What is ICU?  ICU stands for Intensive Care Unit, just like in a hospital.  ICU is an academic support system for students and communication tool for teachers and parents and is built around a school-wide electronic database that tracks missing assignments.  All students completing all assignments is the foundation of this program.  Students learn quickly if they have one missing or poor quality assignment, their grade is sick and needs attention.  

Students with missing or poor quality assignments have their names placed on an ICU list that can be viewed by all staff members.  Students are asked by a variety of staff members: "Who do you owe?"  "What do you owe?"  "What do you need?"  "How can I help?"  Staff members re-teach content material and provide students with extra assistance to complete their work: before school, during lunch, after school, etc.  Names are removed from the ICU list when assignments are completed and quality work has been done.

It is crucial that parents, teachers, and administrators are all on the same page and convey the message that “All students will complete all assignments and do quality work.” 

From our Student Handbook:

Assignments

Students will complete every assignment at a 70% or better. All students who have missing assignments or assignments that were turned in but of poor quality, have their names put on an assignment list. Parents are updated frequently via text/email throughout the week when their child is on the assignment list. The notification will inform the parents of the specific assignment(s) their child needs to complete in order to be removed from the list. Students will be provided extra time to complete assignments. Students will be required to attend homework sessions (before/after school and/or Friday school) until all assignments have been completed at 70% or better.