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Nuts and Bolts

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  School budget: YES Prep North Central, 2008-09

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  High school bell schedule: YES Prep North Central, 2008-09

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  Middle school bell schedule: YES Prep North Central, 2008-09

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  Chart showing the administration structure at YES Prep North Central, 2008-09

School Culture and Discipline

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  Five core values shared by all the YES Prep schools

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  Commitment to college completion signed by parents and students upon enrollment (English)

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  Commitment to college completion signed by parents and students upon enrollment (Spanish)

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  Key "Thinks and Acts" for students and educators, developed by YES Prep students

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  Overview of YES Prep North Central's discipline system, RISE (Restoring Individual Student Excellence)

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  Responsible behavior log used in the RISE discipline system

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  Respectful behavior log used in the RISE discipline system

College-Bound Culture

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  "Road to College" quiz and fact sheet used at freshmen parents' night

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  "Road to College" quiz answer key

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  Course schedule for College 101, a summer class for rising eighth graders

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  College preferences survey used in College 101 to help students think about what kind of school they'd like to attend

• College 101 Power Point Presentation 216K

  College 101 Power Point presentation on the benefits of college and how to prepare

Teacher Development

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  Seven traits of the most effective YES Prep teachers, determined by an independent study of YES teachers and used in recruitment and hiring

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  Summative evaluation form for teachers, completed at year's end (blank)

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  Summative evaluation form for teachers, completed at year's end (complete example)

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  Classroom walk-through observation form

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  Full-length classroom observation form

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  Focused observation/evaluation form for a particular area for teacher improvement

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  Post-observation conversation guide

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  Professional development calendar: YES Prep North Central, 2008-09

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  Five expectations for team teaching

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  Team teacher meeting guide

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  Overview of YES Prep North Central's medical-school-style rounds program

Curriculum and Assessment

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  Assignment: Romeo and Juliet literary analysis, grade 9 English

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  Rubric: Literary analysis

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  Rubric: Oral presentation

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  Lesson plan: Appeals of argument, grade 8 English

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  Student-choice sheet: Layered curriculum on To Kill a Mockingbird

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  Rubric: Covering multiple elements of layered English curriculum

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  Rubric: Grade 10 history presentation on the Crusades

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  Lesson plan: International trade, grade 10 history

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  Quiz: International trade, grade 10 history

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  Assignment and rubric: Inspirational video with music

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  Assignment and rubric: Digital photography

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  Assignment and rubric: Building a Web page

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  Lesson plan: Weekly plan for multimedia class

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  Unit plan: The Great Gatsby, grade 11 English

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  Unit plan: Choice and consequences, grade 10 English

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  Unit plan: Experimental design and the cell, grade 7 science

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  Unit plan: How trade changed the world, grade 10 history

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  Unit plan: Systems of linear equations, algebra 1

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  Unit plan: Foundations of geometry