News & Events
August 15, 2011
New Young Adult 180° Curriculum
"SET YOUR COURSE"
The program will be 19 chapters, targeting young adults age 18-25 (or any adult wishing to enhance their lives), and delivered up to an academic year. The program is loaded with activities and resources that will provide students with the necessary life-tools for success in education, career, and life!
Click to download an informational flyer.
June 17, 2011
East Side Union High School District
First Semester results 2010-2011 51% improvement in GPS's!
Click to read the whole report.
June 9, 2011
Watch the Channel 6 coverage of the Greenville, MS graduation and success story.
April 26, 2010
Read the Mercury News article about the program's success. "San Jose: Program helps turn apathetic teens into motivated students." Click here to read the entire story.
New Executive Summary
EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
First Semester 2010-2011 School Year
This summary details the statistical results of the 180 Degrees Program during the first semester of the 2010-2011 school-year at the following 9 High Schools in the East Side Union High School District, San Jose, CA.
The schools participating in the project were:
James Lick High School
Santa Teresa High School
The project commenced with the beginning of the first semester, approximately August 17, 2010. The first semester ended approximately December 17, 2010. A total of 255 students enrolled in the program and 225 (88%) remained in the project at the end of the semester. This included 228-10th grade students and 27-9th grade students. The 180 Degrees Program training was incorporated into the school district's Opportunity Program during the regular school day.
Teachers assigned to the Opportunities Classes were trained as 180 Facilitators and instructed the classes.
Progress of the students was measured by a pre and post program comparative analysis of the students' GPA's, Core Grades (Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science), Full Day Absences, documented Disciplinary Incidents and Life Skills Development. The data was collected from school records and Personal Development Surveys and entered into the 180 Degrees Program Electronic Data Base. In addition, daily attendance of the students in the 180 classes was recorded and entered into the data base.
The following average results were obtained during the first semester by the 9 schools participating in the 180 Degrees Program:
• GPA’s increased 51%
• Absences decreased 47%
• Disciplinary Incidents decreased 41%
• Personal Development Surveys: students +4%, facilitator +29%, teachers +31% and parents +1%a.
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