ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOLS

INNOVATIONRECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT UPDATED

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSEach elementary school would receive $500,000 and middle schools

would receive $750,000 to collaborate with their community to design and renovate learning spaces so that teachers and students can combine critical

thinking skills, technology and a STEM focus to accomplish 21st century project-based learning. Instructional strategies that will prepare students

for success in 2021 and beyond are different than they are today and require a focused attention on innovative concepts.

Creativityis thinking up new things.

INNOVATIONis DOING new things.

Theodore Levitt

HIGH SCHOOLS

COLLEGE & CAREERRECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT UPDATED

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSConstruct and equip a career and innovation academy to increase the

pathways for students to complete high school graduation requirements and be prepared for a college or career. All students, regardless of their

post-secondary plans (college, career, military, industry certificate, etc.) will graduate Cherry Creek Schools with a competitive advantage over other

graduates throughout the state and country.

The Career and Innovation Center would support student success in…

�Computer Sciences �Aviation / Aerospace �Advanced Manufacturing/ Engineering �Automotive/Transportation

�Business/Finance �Skilled Trades/Construction �Health Services �Hospitality � Environmental/EnergyFLEXIBLE

� Occupy corridors with innovation curriculum for exposure and access

� Learning commons innovation resources can be shared/distributed out to classroom areas

� Use of modular/movable tables and walls

� Rolling and swiveling chairs

COLLABORATIVE � Multiple electronic display surfaces

� Reliable network connectivity

� 2D/3D Printing and copying availability

� Classroom pods/groups can share smaller “satellite” innovation zones

TRANSPARENTInnovation zone is a feature of the learning commons, not a side room/corner

UPDATED GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CHERRY CREEK SCHOOLS

What DoesCOLLEGE & CAREER

PREPAREDNESS & SUCCESSLook Like in…

2021 and beyond?W

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� Parents � Teachers � Graduates � Counselors � Employers � Businesses � Colleges

for graduates to be successful in THEIR future, schools should focus on…

� Critical Thinking Skills � Real World Experiences � Problem Solving � Curiosity/Inquiry � Relevancy � Working in Teams � Communication Skills � Project-based Learning � Flexibility/Adaptability

THE NEXT ITERATION OF EXCELLENCEInnovation and College & Career Preparedness and Success

for every student, every day

ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOLS

INNOVATIONRECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT UPDATED

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSEach elementary school would receive $500,000 and middle schools

would receive $750,000 to collaborate with their community to design and renovate learning spaces so that teachers and students can combine critical

thinking skills, technology and a STEM focus to accomplish 21st century project-based learning. Instructional strategies that will prepare students

for success in 2021 and beyond are different than they are today and require a focused attention on innovative concepts.

Creativityis thinking up new things.

INNOVATIONis DOING new things.

Theodore Levitt

HIGH SCHOOLS

COLLEGE & CAREERRECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT UPDATED

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSConstruct and equip a career and innovation academy to increase the

pathways for students to complete high school graduation requirements and be prepared for a college or career. All students, regardless of their

post-secondary plans (college, career, military, industry certificate, etc.) will graduate Cherry Creek Schools with a competitive advantage over other

graduates throughout the state and country.

The Career and Innovation Center would support student success in…

�Computer Sciences �Aviation / Aerospace �Advanced Manufacturing/ Engineering �Automotive/Transportation

�Business/Finance �Skilled Trades/Construction �Health Services �Hospitality � Environmental/EnergyFLEXIBLE

� Occupy corridors with innovation curriculum for exposure and access

� Learning commons innovation resources can be shared/distributed out to classroom areas

� Use of modular/movable tables and walls

� Rolling and swiveling chairs

COLLABORATIVE � Multiple electronic display surfaces

� Reliable network connectivity

� 2D/3D Printing and copying availability

� Classroom pods/groups can share smaller “satellite” innovation zones

TRANSPARENTInnovation zone is a feature of the learning commons, not a side room/corner

UPDATED GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CHERRY CREEK SCHOOLS

What DoesCOLLEGE & CAREER

PREPAREDNESS & SUCCESSLook Like in…

2021 and beyond?W

hen

we

aske

d…

� Parents � Teachers � Graduates � Counselors � Employers � Businesses � Colleges

for graduates to be successful in THEIR future, schools should focus on…

� Critical Thinking Skills � Real World Experiences � Problem Solving � Curiosity/Inquiry � Relevancy � Working in Teams � Communication Skills � Project-based Learning � Flexibility/Adaptability

THE NEXT ITERATION OF EXCELLENCEInnovation and College & Career Preparedness and Success

for every student, every day

ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOLS

INNOVATIONRECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT UPDATED

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSEach elementary school would receive $500,000 and middle schools

would receive $750,000 to collaborate with their community to design and renovate learning spaces so that teachers and students can combine critical

thinking skills, technology and a STEM focus to accomplish 21st century project-based learning. Instructional strategies that will prepare students

for success in 2021 and beyond are different than they are today and require a focused attention on innovative concepts.

Creativityis thinking up new things.

INNOVATIONis DOING new things.

Theodore Levitt

HIGH SCHOOLS

COLLEGE & CAREERRECOMMENDATION TO SUPPORT UPDATED

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSConstruct and equip a career and innovation academy to increase the

pathways for students to complete high school graduation requirements and be prepared for a college or career. All students, regardless of their

post-secondary plans (college, career, military, industry certificate, etc.) will graduate Cherry Creek Schools with a competitive advantage over other

graduates throughout the state and country.

The Career and Innovation Center would support student success in…

�Computer Sciences �Aviation / Aerospace �Advanced Manufacturing/ Engineering �Automotive/Transportation

�Business/Finance �Skilled Trades/Construction �Health Services �Hospitality � Environmental/EnergyFLEXIBLE

� Occupy corridors with innovation curriculum for exposure and access

� Learning commons innovation resources can be shared/distributed out to classroom areas

� Use of modular/movable tables and walls

� Rolling and swiveling chairs

COLLABORATIVE � Multiple electronic display surfaces

� Reliable network connectivity

� 2D/3D Printing and copying availability

� Classroom pods/groups can share smaller “satellite” innovation zones

TRANSPARENTInnovation zone is a feature of the learning commons, not a side room/corner

UPDATED GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CHERRY CREEK SCHOOLS

What DoesCOLLEGE & CAREER

PREPAREDNESS & SUCCESSLook Like in…

2021 and beyond?

Whe

n w

e as

ked…

� Parents � Teachers � Graduates � Counselors � Employers � Businesses � Colleges

for graduates to be successful in THEIR future, schools should focus on…

� Critical Thinking Skills � Real World Experiences � Problem Solving � Curiosity/Inquiry � Relevancy � Working in Teams � Communication Skills � Project-based Learning � Flexibility/Adaptability

THE NEXT ITERATION OF EXCELLENCEInnovation and College & Career Preparedness and Success

for every student, every day