2015 alabama best k12 practices - contest winners
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2015 Alabama’s Best Award Presentation
AASB Annual Conference“Kids Count on Us”December 4, 2015
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2015 Alabama’s Best Award
• Open to all Alabama public school districts• Expanded to include Best Practices in
both instructional and non-instructional departments
• Judged on creativity, sustainability, and impact on students
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Journey to College & Career Readiness– K-12 vertically aligned curricula and real world learning
experiences– Opportunities to explore, identify and narrow college and career
interests throughout school career– Collaborative effort involving various school departments and
high school College and Career Advisory Boards– Vertical alignment of opportunities aligned with workforce
development data, business partners’ feedback & student interests.
– Annual review by the various entities
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Indian Valley CNPCNP Recycling and Repurposing for Customer Service
– Collect and clean Lunchables plastic trays and Capri Sun pouches
– Recycle– Revenue is used to fund students needing lunch
Results– 43,788 items recycled– $847.69 in revenue– 771 students helped
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RCS Handley High School
Agricultural/Outdoor Project Based Learning
• Garden• Two pine forests• Three fish ponds
– Students sell tilapia and catfish• Fruit orchard• Blueberry Bushes• Bee Hives• Chicken Coop
– Students sell fresh eggs for $3.00/dozen• Hydroponic Greenhouse
Cross Disciplinary Biology Dendrology Ichthyology Zoology Apiology Ornithology Agriscience
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A Creative, Impactful, Sustainable Best Practice
Future Plans• Storefront in downtown
Roanoke for selling eggs, fish, vegetables, honey, and jam.
Collaboration • Auburn University• Alabama Forestry
Commission
31% of Handley High School Students participate in this hands-on project• Critical thinking• Collaboration• Communication• Creativity
