It was nice to see the young people involved." "It added something to the parking lot instead of just sit here and watch people," said Lynn Demerath. People gathered around, took videos and danced to the music. "She decided to jump right on the opportunity," said Munoz. Munoz credits his music teacher for finding the gig. It's the students first time playing for tailgaters outside of a Milwaukee Brewers game. "It's to hype up the crowd but also for us its to have fun," said Zackary Munoz, a student at Greenfield High School. The Greenfield High School band and Rufus King High School drumline provided the music for tailgaters. Others hung out, took pictures in front of the "Claws Up" banner, and danced their way to their seats. MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) - Many people lined up right outside of the gates to get inside American Family Field at 1:10 p.m. A tall central tower looms over the rest of the U-shaped. I would like another data chat.’We are small enough that we know every book and every item. Description, This photo shows a multistory brick schoolhouse. I’m good at English, science and social studies but I need to work on math. Student A: Yes, I plan on working on the goal I made to get 700 on the STAR Test. I liked talking about my grades, what I’m good at and what I need to work on. Student A: It was weird talking about my grades but I liked it and it was fun meeting new City Year people. I had two with you and the one on Friday. How many Data Chats have you had, was this your first one?
Here is an interview I had with two students after they had their data chats: The work was tedious and many paper cuts later, I was starting to get annoyed, but after seeing the impact data chats would have on our students, I knew it was worth it. The International Baccalaureate Program drives the entire culture of the school. Luckily, our amazing Impact Manger, Sarah, made a to-do-list to keep us all on track. According to Newsweek Magazine, Rufus King is consistently ranked top in Milwaukee and in the State of Wisconsin on the rigor index and one of the top 250 high schools in the nation. Then it all had to be sorted into 500 folders. That means 500 attendance records, 500 STAR scores and 500 report cards. Our team had to collect data to chat about for almost 500 students. Preparing for data chats was a team effort. City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member, Victoria, and Senior AmeriCorps member, Fernie, participating in data chats. During this time, students get our undivided attention as we talk about what they want to accomplish these last couple of months of the school year. Each student gets to sit down with a City Year member one-on-one and talk for about 10 minutes. It’s also a time for students to reflect on what went well last semester, what areas they can continue to grow in, and what they need to do to reach their goals. City Year is here to help them do that in the best way we know how: data chats! City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps member, Niko, setting goals with a middle school student.ĭata chats are a time when City Year Milwaukee AmeriCorps members sit down with students to talk about their attendance, grades and Standardized Test for Assessment of Reading (STAR) scores. Students are looking to re-center on their goals, get focused and get motivated. Grades for the previous semester have closed, updated schedules have been handed out and it’s time for a fresh start. It is the beginning of the second semester for our students here at Rufus King International Middle School.