Play It Smart Information

Goals

1. Improve Grade Point Average
2. Increase number of students taking the SAT/ACT & improve scores on tests
3. Increase the graduation rate & opportunities for higher education
4. Enhance life skills development
5. Increase opportunities for community service
6. Increase parental & family involvement

Year End Report for 2010-11

About the Seniors: The Program's Ultimate Goal-Graduation and College Bound

101 of our 102 student athletes graduated on time!

4 or 4% General Diploma
49 or 48.5% Core 40 Diplomas
48 or 47.5% Honors Diploma

30% of the Senior Top 30 were athletes. Again this year, a student-athlete received an International Baccalaureate Diploma. In addition, 33, or 32% of the seniors were National Honor Society members. The graduating seniors had an overall cumulative GPA of 3.1450.

9 or 30% of the Top 30 were athletes
1 International Baccalaureate Diploma
67-33 seniors and 34 juniors were National Honor Society Members

Overview of the Other Athletes

All four grades achieved Cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or above. Again in 2010-2011, the overall cumulative GPA for all the athletes has risen.

3.1450 Cumulative GPA Average for the Seniors
3.0200 Cumulative GPA Average for the Juniors
3.0961 Cumulative GPA Average for the Sophomores
3.3139 Cumulative GPA Average for the Freshmen

When the program was started, a major goal was and has been trying to help as many athletes as possible to achieve a C+ average which is a 2.3. The athletes understand that colleges are looking for more than a just getting by performance.

80.5% C+ (2.3) [Ben Davis High School's Scholar-Athlete Level] or above with a Cumulative GPA of 3.3807 up 0.2063 from the 2010 average of 3.1744.
19.5% of the grades are below the C+ goal with a Cumulative GPA average of 1.8962.

Services for All Athletes

Statistical record keeping continues to improve!

Study Table/Tutoring Hours

Fall 2010 1,523 Contact Hours
Spring 2011 1,069 Contact Hours

Total 2,592 Contact Hours

2009-2010 Contact Hours-690-up 73%!

Tutoring - There were 1,069 contact hours with an average of 15 students per session Spring Semester. The highest attendance was on April 21, 2011 with 32 students.

Open to all Ben Davis High School students in D102, not just the athletes
6:30 a.m. added Spring 2011 [New]
Mondays-Thursdays from 3:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., plus up to 6:00 p.m. as needed for students being picked up by a parent after work [New Second Semester]
One-on-one assignments of National Honor Society tutors with students as needed
NHS tutors in The Learning Center, BDE students, and ENL Tutoring Center [New]
Assignment of teachers to Study Table along with NHS tutors [New Second Semester]
Tutoring during the three hours each of the two days of ECA [End-of-Course Assessment] testing [New Second Semester]

National Honor Society-31 Seniors and 34 Juniors

Identification of athletes invited to apply for membership
Help with filling out application and getting teacher recommendations
Help for seniors accepted-balance athletic responsibilities and complete community service/tutoring hours

ACT/SAT

Registration for tests
Score interpretation for NCAA/NAIA eligibility Support Test Morning at Ben Davis High School
Breakfast
Supplies-Calculators and Pencils
Admissions-Identification Sheets (PEP Pictures) and Admissions Tickets
Preparation for Tests
During and after school
Use of Wayne Township Foundation grant materials/Play It Smart materials
CDs and online preparation
Study Hall pull out for preparation
Help with inquiries at ACT/SAT about registrations and scores

NCAA Eligibility Center

Registration
Waiver submission
Timely information on rules and athletes’ core courses/college testing scores
Coordination with Student Services
NCAA Core courses needed
Transcripts
Updating of Prep48-software program that mimics NCAA database
Rules inquiries and questions about deadlines

NAIA opened an Eligibility Center in September 2010, so registration help was available all year.

Contacts with Colleges and Universities

Letters of recommendation
Admissions letters
Transcripts
Conversations with coaches and Prep48 information
Admissions application help

FAFSA

Opened D102 computer lab for help for sign-up for two weeks before deadline Parents came after work so the lab is open until after 6:00 p.m. and up to about 8:00 p.m. Parents of non-athletes were also helped.
Explanation of aid assigned to the student
Help with phone calls to FAFSA about notations on accounts

No Place to Hide

E-mails to teachers for one-on-one communication two weeks before final grades to track how failing students were doing. This played a significant role in 466 F's being recovered! [New Second Semester]
Contacting by teachers about discipline and grade issues increased and were addressed in a very timely manner
Contacting of parents increased significantly
Grade problems
Discipline problems
Impending ineligibility-phone and letter
Assignment to study table in D102 by the coaches increased dramatically, especially for those ineligible during Grading Periods 1 and 3
Removal from the program ultimately took place if no other interventions worked

Study Tables for Athletes

Scheduling of study tables for athletes per coaches' requests
Assignment of NHS tutors for each study table

Summer School Sign-Up and Eligibility

Identification of potential ineligible players as of midterm and last progress report; signing up of the players for summer school classes; those needing summer school were identified in advance and signed up before the end of school. [New Second Semester]
Contact with parents and players about completion of incompletes [Ninth Grade Center-three days to complete] and summer school for fall eligibility and credit recovery
On-site coordination Monday-Thursday, all of June 2011 summer school-preparation of year end statistics and final report
Monitoring of summer school completion and grades [New Summer School]
NHS tutors used in summer school for the first time ever

Staff

Leslie Kelly, Head Athletic Academic Coach [Overall Program], Ben Davis English Department
Christine Battey, Athletic Academic Coach in Math and Science, Substitute in the Wayne Township
Dionne Molsberry, Data Base Manager