Administration• Derek Glaaser – Educational Director• Kathryn Miller – Principal• Shanna Pool – Assistant Principal• Anthony Endler – Assistant Principal• Rick Abbott – Dean of Students• Hon Yin Eubanks– ACT Manager
Demographics
• 171 students• Average class size
• Academy I 10-12• Academy II 8-10
• Staffing in each classroom• Teacher/AT• PAs per IEP
• Graduates• 13 Certificate of
Completion Graduates• 20 Diploma Graduates• Students pursue 2 or 4
year college• Technical Schools• Independent or
supported work programs
Academy 1•Academy IA- 5 Classrooms
•Educational Administrator – Anthony Endler, Assistant Principal•Lead Teacher – Joe Ryland•Lead Clinician – Caryn Putchat
•Academy IB- 5 Classrooms (more social support)•Educational Administrator – Anthony Endler, Assistant Principal •Lead Teacher – Faith Morse•Lead Clinician – Matt Casey
• IA and IB Traveling Schedule• Students travel primarily in grade level cohorts
Academy I• Changes this Year
• Academy IA and IB • Common Core Skills Course• Graduated Homework Schedule• Advisory Period• Class Wiki
• Academy IB• Social Thinking• Reduced Transitions
Academy 2•Academy II - 10 Classrooms
•Educational Administrator – Kathryn Miller, Principal•Lead Teacher – Tovah Ferullo•Lead Teacher – Jessica Grubbs•Lead Clinician – Rebecca Duclos
•Alt-MSA / Certificate of Completion
•Homerooms are formed based on instructional and social-emotional needs of students, resulting in disability based, specialty classrooms
•4 classrooms participate in “dyad” traveling, moving between two content area classrooms for periods of exposure to the general curriculum as well as traveling out for Industry and Electives
•6 classrooms are primarily self-contained with traveling out to Industry and Electives
Curriculum
Diploma Track
• Baltimore County Curriculum for General Content with the exception of some specific LSS curriculum requirements
• Common Core State Standards/Maryland State Curriculum
• IEP driven accommodations and modifications
Certificate/Life Skills Track
• Baltimore County Curriculum for General Content on a rotating sequence
• Common Core State Standards/Maryland State Curriculum
• IEP driven accommodations and modifications
• Functional Skills Curriculums (Syracuse, task analysis for CBI, Cooking, and Career Prep)
Diploma Matriculation Model 2013-2014 9th 10th 11th 12thEnglish 9: Exploring Literature 9 (1.0)
English 10: World Literature (1.0)
English 11: American Literature (1.0)
English 12: British Literature (1.0)
Biology (1.0) Environmental Science (1.0)
Earth Science (1.0) General Chemistry(1.0)
World History (1.0) American Government (1.0)
U.S. History (1.0) Elective
Algebraic Concepts (1.0)
Algebra (1.0)
Geometry (1.0)
Algebra II (1.0)
Survey (1.0) Industry I (1.0) Industry II (1.0) Industry III(1.0)
Personal Fitness (1.0) Health/Sexuality Education (1.0)
Art Fundamentals (1.0) Foundations of Technology(1.0)
Specific LSS requirements may also apply:EconomicsFinancial LiteracyMusic FundamentalsDC HistoryWorld History IIProbability and Statistics
Additional Electives:SpanishBroadcast MediaFinancial LiteracyMilitary ScienceAdvanced ArtLife Skills
Sample Diploma Schedule IA
Monday Tuesday Thursday FridayAM HR BU 474 BU 474 BU 474 BU 474Period 18:05–8:50
Comm. Core SkillsBU 474Lewis
Comm. Core SkillsBU 474Lewis
Comm. Core SkillsBU 474Lewis
Comm. Core SkillsBU 474Lewis
Period 28:50–9:35
English 9BU 452
Hill
English 9BU 452
Hill
English 9BU 452
Hill
English 9BU 452
Hill
Period 39:35–10:20
Group TherapyBU 354
Career SurveyBO 210Hope
Career SurveyBO 210Hope
Career SurveyBO 210Hope
Period 410:20–11:10
BiologyBU 474Lewis
BiologyBU 474Lewis
BiologyBU 474Lewis
BiologyBU 474Lewis
Period 511:10–12:00
World HistoryBU 430
Cord
World HistoryBU 430
Cord
World HistoryBU 430
Cord
World HistoryBU 430
Cord
Period 612:00–12:25
Independent StudyBU 474
Independent StudyBU 474
Independent StudyBU 474
Independent StudyBU 474
Lunch12:25-12:50
Cafeteria Cafeteria Cafeteria Cafeteria
Period 712:50–1:35
Personal FitnessBO 231Wagner
Personal FitnessBO 231Wagner
Personal FitnessBO 231Wagner
Personal FitnessBO 231Wagner
Period 81:35–2:20
Algebraic ConceptsBU 460
Schlittler
Algebraic ConceptsBU 460
Schlittler
Indiv. Therapy
Algebraic ConceptsBU 460
Schlittler
PM HR BU 474 BU 474 BU 474 BU 474
Sample Diploma Schedule IB
Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday
Period 18:05-8:50
Common Core Skills
Ms. CordBU 430
Common Core Skills
Ms. CordBU 430
Common Core Skills
Ms. CordBU 430
Common Core Skills
Ms. CordBU 430
Period 28:50-9:35
Alg ConceptsMr. Schlittler
BU 460
Alg ConceptsMr. Schlittler
BU 460
Alg ConceptsMr. Schlittler
BU 460
Alg ConceptsMr. Schlittler
BU 460
Period 39:35-10:20
World HistoryMs. CordBU 430
World HistoryMs. CordBU 430
World HistoryMs. CordBU 430
World HistoryMs. CordBU 430
Period 410:20-11:10
Career SurveyMs. HopeBO 210
Career SurveyMs. HopeBO 210
Career SurveyMs. HopeBO 210
Career SurveyMs. HopeBO 210
Period 511:10-11:55
English 9Mr. HillBU 452
English 9Mr. HillBU 452
English 9Mr. HillBU 452
Individual Tx.
Period 612:00-12:50
LunchIndependent Study
BU 430
LunchIndependent Study
BU 430
LunchIndependent Study
BU 430
LunchIndependent Study
BU 430
Period 712:50-1:35
Social ThinkingMs. CordBU 430
Social ThinkingMs. CordBU 430
Social ThinkingMs. CordBU 430
Social ThinkingMs. CordBU 430
MH push-in
Period 81:35-2:20
Personal FitnessMr. Wagner
BO 231
Personal FitnessMr. Wagner
BO 231
Personal FitnessMr. Wagner
BO 231
Personal FitnessMr. Wagner
BO 231
Sample Certificate Schedule A B
Homeroom Homeroom Homeroom Homeroom Homeroom
1
Wellness English English Math English
2
Media OT (253) Media Wellness Media
3
Lif e Skills Lif e Skills Lif e Skills Survey Schl. Store
Lunch Lunch Lunch
Paperwork Paperwork Paperwork
A Week B Week
Cooking CBI
Lunch Lunch
Paperwork Paperwork
7
Survey Survey Survey CBI Survey
8
Academic Skills Academic Skills Career Prep CBI Academic Skills
Homeroom Homeroom HomeroomHomeroom
Math
Paperwork
Math Academic
Skills
Lunch
Math MathClubs Clubs
6
Science Science (SP)
5
WellnessCooking CBI
Homeroom
4
THURSDAY
Lif e Skills
English (SP)
Media
FRI DAYPer MONDAY TUESDAYWEDNESDAY
Graduation Requirements
Diploma Track
•All Diploma Track students must meet their own LSS diploma requirements,
•varies from 21 to 26 credits
•All students pursuing a Maryland State diploma must meet MSDE assessment requirements (HSA in Biology and Government; PARCC in English 10 and Algebra)
•Complete Service Learning Hours (per LSS Requirement)
Certificate/Life Skills Track
• Certificate of Completion issued after minimum of 4 years of successful high school experience
• Certificate students are eligible to remain at KKHS until age 21.
• NCSC for Writing, Reading, and Math
• ALT-MSA for Biology
Assessment Requirements
HSA
• Option for student who have participated in HSA previously
• Based on the Maryland Core Learning Goals
• End of course assessment• Biology• Government
PARCC
• Students entering 9th grade 2014-15
• Based on the Common Core Curriculum
• Performance Based Assessment (PBA)
• End of Year Assessment (EYA)
• Algebra I• English 10
PARCC English 10 Assessment• Evidence-Based Selected Response (EBSR)—Combines a
traditional selected-response question with a second selected-response question
• Technology-Enhanced Constructed Response (TECR)—Uses technology to capture student comprehension of texts (e.g., drag and drop, cut and paste, shade text, move items to show relationships).
• Range of Prose Constructed Responses (PCR)—Elicits evidence that students have understood a text or texts they have read and can communicate that understanding well both in terms of written expression and knowledge of language and conventions. There are four of these items of varying types on each annual performance-based assessment.
PARCC ALGEBRA 1 ASSESSMENT• Type I tasks include a balance of conceptual understanding,
fluency, and application. Type I tasks will be machine scorable and will include innovative, computer-based formats. Type I tasks will appear on the EYA and PBA.
• Type II tasks call for write arguments/justifications, critique of reasoning, or precision in mathematical statements. These tasks include a mix of innovative, machine scored and hand scored responses. Type II tasks will be included on the PBA.
• Type III tasks call for modeling/application in a real-world context. These tasks include a mix of innovative, machine scored and hand scored responses. Type III tasks will be included on the PBA.
Assessment Graduation Requirements
• Pass the Course – Biology, Government, Algebra, English 10• Take the exam
• Pass = Requirement met for that content area• Fail = Remediation Class
• Remediation Class• Retake exam
• Pass = Requirement met for that content area• Fail = Bridge Plan for academic validation
Future Requirements• Assessments (not graduation requirements)
• English 9• English 11• Algebra 2• Geometry
AccommodationsHSA Accommodations
• These are included on each student’s current IEP • Definitions and Implementation guidelines are aligned with the
Maryland Accommodations Manual• http://marylandlearninglinks.org
PARCC Accommodations• Link• Accommodations and a Personal Needs Profile need to be
completed for each student taking a PARCC assessment. The accommodations need to be selected by the IEP team.
• www.PARCConline.org
Assessment Options• Certificate/Life Skills Track
• Alt – MSA for Biology• NCSC (National Center and State Collaborative)
• Math• Reading• Writing
Industry Program
Career SurveyGrade 9
RetailInformation Technology
HorticultureHospitality
Construction
Industry ActivitiesStudent Run Business: Bulldog EnterprisesConstruction
• Job activities include carpentry, hanging drywall, painting, plumbing and electrical work.
Student Run Business: Bulldog GardensHorticulture• Job activities include planting crops, harvesting crops, maintaining compost areas and
plant sales.
Student Run Business: Café JamesHospitality• Job activities include working towards skills as banquet servers, kitchen stewards, and
short order cooks.
Student Run Business: Paper TrailsInformation Technology
• Job activities include working in programs including Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Photoshop.
Student Run Business: Bulldog Banking, M&M Boutique, Bulldog DepotRetail• Job activities include customer service, stock, inventory management, marketing and
sales.
Industry Declarations
Student, Parent,
Guardian, Career Survey Teacher
Input during Career Survey
Educational, Mental
Health, and Related Service
Feedback/Input on
Student Strengths and Needs
Industry Declaration for
Student
Industry DeclarationsCan my student change their major?
Is he/she in a Certificate Program? Is he/she in a Diploma Program?
Yes he/she can change their major with parent, student, team and LSS approval
This will depend on Diploma Credits currently earned in Industry, LSS requirements and student/parent/team approval
Work Based Learning (WBL)• WBL offers on and off campus internships.
• Internships are directly related to their chosen industry or interest.
• Supervision is provided by KKHS staff specifically assigned to WBL.
• WBL staff members act as job coaches, though students may eventually work within a business partner's setting with very limited KKHS support.
Work Based Learning (WBL)
Examples of On Campus Jobs Include:
• Copy Room Clerk
• Mail Room Clerk
• Cafeteria Aide
• Coffee Service
• Library Aide
Examples of Off Campus Jobs Include:
• Parks and People Foundation
• Port Discovery Children’s Museum
• Johns Hopkins Children’s House
• Baltimore City Head Start
School Wide Behavioral System• Similar to Middle School System• Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)• Bulldog Bucks• Class and School Wide “PAW PRINTS”• Point sheet called PDR (Professional Development
Record)• 5 Levels (1-5)• Token Economy• Varied privileges offered on different levels
• Reinforcer Activities and Trips, Classroom visits, No Escorts
Questions?
Contact Information for Additional Questions:
(443) 923 – 7800