MAstery Mastery at CCP Program 1700 Spring Garden St. Philadelphia, PA 19130 267.838.1159 (phone) www.masterycharter.org CEEB School Codes: Simon Gratz: 393505 Lenfest Campus: 393318 Pickett Campus: 393317 Shoemaker Campus: 393304 Thomas Campus: 393396 LaQuanda Jackson Program Supervisor Christine Mikulski Program Manager School Profile 2013-2014 MISSION All students learn the academic and personal skills they need to succeed in higher education, compete in the global economy, and pursue their dreams. We believe that educational inequity is the most pressing social problem facing our country the civil rights issue of our day. Mastery is a network of exceptionally high performing urban schools that demonstrate that all students not just those attending selective schools can succeed and achieve academically. We currently serve close to 7000 neighborhood students at twelve Elementary and High School campuses throughout Philadelphia. HISTORY Mastery s first school was founded in September 2001 by a coalition of business and civic leaders and opened the doors to our Flagship Campus Lenfest in Center City Philadelphia. In January 2005, Lenfest Campus was named an Exemplar charter school by the U.S. Department of Education, one of only 15 schools selected nationwide. Mastery was then invited to turnaround three low performing, violent School District of Philadelphia schools: Thomas in South Philadelphia (05), Shoemaker in West Philadelphia (06) and Pickett in Germantown (07). Under Mastery management, test scores increased an average of 50+ points per grade and violence decreased by 85%. In 2012-2013, Mastery will once again partner with the School District of Philadelphia to turnaround one of its lowest performing elementary schools in addition to the 11 high schools and elementary schools that we are already running. MODEL Mastery combines a rigorous academic curriculum with a sweat the small stuff proactive approach to building an achievement-focused school climate. We integrate modern management and educational best practices that drive student achievement. Mastery insists on both high expectations and high support for all students. Our program is distinct in several ways: Relentless commitment to student achievement. Mastery instruction means teaching and supporting students until they learn. We use rigorous assessment and data-feedback loops to measure and ensure success. Teacher promotion is based upon impact on student gains, not seniority. Many Entries, Single Exit. Our scaffolded course sequence addresses students at their incoming skill level, yet holds all students to a single college preparatory graduation standard. High Bar for Student Success. We utilize a mastery-based grading system where students need to earn a 76% in order to pass a class, and they must pass every class in order to progress to the next grade-level. Failure is not an option. Real World Preparation. We go beyond academics by explicitly teaching students social-emotional skills, including a rigorous 70-hour professional internship placement, to ensure they demonstrate the real world skills required for college and the global economy in order to graduate. Mastery at Community of Philadelphia (CCP) Mastery Charter Schools - Community of Philadelphia (CCP) is in its 2 nd year as Mastery's first full time dual enrollment program. The program is comprised of 35 high-achieving students from each of Mastery's five high school campuses in Philadelphia: Lenfest campus in Center City, Thomas campus in South Philadelphia, Pickett campus in Germantown, Shoemaker campus in West Philadelphia, and Gratz campus in North Philadelphia. Students were identified by campus advisers and administrators as exceeding their peers in academic ability, participation in extra-curricular activities, and personal character. Mastery students at CCP are on an accelerated track to high school graduation; students will complete the academic requirements for high school graduation in the Fall semester, and take courses for college credit in the Spring semester. Mastery students in the CCP program take college-level courses as seniors in high school while still connected to their home campuses for extra-curricular activities.
STUDENTS The 35 students in the inaugural Mastery at CCP class come from all 5 of our high school campuses. Therefore, their economic and ethnic background mirrors the student body of all Mastery Charter secondary schools. 68.6% of our students are economically disadvantaged, and 19.8% receive Special Education services. Incoming students arrive three grades behind in Math and two grades behind in Reading. Our graduates leave Mastery as hard-working, persistent, college-ready students prepared to succeed in higher education and the workplace. The ethnic background of our students is: 90.4% African American 3.2% Hispanic 2.8% White 2.8% Asian American.8% Other SCHOOL SCHEDULE Our students enter our doors academically behind, and it is our job to close the achievement gap. This translates to the need to work harder and longer than your typical school. Mastery students are in school significantly more than their counterparts in the School District of Philadelphia: two-week earlier start in August; one-week longer in June an 8-hour daily schedule (8-4) compared to 6.5-hour daily schedule (8:30-3:00); 7 hours math instruction weekly instead of 5; mandated Saturday school for additional academic programming; mandated summer school in July, 40-hours per credit failed during the academic year. CURRICULUM Mastery offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum for all students. Courses in the younger grade levels meet students at their incoming skill-level and move them up to grade-level to reach the same college entry endpoint by graduation. No honors designation for honors level work is made, as all courses are college-oriented. AP Courses are noted below. We do not limit the number of APs students take, however the majority of our AP courses are offered to seniors, and therefore many of the students in the CCP at Mastery program will not have had a chance to participate. All courses are credited on a semester basis; the value (ranging from.25-1.0) is based upon actual time in the classroom. Please note: Students attending the CCP at Mastery program are coming from a variety of Mastery Charter campuses and have, therefore, taken a number of classes that may not have been offered universally. Class offerings for grades 9-11 are noted in the chart below. 12 th grade course offerings are reflected in the CCP Course Catalogue. Courses Simon Gratz Lenfest Pickett Shoemaker Thomas English English 9 Introduction to Literature X X X X X English 9 Reading Enrichment X X X X X English 9 Literature X X X X X English 9 Composition or Writing X X X X X English 10 X X X X X American Literature X X X X AP Language X X X X AP Literature X X X X History Modern World History X X X X X US History X X X X X AP US History X X X AP Human Geography X Mathematics Pre-Algebra X X X X X Algebra 1 X X X X X Geometry X X X X X Algebra II and Trigonometry X X X X X Pre-Calculus (12 th grade) (12 th grade) (12 th grade) X X Business Math X Science Intro Physics X X X X X Biology X X X X X Chemistry X X X X X Language Spanish 1 X X X X X
EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAMS Campuses offer the following Extracurricular Programs: Yearbook Chorus Newspaper Glee Club Student Government Chess Club Women s Track/Men strack and Cross Student Theater Country Men s Football Team Running Club Women s Lacrosse/Men s Lacrosse Women s Basketball/Men s Basketball Gay/Straight Alliance Senior Planning Committees Mural Arts Club Step Team City Year Heroes Cycling Club National Honor Society Mock Trial Poetry Club Pep Squad Cheerleading Women s Softball Fitness Club Fashion Club GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS In order to graduate from Mastery Charter, students must pass all courses assigned to them. Courses are credited on a semester basis. Typically this includes: English- 8 credits Math- 8 credits Science- 6 or 8 credits (depending on 9 th grade English placement) History- 4 or 6 credits (depending on 10 th grade English placement) Spanish- 4 credits Social Emotional Learning - 4 credits Art/Music- 2 credits - 1 credit First Aid/PE/Nutrition/Health - 1 credit Mastery has additional graduation requirements that are directly tied to our mission to prepare students for college and the global economy. These include the requirement to successfully complete an 18-week professional internship and design and present a Senior Mastery Project demonstrating their ability to manage a project and work independently. GRADE POINT AVERAGE All Mastery coursework is graded on a 1-100 scale. The Mastery Charter GPA is based upon a 4.0 scale and measures overall student achievement. It is a rigorous scale, anything below a 76 earns a zero grade point and zero credit. AP courses are weighted on a 5.0 scale. Summer school courses are pass/fail and weighted on a 3.0 scale. GPA is calculated by multiplying the grade earned by the course credit. 93-100 = 4.00 80-82 = 2.66 90-92 = 3.66 77-79 = 2.33 87-89 = 3.33 76 = 2.00 83-86 = 3.00 >76 = 0.00 Distinguished Honors: GPA 3.75 High Honors: GPA of 3.5-3.74 Honors: GPA of 3.25-3.49 CCP at Mastery Class of 2013 A statistical profile of their academic performance and test scores through June 2010 is provided below. It is Mastery s policy not to rank since senior classes are small and all students participate in a college-preparatory curriculum. GPA Distribution: The median GPA for the Class of 2013 is 3.55. Quartile breakdown is shown below. Quartile GPA Range Top 4.3-3.91 Second 3.89-3.66 Third 3.62-3.46 Fourth 3.33-2.2 SAT Scores: All Mastery students take the SAT in the spring of their junior year and fall of their senior year. This data is based upon the spring test scores. Range Critical Math Writing Reading 600-690 2 2 1 500-590 10 17 11 400-490 27 23 24 300-390 14 11 19 200-290 3 3 1
Mean Score 437 449 436 HISTORY OF COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES 2005 2012 98% of the Class of 2012 earned college acceptance 91% of the Class of 2012 earned a 4 year acceptance 66% will attend a 4-yr college Over $10 million in scholarships earned by Class of 201 1200 Mastery graduates have been accepted at close to 200 different colleges/universities " There s a charter school called Mastery in Philadelphia. And in just two years, three of the schools that Mastery has taken over have seen reading and math levels nearly double in some cases, triple Now, if a school like Mastery can do it, every troubled school can do it. Educating our children -- all of them -- to graduate ready for college, ready for a career. President Barack Obama speech to the Urban League July 29, 2010 Arcadia University Albright University All State Career Truck School Alvernia American River Andrew Art Institute of Philadelphia Ashford University Ball State University Benedict Bennett Bethune Cookman University Bloomfield Bloomsburg University Boston Bowie State University University of Bridgeport Bryn Athen Bucknell University Buffalo State of SUNY Cabrini California University of Pennsylvania Campbell University Carnegie Mellon University Cazanovia Cedar Crest Central Pennsylvania Champlain Chatham Chestnut Hill Cheyney University Chubb Institute of Cittone Medical Institute Clarion University Clark Atlanta University Clark Clemson University Cleveland State University of Notre Dame Columbia University Community of Philadelphia Coppin State University Dartmouth DeKalb Technical Institute Delaware State University Delaware Valley DeVry University Dillard University Dowling Drew University Drexel University East Stroudsburg University Eastern University Eckerd Edinboro University Edward Waters Elizabeth City Empire Beauty School Fashion Institute of Tech Florida A&M Florida Memorial University Franklin&Marshall Full Sail Real World Education George Mason University Gettysburg Goldey Beacom Gwynedd-Mercy Hampton University Haverford Hiram G. Andrews Center Hobart and William Smith Hofstra University Holy Family University Howard University Immaculata University Indiana State University Indiana Technical Indiana University of Pennsylvania Ithaca ITT Technical University Jean Madeline Aveda Institute JNA Institute of Culinary Arts Johnson Johnson and Wales University Katherine Gibbs Institute Kent State University Kentucky State University Kenyon Keystone King s Kutztown University Landmark LaRoche LaSalle University Lebanon Valley Lehigh Valley Liberty University Lincoln Technical Institute Lincoln University Lock Haven University Long Island University Luzerne Comm Manor Mansfield University Mary Baldwin Marymount Manhattan Maryville Marywood University Mass of Pharmacy Methodist University Miami Dade Michigan State University Millersville University Misericordia University Montgomery County Community Moravian Morehouse University Morgan State University Morris Brown University Morris Neumann New England New York Institute of New York University Norfolk State University North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central University North Carolina Community Northampton Community Northeastern University Orleans Technical Institute Pace University Peirce Pennsylvania of Tech Pennsylvania Institute of Pennsylvania State University Philadelphia University Pike s Peak Pointe Park University Purdue University Restaurant School at Walnut Hill Robert Morris University Roosevelt University Saint Francis University Saint Leo University Saint Joseph s University Sanford Brown Institute SCAD School of Visual Arts NY Seton Hall University Seton Hill University Shippensburg University Slippery Rock University Smith Spellman University St. Augustine s St. John s University SUNY at Albany Susquehanna University Swarthmore Syracuse University Temple University Thaddeus Stevens of Towson University Trinity University in Washington DC Tufts University Tuskegee University University of CA - Riverside University of Charleston University of Colorado University of Delaware University of Maryland University of Notre Dame University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Scranton University of the Arts University of Vermont Ursinus Villanova University VA Commonwealth University Virginia State University VA Union University Voorhees University Washington Washington U in St.Louis Wesley West Chester University West Virginia University West Virginia University, Institute of Widener University Wilmington University Xavier University of LA York of Pennsylvania Youngstown State University