Apollo 20 Payout Report, 2015-2016. Research Educational Program Report

Institution	Houston Independent School District (HISD), Department of Research and Accountability
Titel	Apollo 20 Payout Report, 2015-2016. Research Educational Program Report
Quelle	(2016), (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Mathematics Achievement; School Districts; Elementary Schools; Middle Schools; High Schools; Incentives; Awards; Performance Based Assessment; Attendance; Educational Strategies; Merit Pay; Fellowships; Tutoring; Program Effectiveness; Principals; Texas (Houston) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; School district; Schulbezirk; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; High school; Oberschule; Anreiz; Award; Auszeichnung; Leistungsermittlung; Anwesenheit; Lehrstrategie; Leistungszulage; Fellowship; Stipendium; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Principal; Schulleiter
Abstract	The Apollo 20 Program is a "turnaround" initiative with an emphasis on improving student performance in math. The key strategies of the turnaround initiative include having effective principals and effective teachers on the campus, more instructional time, using data to drive instruction, creating a campus culture of high expectations, and providing in-school tutoring. The tutoring was implemented using "fellows" with a ratio of two to three students per fellow. The initiative began in four high schools and five middle schools in 2010, expanding to include 11 elementary schools in 2011. In 2013, one school closed and nine additional schools were added to the program. The same 28 schools that participated in 2013-2014 also participated in 2014-2015 and 2015-2016. Incentive programs were designed to support the efforts of the fellows, principals, School Support Officers, and Academic Program Managers of the Apollo campuses although only fellows received incentive awards in the 2015-2016 school year. The incentives in previous years for principals, Academic Program Managers, and School Support Officers were all based on campus-level performance indicators while the program for fellows had an incentive for monthly perfect attendance and a separate incentive for student performance calculated at the end of the school year. For the 2015-2016 program year, the Apollo 20 Incentive Program awarded $248,550.00 in attendance incentives and $770,931.73 in student performance incentives for a grand total of $1,019,481.73. While the percentage of fellows receiving the attendance incentive stayed the same as compared to the 2014-2015 school year, the total amount awarded increased by almost $10,000. The number and percentage of fellows receiving the student performance incentive increased slightly, but the total amount awarded decreased by more than $200,000. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Houston Independent School District. Research & Accountability, 4400 West 18th Street 2 NW, Houston, TX 77092. Tel: 713-556-6700; Fax: 713-556-6730; e-mail: Research@houstonisd.org; Web site: http://www.houstonisd.org/research
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01