School founded in the
21st Century with
21st Century Curriculum:
Lessons Learned on College
Readiness in High Poverty
Urban School
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
· 6,500 students
· 24 schools
· 22 cities in
17 states and D.C.
· 95% students of color
· $36,000 average
family income
· 24 National
University Partners
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
How CWSP Works
Mon
Student-workers are put into
JOB-SHARING teams and
their academic schedules are
modified so that four students
job share a full-time entry
level job
without missing class.
(5 days/week; MondayFriday; 8 hours; Late August
to mid-June)
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Fri
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
Our Students
Saint Martin by the Numbers
Enrollment
471
Alumni
265
First Generation College
Students
80%
Students on free/reduced lunch
82%
Average income of our current
students’ families
$29,000 for a family of four
Student Body Composition
35% male; 65% female
African American 76%
Latino American 8.5%
Bi-racial/Multi-racial 5.6%
Other 1.2%
Asian American .4%
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
Saint Martin Graduate at Graduation
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
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Curious and open to continuous learning
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Effective communicator
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Creative and innovative thinker, actor,
worker,
and communicator
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Spiritually conscious
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Caring and responsible
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
Habits of Mind
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Critical, analytic, and independent thinking
Creativity and problem solving
Intellectual curiosity
Willingness to accept and act on critical feedback
Openness to growth
Ability to cope with challenging learning tasks and
possible frustration
• Ability to work collaboratively to create effective
community
Habit of Spirit
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Respect for self and others
Humility
Hospitality
Personal integrity
Commitment to community
Dedication to nonviolence
Care for the earth
Social Justice
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
Expert Thinking
Complex
Communication
On the rise!
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
These skills cannot be taught as add-ons or in isolation…they
must be taught in context of demanding curriculum
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
• Relational, Relevant, Rigorous
• Interdisciplinary
• Heavy emphasis on writing on all levels and
every subject area
• Data Driven Instruction (MAP, EPAS, NSC)
• CWSP Program
• Partnering with Minds Matters, Boys and
Girls Club, Esperanza and others
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
• One on One Tutoring
• Strong Social Work and Counseling Department
• Four Year College Counseling
Curriculum/Summer college programs
• Strong Professional Development for teachers
Creating a
strong college
going culture
from day
one…welcome
class of 2016,
class of 2020
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
How is Saint Martin making an
More students of modest incomes are attending, enrolling,
persisting, and succeeding in college.
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
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100% graduation rate over four years
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100% college acceptance (at over 110 colleges & universities)
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
Three Times the National Average!!
Kasondra Drake, Class of 2008
Projected 47% College
Graduation Rate in FIVE years!!!
All data sourced from National Student Clearinghouse
Kasondra will graduate from Baldwin-Wallace in
May. Sociology Major, Gender studies Minor.
Kasondra wants to work at a Nonprofit
organization in Cleveland that focuses on assisting
women and children.
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
"Listen, be determined, seek
wisdom from wise people,
and get back up. You must
have determination
combined with preparation
and there is no time for
feelings of devastation. "
-Gary Martin, Saint Martin
Class of 2008, Fairfield
University Class of 2012
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
Economic Impact of a Saint Martin Graduate
Annual Earnings Potential
non-high
school
graduates
$14,000
high school
graduates
no college degree
$24,000
College
graduates
$48,000
Source: America’s Promise Alliance
A Saint Martin student is far more likely to graduate from college and make
$2.4 million during their working career. If they had not received the college
preparation they receive from Saint Martin, their earning potential
may have been reduced by half or worse.
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
Lives Being Transformed.
Christian Bell, Class of 2008
“Saint Martin gave me the opportunity
to not only be a part of a family but to
attend a school when I did not have the
necessary resources to do
so....Growing up in the city of
Cleveland, I never thought something
like this could be possible. Saint
Martin has changed my life forever.”
Christian is graduating from Morehouse College with a double major in Political Science
and Religion. Christian has applied to the Harvard Divinity School and hopes to directly
enroll in Fall 2012.
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time
Good news here: It’s not the kids. And when the
adults who run the system organize around student
success, big changes are possible—quite quickly.
--National Education Trust
SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES High School
Transforming urban Cleveland one student at a time