School Profile 2019-2020 59 Armstrong Road, Plymouth MA 02360 P
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Michael O’Keefe, Head of School ~ x512 ~ [email protected] James Simons, Upper School Principal ~ x114 ~ [email protected] Maureen Chapman, Academic Director ~ x509 ~ [email protected] Meghan Foster, College & Future Planning Counselor ~ x588 ~ [email protected] School Profile 2019-2020 59 Armstrong Road, Plymouth MA 02360 P. (508) 747-2620 ~ F. (508) 830-9441 ~ www.risingtide.org CEEB Code: 221788 Accreditation: Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Overall School Performance Relative to Other MA Public Schools in Same School Type: 83rd Percentile School Overview Rising Tide Charter Public School (Rising Tide) is a college preparatory public school serving grades 5-12. Founded as a middle school by a group of Plymouth community members in 1998, Rising Tide expanded to include the upper grades in 2011. Rising Tide students in the class of 2020 will be the school’s sixth cohort of high school graduates. Rising Tide is driven by its mission to provide a strong academic program rooted in the history of Plymouth, Massachusetts and cultivate within its students a sense of place and belonging. Rising Tide provides students with a structure of supportive relationships in a small-school environment that is physically, emotionally, and intellectually safe. In such a setting, students develop a love of learning and high achievement, take creative and intellectual risks, build increasing personal and academic responsibility, and develop an understanding of themselves and others. There are 19 towns in Rising Tide’s designated region; the majority of students are residents of Plymouth, Kingston, Wareham, Bourne, Middleborough, and Carver. Approach to Teaching and Learning 2019-2020 Student Enrollment At Rising Tide, teachers use an inquiry and skills-based Total Enrollment, Grades 5-12: 659 approach to foster personal and academic growth in Upper School Enrollment, Grades 9-12: 295 students. This approach encourages students to reflect, Size of Senior Class: 67 take responsibility, ask questions, and think critically. Through curriculum design and implementation, Rising 2019-2020 Upper School Teaching Faculty Tide fosters the development of skills, the exploration of Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 content knowledge, and the deepening of understanding. Teachers with Advanced Degrees: 69% The curriculum at Rising Tide is aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, and guided by Class of 2019 (64 Students) Test Scores the school’s Mission, the four Schoolwide Objectives and SAT class participation: 89% Benchmark Skills, the Grade Level Guiding Questions, and SAT Scores ERW Math Essential Questions within each discipline. For further 2019 RT 75th Percentile 600 590 explanation of the curriculum at Rising Tide, please see 2019 RT 50th Percentile 550 540 the Program of Studies on the website. 2019 Rising Tide Mean 555 537 2019 National Mean 531 528 Schoolwide Objectives and Benchmark Skills Communicator Self-Directed Learner SAT Subject Tests Receptive Skills Self-Awareness Skills Class participation: 8% Expressive Skills Skills in Taking Responsibility (5 students completed 11 tests) Class of 2020 Scholars Investigator Community Steward 1 National Merit Scholar Commended Student Inquiry Skills Skills in Awareness of Others 36 Adams Scholarship Recipients Innovation Skills Collaboration Skills Class of 2019 Graduates Upper School Guiding Questions College-Bound: 89% Overall: Who am I? Attending 4-Year Colleges: 81% Grade 9: How can we recognize and demonstrate courage? Attending 2-Year Colleges: 8% Grade 10: How can we recognize and demonstrate integrity? Grade 11: How can we be mindful of and prepare for the future? Career, Military, Gap Year: 11% Grade 12: What is my place in the world? Rising Tide Charter Public School Profile 2019-2020, page 2 Graduation Requirements Program Rigor Twenty-eight (28) credits are required for graduation We consider the majority of courses at Rising Tide to be from Rising Tide. Full-year courses are one (1) credit; honors-level courses in comparison with the courses at semester courses are a half (.5) credit. Students also traditional public schools in the region; however, courses meet the Competency Determination standard set by the at Rising Tide are not leveled and therefore have no Massachusetts DESE. designated level on the transcript. A student’s grade point average (GPA) is not weighted, and students are Core Courses not ranked. A grade of B+ or above exceeds standard Arts 3 credits expectations. All completed core and elective courses, English 4 credits for grades 9-11, are included in the GPA. Mathematics 4 credits Science 4 credits At Rising Tide, teachers have the flexibility and autonomy Social Studies 3 credits to design courses that are aligned with and go beyond World Languages 3 credits in one language the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. Teachers are responsible for implementing our approach to teaching Schedule and learning and providing a rigorous program in which The Upper School operates on a four-term rotating block all students are held to high academic standards. As a schedule. Students are expected to take eight (8) courses result, we do not offer pre-designed curriculum, such as per semester. Each day consists of four (4) 85-minute Advanced Placement courses. blocks with courses meeting on alternate days. The following courses are considered the most rigorous Grading Scale core course pathway options for juniors and seniors: Mathematics: Adv Statistics, Calculus, Computer Science, A A- B+ B B- C+ Pre-Calculus 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 Science: Adv Biology, Adv Chemistry, Adv Physics Social Studies: Comparative Religion, International C C- D+ D D- F Relations, Local History, Modern Global History 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.7 0 World Language: Latin Authors: Catullus & Ovid, Latin Authors: Vergil, Spanish IV, Spanish V Additional Program Components Academic Support Upper School students are provided two 45-minute blocks each week in which they can meet with faculty members for additional support or extension. During the block, students can engage with teachers in one-on-one work or small-group practice and exploration; students can also engage with one another through peer tutoring or academic collaboration. Academic Support is not a credit-bearing course. Advisory Program Each student has a faculty Advisor, the primary advocate for the student within the school. Students meet in grade- level Advisory groups of approximately 12 students two to three times a week. In Advisory, students explore a curriculum connected to the grade level guiding question that addresses Community Building, Future Planning, and Wellness. Advisory is not a credit-bearing course. Elective Courses Elective courses at Rising Tide are considered equal in rigor and value to core courses. Each student can select up to three semester-long elective courses per year. Elective courses are credit-bearing. Internship Course Seniors can participate in a semester-long elective course that combines academic, skills-based learning with an internship in the field of their choice. Internship is a credit-bearing course. Athletics Rising Tide is a member of the Cape & Islands League within the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA). The Rising Tide Herons compete at the varsity level in baseball, basketball, cooperative hockey, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. Extra-Curricular Activities Rising Tide offers a variety of in-school and after-school clubs, many of which are student-led and have been developed by students. Rising Tide also runs two to three after-school theater productions per year and is a member of the MA Educational Theater Guild. Recent productions include Twelve Angry Women and A Doll’s House. The school also offers after-school chorus and instrument ensembles in addition to the music programming during the school day. Rising Tide Charter Public School Profile 2019-2020, page 3 College Acceptances for the Classes of 2017, 2018, 2019 Academy of Art University* Lynchburg College Suffolk University* Adelphi University Maine College of Art SUNY Maritime College Anna Maria College* Maine Maritime Academy Syracuse University Assumption College Manhattan College* Thomas College Bard College Marist College Trevecca Nazarene College* Barry University Marymount Manhattan College Unity College* Bay Path University Massachusetts College of Art & Design* University at Albany Becker College Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts* University of Arizona Belmont University Massasoit Community College* University of California Berkeley Bentley University* MCPHS University* University of California San Diego Boston College Massachusetts Maritime Academy* University of California San Francisco Boston University* Merrimack College* University of California Santa Barbara Brandeis University* Middlebury College* University of California Santa Cruz Bridgewater State University* New College of Florida University of Connecticut Brigham Young University New England College University of Delaware Bristol Community College* New England Institute of Technology* University of Findlay Brown University* New School University of Hartford Bryant University New York University University of Holy Cross Bryn Mawr College Newbury College University of Maine* California State University Chico Nichols College* University of Maine Fort Kent* Cape Cod Community College* Northeastern University* University of Maine Presque Isle Carnegie Mellon University* Northern