, etc.). It will continue every Saturday until their grade is up to a C in
every course. This student has been identified for this intervention.
If the student is passing the class with a C or better, and Q does not reflect this, the student can
become exempt from attending AVID Saturday School intervention.

Please sign the form below if you believe the student is in passing status
in your course and should not attend Saturday school.
You can also contact their AVID teacher directly.
Course and
Teacher

Current
Grade

Comments

Teacher
Signature

Date