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The Athlos Approach

In addition to preparing children to excel academically, Athlos Academy of Jefferson Parish also prepares students for lifelong success by focusing on health and performance character education. For students to succeed in academics, and in life, they need to be more than just academically adept, and that is why our unique three-pillar approach to education combines Prepared Mind, Healthy Body, and Performance Character.

Athlos Pillars of Performance

Improvement Innovations

Academics

Academic Improvements
  • Successfully recruited new school administration, appointing a principal experienced in leading turnaround efforts.
  • Added a Dean of Discipline position to improve campus culture.
  • Established a school-wide schedule for monthly teacher and staff professional development.
  • Ensured that all teachers have access to high quality instructional materials aligned to state standards.
    • Adopted curriculum in grades 3-8 aligned to state standards and LEAP 2025.
  • Implemented WIN Time (What I Need intervention/enrichment block).
Assessment & Progress

Academic Growth: Student Progress Index Label

Label in 2024: B | Label in 2021 (simulated): F

2021 2024
SPS: 39.7 SPS: 52.5
Letter Grade: F Letter Grade:  D
Progress Index Score: 57 Progress Index Score: 75.8
Assessment Index Score: 26.5 Assessment Index Score: 31.7

Assessment Growth from 2021 to 2024

Progress Index Increase 33%
Assessment Index Increase 20%
Strong Retention = Strong School
Student Retention Increase 10%
Teacher Retention Increase 39%
Number of Certified Teacher Increase 27%
2025 School Year - LEAP Highlights

Athlos showed a 3% increase in the number of students achieving Master and above in grades 3-8.

Comparatively, the state had a 1% overall increase in grades 3-8.

Progress Monitoring from New Students

IREADY Interim 1:

In 2025–2026, more than 100 newly enrolled students entered Athlos performing 3+ grade levels below expectations on reading and math diagnostics, revealing significant gaps in foundational skills that required immediate intervention.

New Students 1 Grade Level or More Below in MATH 97%
New Students 1 Grade level or More Below in READING 92%
Governance Innovations

Past (Pre 2023 Renewal)

  • Inconsistent/lack of committee meetings
  • experienced an unengaged board
  • faced high board turnover
  • limited use of data to guide decisions

Present (2023-2025)

  • Conducting regular committee meetings for Academics, Governance, and Finance.
  • Retained the same board for the past 2 years.
  • Assembled board members with school leadership, legal, financial, and operational efficiency expertise.
  • Developed monthly data dashboards with key performance indicators to guide decision-making.

Future (205/2026 and onward)

  • Continue policy development to strengthen school effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Continue recruiting highly engaged board members from the community.
  • Engage in ongoing training for board members.
Finance Innovations

Past (Pre 2023 Renewal)

  • Hand under 30 days cash on hand
  • Submitted state reports late
  • Lacked strong, internal controls, including a material weakness and significant deficiency on the audit
  • Leased the school from a third party
  • Failed to follow policies and procedures

Present (2023-2025)

  • Continuing to maintain over 150 days of cash on hand.
  • Achieved good standing with state on Financial Risk Assessment.
  • Received a clean audit with no material weakness or significant deficiencies.
  • Purchased the building through a tax exempt bond process.

Future (205/2026 and onward)

  • Plan to continue improving internal controls.
  • Focus on further improving policies and procedures.
  • Strengthen staff training to drive continued excellence and growth.

Goals for Spring 2026

Goal 1

ELA PROFICIENCY GROWTH

Increase the percentage of 3rd-8th grade students scoring Proficient on the LEAP 2025 ELA assessment.

Measurable: Grow by 5% in 2026 and 10% in 2027.

How:

  • Daily Tier 1 instruction
  • WIN blocks
  • After-school tutoring and high-dosage tutoring
  • Small group support
  • Turnaround leadership
    • prioritize improvement
    • monitor short and long term goals
    • customize and target support to meet needs
  • Talent development
    • recruit, develop, retain, and sustain talent
    • target professional learning opportunities
    • set clear performance expectations
  • Instructional transformation
    • diagnose and respond to student learning needs
    • provide rigorous evidence-based instruction
    • remove barriers and provide opportunities
  • Cultural shift
    • build a strong community focused on student learning
    • solicit and act upon stakeholder input
    • engage students and families in pursuing education goals

Goal 2

MATH PROFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT

Improve LEAP Math scores for grades 3-8.

Measurable: Grow by 5% in 2026 and 10% in 2027.

How:

  • High-quality instructional materials (HQIM)
  • Small-group instruction
  • After-school tutoring and high-dosage tutoring
  • Math coaches
  • Turnaround leadership
    • prioritize improvement
    • monitor short and long term goals
    • customize and target support to meet needs
  • Talent development
    • recruit, develop, retain, and sustain talent
    • target professional learning opportunities
    • set clear performance expectations
  • Instructional transformation
    • diagnose and respond to student learning needs
    • provide rigorous evidence-based instruction
    • remove barriers and provide opportunities
  • Cultural shift
    • build a strong community focused on student learning
    • solicit and act upon stakeholder input
    • engage students and families in pursuing education goals

Goal 3

STUDENT READING FLUENCY (K-3 FOCUS)

Improve grade-level reading fluency for K-3 students (DIBELS).

Measurable: Grow by 5% in 2026 and 10% in 2027.

How:

  • Daily structured literacy
  • Tier II pull-outs
  • Reading interventionists
  • Family literacy nights
  • Progress Monitoring BOY, MOY, and EOY
  • After-school tutoring and high-dosage tutoring
  • Turnaround leadership
    • prioritize improvement
    • monitor short and long term goals
    • customize and target support to meet needs
  • Talent development
    • recruit, develop, retain, and sustain talent
    • target professional learning opportunities
    • set clear performance expectations
  • Instructional transformation
    • diagnose and respond to student learning needs
    • provide rigorous evidence-based instruction
    • remove barriers and provide opportunities
  • Cultural shift
    • build a strong community focused on student learning
    • solicit and act upon stakeholder input
    • engage students and families in pursuing education goals

Goal 4

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Strengthen targeted instructional supports to improve ELL students’ English proficiency levels (ELPT).

Measurable: Increase 95% of ELL students proficiency by one level on the ELPT by 2028 with at least 65% increasing by the 2025-2026 test.

How:

  • Daily 60-minute interventions
  • Integrate language objectives into core instruction
  • Reading interventionists
  • Progress Monitoring using ELP assessments every 6 weeks
  • After-school tutoring and high-dosage tutoring
  • Turnaround leadership
    • prioritize improvement
    • monitor short and long term goals
    • customize and target support to meet needs
  • Talent development
    • recruit, develop, retain, and sustain talent
    • target professional learning opportunities
    • set clear performance expectations
  • Instructional transformation
    • diagnose and respond to student learning needs
    • provide rigorous evidence-based instruction
    • remove barriers and provide opportunities
  • Cultural shift
    • build a strong community focused on student learning
    • solicit and act upon stakeholder input
    • engage students and families in pursuing education goals
What Athlos Parents Say!

“I chose Athlos for my child because after so much research I heard so many good things about this school and when I came, the staff was so awesome! Made me feel so comfortable.”

– Athlos Parent

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