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The Vision. Small Learning Communities. Larry Tibbs Brennon Sapp. Welcome to Dixie. ”The Vision” Video. Our Journey to SOS. District Leadership Initiated Discussions Bill Daggett (Successful Practices Network) The World is Flat - Thomas Friedman Freshman Academy - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Small Learning Communities
Larry TibbsBrennon Sapp
”The Vision” Video
The Vision
Welcome to Dixie
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Our Journey to SOS• District Leadership Initiated Discussions
– Bill Daggett (Successful Practices Network)
– The World is Flat - Thomas Friedman • Freshman Academy• Establish a Vision Team (School Level)• School/Site Visits• Conferences• Building Ownership within the School• Preparing for Implementation• Spreading the Word (Public Relations)• Curriculum Development• Establishing Business Partnership• What’s next?
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District Leadership Initiated Discussions
• Rigor, Relevance, & Relationships
• Many students– Unmotivated– Unprepared for the next level of life,
college, work force or vocational
• 15% of students successful in college
• How can we reinvent high school to– Motivate all students– Make high school more relevant– Make high school more rigorous– Involve the community/business
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Our Schools of Study
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The School of
Visual/Performing Arts and Media (VPAM)
The School of
Visual/Performing Arts and Media (VPAM)
Jobs:– composer– musician– stage director– writer– interior decorator– actor/actress– event coordinator– reporter– artist– photographer– advertisement
executive
Jobs:– composer– musician– stage director– writer– interior decorator– actor/actress– event coordinator– reporter– artist– photographer– advertisement
executive
Characteristics:– complicated– emotional– expressive– idealistic– imaginative– impulsive– independent – introspective – intuitive – nonconforming
Abilities writingmusicalartistic
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Science, Technology, Engineering
& Math (STEM) Characteristics:
– analytical– cautious– complex– critical– curious– Intellectual– introverted, – methodical– precise– rational
Jobs:– mechanic– aircraft controller– surveyor– farmer– electrician– biologist– chemist– physicist– anthropologist– geologist – med tech
Abilities mechanicalmathematic
scientific
The School of
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Law, Education, Health & Human Law, Education, Health & Human Services Services (LEHH)(LEHH)
The School The School of of
Characteristics:Characteristics: cooperativecooperative generousgenerous helpfulhelpful idealisticidealistic patientpatient responsibleresponsible socialsocial sympatheticsympathetic understanding understanding warmwarm
AbilitiesAbilities socialsocialverbalverbal
emotionalemotional
Jobs:Jobs: teacherteacher religious workerreligious worker counselorcounselor psychologistpsychologist social workersocial worker speech therapistspeech therapist police officerpolice officer lawyerlawyer nursenurse nutritionistnutritionist physical therapistphysical therapist sociologistsociologist
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(BIT) Business & Information Technology
The School of
Characteristics: acquisitive adventurous agreeable ambitious extroverted energetic attention-getting impulsive optimistic popular self-confident
Abilities leadershipspeakingclerical
Jobs: salesperson manager business executive television producer sports promoter buyer bookkeeper stenographer financial analyst banker cost estimator tax expert
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Freshman Academy
• Team approach
• Most critical year
• Various support programs
• Used as a vehicle to introduce students to the Schools of Study (Decision point)
• Freshman Coordinator and a Freshman Administrator
• Pathways (Advisory)
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Establish a Vision Team
• A group to trail blaze the path to the New Dixie Heights High School– Professional development– Time line/steps– Advocates for change
• Hand Picked Committee (12)– Teacher leaders– Representative group– Visionaries
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School/Site Visits• South Grand Prairie (TX) sgphs.gpisd.org
• Kennesaw Mountain (GA) www.cobb.k12.ga.us/~kennesawmountain
• Pulaski County (KY) www.pcva.us/schools/pchs/index.html
• Model Schools Conference– Nashville– Washington DC
• National Career Academy Coalition
Conferences
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Building Ownership
• Sharing of “The Why”
• Sharing of “The How”
• Site Visits (yes we took teachers)
• Job imbedded Professional Development
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Preparing for Implementation• Professional Development
– Two day/district wide – Team of 18 teacher from South Grand
Prairie– KDE Support Staff – Business Partners
• Arrangement of the Building
• Teacher Driven Change– Surveys– School of Study Assignments– School of Study Development
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Spreading the Word• “The Vision” – Promotional Video
• School of Study – Websites– Brochures– Videos– Parent Information Nights
• To Students– Surveys– Videos– Freshman Academy (lessons, advisory,
and posters)
• SOS Sample Videos
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Curriculum/SOS/Moral Development
• Model Lessons (Group Activity)
• Flavoring of Core Content Classes (Relevancy)
• Collaborative Lessons
• Business/Community Involvement
• Development of New Electives
• Summer Retreat (away from school)
• Use of SOS Lead Teachers
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Science Then• Three Required Classes
– Biology (1 credit-freshman)– Earth/Space Science (1 credit)– Integrated Science (1 credit)
• Electives– Chemistry (1 credit)– Anatomy & Physiology (1 credit)– Physics (1 credit)– Environmental Science (1 credit)– AP Chemistry (2 credits)– AP Biology (2 credits)
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Science NowThree and a Half Required Classes• Scientific Investigations (1/2 credit-freshman)• Life Science (1/2 credit)• Earth/Space Science (1/2 credit)• Physical Science (1/2 credit)• 1½ credits to be spread out in electives
Electives (all ½ credit, save AP Classes)– Chemistry A & B– Anatomy A & B– Physics A & B– Environmental Science – Forensics– Zoology– Astronomy– Chemistry & Community– Oceanography/Marin Biology
– Medical Science– Radio Technology– Horticulture– Geology– Meteorology– Anatomy for Artist– AP Chemistry– AP Biology
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Establishing Business Partnership• Business Partnership Receptions
• Business Partner Liaison
• Externships
• Business Panels
• Marketing and Business Liaison– Aggressive Marketing– Aggressive Publicity– Yes! We are “open” for business– Lesson Connections
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A Business Partner
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What Else?• Trimesters
• Continued Professional Development
• Continued Curriculum Development
• Continued Morale Building/Support
• Data, Data, Data & Surveys– hard/soft– young/old– interior/exterior
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Questions?
www.dixie.kenton.kyschools.us
bsapp.com/dixie_schools_of_study