Highly Effective High-Poverty Schools by Christyn Henderson https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55 Highly Effective High-Poverty Schools Project | MAT 6340 | Harding University | 07/28/21 en-us 2020-07-24 22:53:26 UTC 2025-12-03 12:25:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Turning High-Poverty Schools into High-Performing Schools chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1661316309 Parrett, William H., and Kathleen M. Budge. Turning High-Poverty Schools into High-Performing Schools, Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 2020. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/harding-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6176500.]]> 2021-07-26 18:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1661316309 What will it take? chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1661319990 According to William H. Parrett and Kathleen M.  Budge, authors of Turning High-Poverty Schools into High-Performing Schools, it is possible, though "considerably complex" They say they are "models of the possible." These models "lead to optimism, hope, and self-efficacy."  (2020, p 2).

"Most students who drop out- more than 1 million a year in the United States" decide to drop out around ages 14-16 because of frustrations, struggle, minimal achievement, and failure, or other reasons. More than three million kids in America in high school will not graduate on time with their class (Parrett, Budge, 2020, p. 7). 
Of course, not all students who drop out live in poverty, but a lot do. Many people continue to be "ambivalent about recognizing, let alone addressing the continued reality of significant achievement disparity in public schools" (Parret, Budge, 2020, p. 8). 

An open mind, willingness to change, and leadership on your side are starting points for a change in these types of schools. 

Leadership that is willing to take on this change is necessary and seems like the first step for a district to take after recognizing the problem. There are six questions that can "leverage points for building leadership capacity and collective efficacy: 

1. How are we developing an inquiry stance and embedding reflection into professional practice? 

2. How does our data system support data-informed problem solving? 

3. How are we developing relational trust? 

4. How are we deploying resources effectively? 

5. How are we optimizing time?

6. How are we ensuring equity?" (Parret & Budge, 2020, p. 86). 

For this change to be possible, leadership that has completely bought into the change and can guide, support, and lead their staff will be key. Other specific actions can be found in the next column.]]> 2021-07-26 18:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1661319990 Eight Practices to Improve a Low Performing High Poverty school: chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1662149378 -Effective leadership in the school and district ( as discussed in the previous column).
-Good parent and community relationships
-Having high expectations
-Prioritizing reading skills while targeting low performing students
-Looking deeply at curriculum continuously, "aligning, monitoring and managing" (Parrett, Budge, 2020, p 9). 
-Making sure high quality instruction is sustained
-Making sure time is optimized and reorganizing space and transitional time]]> 2021-07-27 13:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1662149378 Report finds most states shortchange high-poverty schools | The Notebook article via Chalkbeat.com chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1662195835 https://philadelphia.chalkbeat.org/2018/3/22/22186869/report-finds-most-states-short-change-high-poverty-schools By Dale Mezzacappa  Mar 22, 2018, 10:24am EDT]]> 2021-07-27 14:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1662195835 chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1662472922 It could be said that high poverty/high performing  (HP/HP) schools have the characteristics listed in the previous column and are the same eight things you can do to effectively educate students from poverty. It is likely that the leadership is strong and supportive, there is family and community involvement, high expectations, reading proficiency is prioritized,  rigorous curriculum and high quality instruction are in place, and the schools make good use of their time (Parrett, Budge, 2020, p 9). 

]]> 2021-07-27 22:32:24 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1662472922 Risks and Harmfulness of Not Performing Well chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1662476101 Reports exist saying that many states "short change" high-poverty schools because of test scores allow how much funding  that school can acquire. If the district is poor, that doesn't bode well for funding either. "Poor districts get far less money than needed to help students achieve average scores on standardized tests, and a financial analysis shows that higher test scores follow the money, says a new national report" (Mezzacappa, 2018). 

Poverty greatly influences the lives of our students as well as the learning and funding stated above. First, damaging stereotypes, living conditions, food insecurity, health and well being, housing instability, family stress and trauma, and many other areas of their lives. (Parrett, Budge, 2020, p. 54-57).]]> 2021-07-27 22:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1662476101 5 Questions That Promote Student Success in High-Poverty Schools chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1662476784 The link below used Parrett & Budges' work to narrow down the list found below into five questions if schools want to take initiative to make their high poverty school high performing. 

"1. Does our instructional framework guide curricula, teaching, assessment, and the learning environment?

2. Do we provide targeted interventions for students who need them?

3. Are all students proficient in reading?

4. Are we using research-based models for professional learning and encouraging reflective practice?

5. Are we engaging in continuous data-based inquiry as a school?

EduTopia also gives detailed tips and explicit actions called "Action Advice" that would be very helpful.]]> 2021-07-27 22:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1662476784 EduTopia chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1662476950 2021-07-27 22:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1662476950 Understanding Poverty in Schools chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664219048
In schools, students have different labels of poverty they can fall under. There are low income families, free or reduced lunch eligible students, the economically disadvantaged, and the low socioeconomic status (low SES). The authors of the main text by Parrett and Budge encourage educators to reflect on the labels they use when describing their students because these words matter. "Poverty shapes one's view of self and others" and it "affects many of the basic necessities that people of middle-and upper-income levels tend to take for granted" (2020, p. 48).   Image below taken from https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/07/461595631/how-to-help-kids-in-poverty-adjust-to-the-stability-of-school-after-break ]]> 2021-07-29 16:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664219048 Defining Poverty chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664228785 What is poverty? Who lives in poverty? These questions are further explored in chapter three of the text, "Turning High-Poverty Schools into High-Performing Schools" by William H. Parrett and Kathleen M. Budge. They say "poverty is not easily defined" and its causes can't be simply explained. Anyone can experience it-- all genders, ethnic groups, and ages (2020, p. 46). They go on to say that they believe its "important to understand in the context of their efforts to improve academic achievement and other measures of school-related success for children who live in poverty" (2020, p. 47). 

Federal Safety net defines poverty in the United States as, "an individual with income less than $36 per day or a family of four with income less than $72 per day. This is calculated from the poverty threshold as set by the U.S. Census Bureau." A simple definition could be, "living without the basic necessities of life – food, clothing or housing" (Federal Safety Net). 

"Childhood poverty rates are higher in the United States than in any other industrialized country, and this rate has decreased only slightly since 2010, the middle of the Great Recession."  (Parrett, Budge, 2020, p. 50). 

The image below is taken from page 51 of Parrett & Budges' book to show the demographics of poverty. ]]> 2021-07-29 16:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664228785 Poverty Definition chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664231417 Federal Safety Net http://federalsafetynet.com/poverty-definition.html ]]> 2021-07-29 16:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664231417 Reason TV chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664234243 "In the early 1990s, Gloria Bonilla-Santiago hatched a plan to create an alternative school for families in the impoverished city of Camden, New Jersey, who were desperate to avoid sending their kids to the city's abysmal public system." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFiCDdixweg

This is a charter school, but I think it has some beneficial and inspirational information about what can happen when families and the community rally around education. ]]> 2021-07-29 16:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664234243 Youtube Video- Reason TV chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664235326 How a Great School is Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in America's Poorest City 
Go to http://reason.com/reasontv for downloadable versions.
Jan 27, 2015. 
]]> 2021-07-29 16:30:30 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664235326 How Poverty Affects Classrooms chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664236612 "One teachers story about a remarkable change that made her see poverty in a new way." (American Federation of Teachers).

This school took the assets of the community and made sure their students had what they need. Dental and medical clinics are provided as well as sending food and toiletries home with families. ]]> 2021-07-29 16:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664236612 How Poverty Affects Classrooms | American Federation of Teachers (AFT) chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664243174 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ_dJ7G0Xvk ]]> 2021-07-29 16:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664243174 Gorski's 10 Suggestions for Schools chenderson74 https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664280780 2021-07-29 17:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/chenderson74/gitcei7l526qeq55/wish/1664280780