A partnership with Tempe High, Mesa Community College and Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital.

Developed by interested THS teachers, THS Administration and community members.

Prepared by Elizabeth Stone, THS H.O.P.E. Director

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HealthOccupationPreparatoryEducation

Goal: To provide an educational foundation for students who want to pursue a career in healthcare by learning in a thematic cross-curriculum approach and exposing them to a variety of health care careers and experiences.

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Students will learn in a thematic cross-curriculum approach in the core classes integrating health care topics, vocabulary activities, and projects.

Students will be exposed to a variety of occupations in the medical field.

Students will connect classroom learning to health occupations by field trips, guest speakers, job shadowing, club activities and volunteering.

Students will be exposed to a variety of healthcare careers.

Students will be able to continue post-secondary options in health occupations.

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Preparing students for a career in health care with curriculum that is infused with…

Health care topics. Medical vocabulary. Medical skills. Cross-curriculum

activities. Career pathway options. Exposure to health care

by guest speakers and field trips.

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Teachers work together in teams.

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Team Level Content Areas

Freshman Freshman English,Chem/PhysAlgebra

Sophomore Sophomore EnglishBiologyWorld HistoryGeometry

Junior Junior EnglishChemistryAlgebra 3-4

Senior Senior English-Rio Dual CreditHuman Anatomy and Physiology-Rio Dual CreditMath Analysis-Rio Dual Credit

Teacher expectations:

◦ Attend meetings periodically to: Coordinate up-coming curriculum, projects, etc. Discuss student performance. Participate in organizing field trips and guest speakers.

◦ Participate in summer training workshops to: Create curriculum Determine scope and sequence that works for all content

areas. Infuse health care topics, vocabulary, readings and

activities.

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Field trips Guest

speakers Volunteer

opportunities H.O.P.E. Club

activities Vocabulary

activities Medical skills Hands-on

projects Job

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Provide students with the opportunity to enroll in the Certified Nursing Assistant courses while in high school.

Learn market ready skills and upon graduation enter the health care workplace.

Earn college credit and be prepared to enter a post-secondary education program and pursue any health care career.

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Expected cumulative G.P.A. based on grade level.

H.O.P.E. Club membership and active participation.

Behavior standards.Sound attendance.Community service & volunteerism.

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Health care career exploration.

Opportunities for Tempe High students.

Partnerships with community businesses.

Education preparation.

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Then…First HOPE Freshman Class

Fall 2000

Now… Senior ClassSpring 2011

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Goal: •What is the goal of the TUHSD Sustainability Program?

Objective(s): •What are the objective(s) of the TUHSD Sustainability Program?

Curriculum: •Should/could the curriculum taught in a cross-curriculum manner?•What courses should/could be part of the curriculum? •What projects/activities, vocabulary, topics, etc. should be included in the curriculum?•What are the expectations for the teachers in the program?

Experiences:•What experiences should be incorporated into the program?

Outcomes: •What are the desired outcomes of the Sustainability Program?