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APS Academic Recovery &
School Based Intervention Plan
June 2021 – May 2024
www.atlantapublicschools.us
Agenda for Today’s Update
• Purpose
• To give a High-Level Overview of the APS
Academic Recovery and Intervention Plan
• Plan Components
• APS Summer Academic Recovery Academy
• Power-Up Programming
• District Wide School Based Intervention Block
• Next Steps
2Background
• Unfinished Learning March 2020
• COVID-19 Slide/Learning Loss
3Figure 1. APS Milestones EOG Results
Grades 3-8, Proficient and Above
• On 2019 EOG tests, APS students achieved their highest overall rates of proficiency since
GADOE implemented the Milestones assessments in 2015. The district-wide percentage of
students scoring proficient and above increased in all subjects compared to 2018. The
largest year-over-year increase was in ELA (+3.3 percentage points).
Only students in grades 5 and 8 take the Science and Social Studies assessments.
4Figure 1. APS Milestones EOC Results,
Proficient and Above
• On 2019 EOC tests, APS students achieved their highest overall rates of proficiency since GADOE
implemented the Milestones assessments in 2015. The district-wide percentage of students
scoring proficient and above increased in all subjects compared to 2018.
This brief includes aggregated data from winter, spring, and mid-month Milestones administrations.
In 2016, APS switched from the Coordinate Algebra assessment to the Algebra I assessment, and from Analytic Geometry to Geometry in
2017.
5What’s Different?
APS Summer Power Up APS Summer Academic
Program Recovery Academy
2018 - 2019 2021 - 2023
• Academic Recovery
• Only an Enrichment Model, Model, with a focus on
focused on increasing literacy and mathematics +
student participation Power Up
• Schools/Clusters selected • Clusters will select Power Up
program design from Programming
District options or
schools/clusters designed • Full day - Academics in the
their own program morning and Power Up
programming in the
• Duration - Full day or half afternoon
day schedule/# of weeks
as chosen by individual • Duration – Four weeks, five
schools/clusters days per week
• Integration of SEL/Whole
Child Framework Support
6Summer Academic Recovery
Academy
Overview
• Multi-Year Implementation: June 2021 –June 2023
• Grades: PreK - 12 (In Person & Virtual)
• Accommodations and Modifications for special populations
• Estimated # of Students: Elem:15,000, Middle:5,000,
High:8,000
• Areas of Focus: Literacy & Mathematics
• Four Weeks in June 2021, June 2022, & June 2023
• Five Days per Week: Full School Day Schedule
• Integration of Whole Child Framework (Mental Health,
Wellness and Behavior Supports)
* Designated sites within each cluster
**After school care will be offered at the designated elementary school sites.
7Summer Academic Recovery
Academy
Overview
(Cont’d)
• Comprehensive Assessment Program
• APS Transportation Provided for Full Day Students
• Estimated # of Sites: Elem: 29, Middle:5, High:5, and 1,870
teachers
• Enrollment/Declaration Window: Starts April 2021
* Designated sites within each cluster
**After school care will be offered at the designated elementary school sites.
8Summer Academic Recovery Academy
Elementary: PreK – 5
Full Day Schedule: 8:00 AM – 2:30 PM
• Session 1 (Morning): Implement district selected academic
recovery programming focused on literacy and
mathematics and provide social emotional and behavioral
wellness supports for all students, four hours per day, five
days a week at the designated in person elementary
school and virtual sites.
• Session 2 (Afternoon): Offer APS Power Up programming
(i.e., Artportunity Knocks, Inc., STEM/STEAM, Digital
Citizenship, Conflict Resolution, Executive Functioning);
approximately 90 -120 minutes per day, five days a week
**Students who do not attend the academic recovery portion of the day will have the option to attend the Power Up program and
families will have to provide transportation to and from the program site.
9Summer Academic Recovery Academy
Middle School: 6-8
Full Day Schedule: 9:05 AM – 4:05 PM
• Session 1 (Morning): Implement district selected academic
recovery programming focused on literacy and
mathematics and provide social emotional and behavioral
wellness supports for all students, four hours per day, five
days a week at the designated in person middle school and
virtual sites
• Session 2 (Afternoon): Offer APS Power Up programming (i.e.,
STEM/STEAM, Digital Citizenship, Conflict Resolution,
Executive Functioning); approximately two hours day, five
days a week
**Students who do not attend the academic recovery portion of the day will have the option to attend the Power Up program and
families will have to provide transportation to and from the program site.
1Academic Recovery Academy
& Course Credit Recovery
High School: 9-12
Full Day Schedule: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
• Academic Recovery Academy: Implement district selected
academic recovery programming focused on literacy and
mathematics and provide social emotional and behavioral
wellness supports for all students, four hours per day, five
days a week at designated in person high school and
virtual sites
• HS Content Course Credit Recovery: Implement course
credit recovery program at designated high school sites.
Students can participate in credit recovery course work, as
well as earn elective credits, such as Health and PE
11School Based Academic Intervention Block
Overview
August 2021- May 2024
Scheduled Content Areas Comprehensive
Intervention of Focus Assessment
Block System
Literacy &
ES: 30- 40 Min. Mathematics Universal Screener
MS: 1 Class Period Whole Child
HS: 1 Class Period Progress Monitoring
Framework Tools
Embedded
Minimum 3 days per week
Support Embedded
** Standard of Service
Formative
Assessments
**School Based Intervention Block resources will be selected from an identified vendor, via the RFP Process
12Partner Support
• Continue to collaborate with Odyssey,
Georgia Tech - CEISMC, Emmaus House,
Atlanta Police Department and others to
support the Power Up programming for
students
13Next Steps
• Work with APS Office of Communications
to develop and implement a
communication plan for internal and
external stakeholders
• Collaborate with the APS Data and
Information Group to implement an
external program evaluation
1415
Appendix
Other APS Summer Offerings 2021
• Xanadu is a summer enrichment program for gifted and high
Xanadu achieving students offered by the APS Office of Gifted and
Talented Education. Academic content is implemented via
fun and engaging experiences for students. (In Person and
Virtual)
• Level Up Math is a summer enrichment program that is
Level Up Math available to all APS rising 7th and 8th grade students, who
qualify. This program is offered by the APS Secondary
Mathematics Department and provides access to higher-level
mathematics course work during the summer so that students
can engage with pre-requisite content standards. This program
provides students with content-focused engagement around
transitional standards in preparation for participation in either
Accelerated Math 7B/8 or Algebra I. (In person and Virtual)
• APS must provide Extended School ear (ESY) services to all
Extended School students with disabilities (SWD) in order for them to receive a
Year (ESY) Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). ESY provides
services beyond the typical school day and/or year and is not
limited to just the summer months. The school-based IEP Team
determines whether a student requires ESY and if so, what
specific services and when those services will be provided. (In
person and Virtual)
16Appendix
Other APS Summer Offerings 2021
• Summer Bridge – Rising 6th Graders: A summer transition
Summer Bridge – program that is developed to address the unique needs of
Rising 6th Graders: rising 6th grade students and outlines teacher and
administrator expectations at the middle school level. The
program is intended to foster communication and build a
sense of community amongst students, teachers, and staff
which will be the foundation for a strong middle school
experience. (In Person)
• Summer Bridge – Rising 9th Graders: A summer transition
Summer Bridge – program that is developed to address the unique needs of the
Rising 9th Graders: rising 9th grade students and outlines teacher and administrator
expectations at the high school level. The program is intended
to foster communication and build a sense of community
amongst students, teachers, and staff which will be the
foundation for a strong high school experience. (In Person)
17Appendix
High School (9-12) Summer
Offerings:
AP/IB Bootcamp • The AP/IB Boot Camp is designed to help students develop
the skills needed to successfully complete advanced
placement and/or IB courses. The boot camp will provide
experiences that encourage teamwork and build
communication, organization, critical reading and writing,
and problem-solving skills. (In Peron and Virtual)
• The Science and Math Summer Enrichment Academy
Science and Math (SMSEA) provides access to higher-level mathematics
Summer Enrichment and science course work at the secondary level as
Academy (SMSEA) students complete one math or science core course for a
full high school credit during the summer. (In Person and
Virtual)
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