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Mount Vernon High School has restructured its HIVE period into a four-tier intervention system designed to provide students with academic support based on their grades, attendance and discipline records.
The new system places students into one of four tiers during three-week cycles, with placements reviewed at the beginning of each cycle using current academic, attendance and discipline information. School officials say the goal is to provide students with more individualized support while also recognizing students who consistently meet academic and behavioral expectations.
The highest level, called the Incentive Tier, is for students who meet high academic, behavioral and attendance standards. About 100 students are expected to qualify. Students cannot have a C-minus, D or F grade, discipline referrals, unexcused absences or tardies to qualify.
Students in the Incentive Tier will report to the theater, gym when available or designated classrooms under staff supervision. They will also be permitted to use their phones during HIVE.
Tier 1 is expected to serve about 200 students with no D or F grades. Those students will participate in a structured, quiet study hall in the cafeteria, with the library available if additional space is needed. Phone use will not be permitted.
Tier 2 is designed for students with a D, multiple D grades or one F. Those students will receive targeted support in smaller groups, focusing on completing coursework and improving specific grades.
The most intensive level, Tier 3, is for students with multiple F grades. Students will work in classrooms staffed by both a general education teacher and an intervention specialist. They will complete weekly progress forms, identify missing assignments and establish short-term academic goals.
At the beginning of each three-week cycle, students will report to homeroom while teachers review their ProgressBook grades, attendance and discipline records. Students and staff will then receive email notifications identifying their HIVE locations.
School officials are encouraging families to discuss students’ HIVE placements with them at the beginning of each cycle.
The school says the redesigned program is intended to build stronger academic habits and provide students with the support they need to reach their potential.
