Durham School of the
Arts Advisory Program
2019-2020 Academic Year
Harrison J.L. Do
NCSU Cohort
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DSA Advisory Program: Supporting 9th Graders' High School Transition, Study notes of Performing arts
The Durham School of the Arts Advisory Program designed to provide targeted advising and mentoring to 9th grade students who may struggle academically. The program aims to improve students' academic achievement and create a positive perception of the school. details about the program's resources, assumptions, desired outputs, and evaluation questions.
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Durham School of the
Arts Advisory Program
2019-2020 Academic Year
Harrison J.L. Do NCSU Cohort
Durham School of the Arts-Mission Statement
โThe mission of Durham School of the Arts is to enable students from diverse backgrounds to realize their individual academic potential and creative capacities through a rigorous academic program emphasizing excellence in the visual and performing arts.โ
The Solution
The Durham School of the Arts (DSA) Advisory Program
Assumptions
โ Focused and intentional advising/mentoring will provide an extra layer of support for targeted 9th grade students who may struggle academically. โ This program will result in targeted students attaining a higher level of academic achievement throughout their first year of high school.
Resources and Requirements
โ Starts at the beginning of the 2019-2020 academic year โ Does not require transportation โ Supervised by teachers โ Does not take away time from classes
Resources and Requirements
โ Access to classrooms โ Grant money for periodic celebrations โ Allocate school funds to compensate advisors โ Advising Curriculum (still under review) โ Don Jones (Assistant Principal) and Harrison Do (Principal Resident) will monitor the program
The DSA Advisory Program
โ Students are assigned to a group based on the gender in which they identify โ Teachers meet with their students (ten in total) once per week on Tuesdays to provide advising/mentoring
Desired Outputs
โ Weekly meetings in
which advisors
provide academic
advising/mentoring
to targeted students
Desired Outcomes
โ Longer-Term Outcomes
โ Students who historically struggle academically
will have a more positive perception of DSA
โ Targeted students will attain high levels of
academic achievement throughout their high
school career
Desired Impact
โ The intended impact of the DSA Advisory Program is that targeted students will successfully complete the 9th grade and thus increase the likelihood that they graduate with their cohort.