Organization Name:
Ramona Unified School District
Remediation Program Title:
I-PASS/Adopt a Senior
Subject Matter:
English-Language Arts and Math
Abstract:
I-PASS involves identifying those students who have not passed the CAHSEE. I-PASS couples each student who has not passed the ELA or mathematics portion of the CAHSEE with an ELA or math teacher who acts as a “case manager.” Based on strand score data, students are clustered according to their area of greatest need, and, in turn, paired with a teacher who has the greatest expertise in that area of ELA or math.
The case manager collects the following historical performance data on each student:
- CAHSEE ELA/math performance data
- ELA/math courses and grades
- Special needs, if applicable
The case manager, student, and parent (at times) devise an intervention plan. The intervention plan requires the student to be enrolled in an ELA/math course and possibly other support or tutorials.
Each ELA/math teacher has a small group of students to tutor during a tutorial period, which is built into the master schedule and is designed to meet twice a week. Also, teachers meet with students before and after school and during lunch.
Student progress is formally documented by the case manager six times a year, with ongoing progress recorded at a teacher level. Conferences among the case manager, student, and parent are scheduled a minimum of four times per year.
Target Audience:
CAHSEE non-passers
Typical Instructional Setting:
Small-group and individual
Diagnostic Assessment Used:
- CAHSEE scale scores in ELA/math (based on a 350 scaled passing score)
- CAHSEE strand raw scores in ELA/math (based on a raw score of 90 for ELA and 80 for math)
- Exit Exam Mathematics Assessment Preparation (EEMAP) available through the San Diego County Office of Education (Outside Source).
- Teacher assessments
Curriculum Used:
ELA:
- Preparing for the California High School Exit Examination: An English-Language Arts Study Guide (California Department of Education)
- California Writing Review (American Book Company)
- California Grammar and Usage Review (American Book Company)
- California Reading Review (American Book Company)
- Getting Ready for the CAHSEE (San Diego County Office of Education)
- Roadmap to the CAHSEE: English-Language Arts (The Princeton Review)
- Review and Remediation Skill Book (Prentice Hall Assessment System)
- Literature Teacher’s Resources (Globe Fearon)
- Read and Write 6 (computed-based program)
- CAHSEE Released Test Questions
Math:
- Preparing for the California High School Exit Examination: A Mathematics Study Guide (California Department of Education)
- CAHSEE Prep (San Diego County Office of Education publication)
- Exit Exam Mathematics Assessment Preparation (EEMAP)
- Worksheets available through edHelper (Outside Source)
- HANDYGRAPH (Outside Source)
- California Standards Test Released Test Questions
- CAHSEE Released Test Questions
Contact Information:
Cathy Pierce
Director, Assessment and Categorical Programs
Ramona Unified School District
720 Ninth Street
Ramona, CA 92065
760-787-2061
cpierce@ramonausd.net
