plano isd's williams high school committee meeting minutes

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Williams High School - 2011Age n d a

August 6, 2008

WelcomeThose attending were Sara Bonser, Cathy Galloway, Jim Hirsch, MikeCollinsworth, Susan Modisette, Mary Hewett, Jim Wussow, RoxanneBurleson, Karen McDonald and Jeff Bailey.

Charge to group

Ill. Williams High School 2011A. Attendance zone/feeder patterns

B. Demographics

C. Facility/space

D. Programs Pre-lB, AP, Career & Technical Ed , Academics/SmallLearning Communities, Visual Arts, ESL, Special Education, etc. Graphic Design Legal pathway Culinary Arts Banking Medical

andDental

Visual Arts

E. Pathways specialized programs, STEM, technology, licensing,certifications State pathways

F. Continuum of programs 9-12 with Piano East Senior High

IV. Community ConnectednessA. Student and Family Services programs

B. Destination Graduation

C. CIS

D. Corporate partnerships


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V. Discussion Programs are in Irving, Garland and Frisco ISD 13 Academies at Williams; core teachers assigned and special

ed assigned to each team May 2008 Red notebook; article ASCD

VI. Next steps State Plan for Pathways Jim Sara & Cathy will develop a list of programs offered at other

district academies. Cathy Galloway will check on waiver process and credits at the

Frisco program. Achieve Texas Pathways Mary Hewett Sara Bonser Garland ISD Chamber of Commerce Sara Bonser Federal Grant


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Campus Enrollment Free & Reduced

Williams HS 1843 34%

Bowman 954 64%

McCall 54%

Memorial 626 79%

Mendenhall 53 1 80%

Hickey 549 39%

Ba rro n

Armstrong 795 55%

Dooley 456 28%

Forman 574 72%

Meadows 612 81%

Murphy 1241 9%

Schell 570 12%

Miller 635 8%

Boggess 507 6%

Stinson 687 3%

Hunt 7%


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Williams High School - 2011October 8, 2008

Jeff Bailey welcomed everyone to the meeting. Those attending included CathyGalloway, Jim Hirsch, Jim Wussow, Karen McDonald, Mary Hewett, SusanModisette, Sara Bonser, Mike Collinsworth, Roxanne Burleson and MargieGrounds.

. State plan for Pathways: Jim HirschJim provided several handouts including the SCCI (States Career ClustersInitiative). The information included the vision, mission and goals. The state hasadopted the 16 career clusters which include the following:

1. Agriculture Food & Natural Resources2. Architecture and Construction3. Arts, AN, Technology and Communication4. Business Management and Administration5. Education and Training6. Finance7. Government and Public Administration8. Health Science9. Hospitality and Tourism10. Human Services11. Information Technology12. Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security13. Manufacturing14. Marketing

15. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics16.Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

This plan is designed to help students with their post-high school transition and tomake decisions about their future.

: Achieve Texas Pathways Mary Hewett

All of PISDs Career and Technical Education courses are aligned in the 16career clusters under one of the career paths. Mary provided a handout of thecourses that are available in each of the 16 clusters. She also provided a

handout showing the number of certifications by category received by PISDstudents in 2007-08. Mary gave the group a sample copy of a career path in thearea of health science technology. The document shows the courses that astudent would take in grades 9-12 to complete the health science technologyprogram. Mary also has the same sample plans available in all of the othercareer areas offered in PISD.


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. Offerings at other district academies Cathy Galloway & Sara BonserLewisville ISD and Frisco ISD are following the Achieve Texas model. Bothdistricts have been selected to be one of a handful of GO Centers in the state. AGO Center is a college and career information center primarily located in highschools that focus on creating a school-wide college-going culture and promotescollege awareness and accessibility. The GO Center serves as the primary pointof coordination between the Get-It-campaign efforts and the local communities.Frisco ISD is not currently receiving any waivers but they are accessing someloopholes in the career and technology areas. Can we see some sample classschedules to see what courses they are taking? Yes. The group also asked ifwe can find out if there are specific courses that can substitute for math andscience courses. They also want to know how many certification programsFrisco offers.

Lewisville ISD currently has two centers. They do not hold any waivers towards4 x 4. They serve grades 9-12 with students attending the Dale Jackson CareerCenter (DJCC) half days and the other half at their home campus. They are onthe accelerated block schedule. The district supp lies bus service from thestudents home campus to DJCC. Students attending the Health Scienceprogram must provide their own transportation from school to the assignedmedical rotation location.

Several districts including Lewisville, Carrollton and Garland offer a night schoolprogram that students can attend for four hours per night rather than going toregular day school.

Irv ing ISD Academy:The Irving Academy is similar to the Frisco program using internships. Studentsdo have options to do something other than an internship.

Which programs are the students most interested in attending?

Garland ISD Partnership with the Chamber of Commerce:Garland ISD currently has a partnership with the Chamber of Commerce which isan economic development partnership that started with Richland College. Theywork directly with the chamber of commerce and the school district. They areoffering some dual credit courses and some career and technology. Students dotheir internship with businesses that participate in the program.

Federal Grants:The smaller learning communities grant is gone, and we are not aware of anyother grants available.


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PISD offers a large number of elective courses, but we probably need to developpathways for the various career areas. Mary said we will be surveying all of thestudents later this semester about their career and educational pathways.

Williams High School will continue to serve the students in their feeder program.Developing a career academy at WHS is also a possibility. Students would applyto attend the program which will be open to all students in the district. Williamswill have the space available to house this type of program.

Collin College grow your own concept:Jeff met with officials from Collin College about this type of program. He will askCollin College to send some staff members to one of our future meetings andspeak to this group about their program. In Aug 2010, TWU, A&M Commerceand UNT will start a partnership with Collin College to offer 4-year degreeprograms for students. Our other high school senior high school campuses willcontinue as mainstream campuses. The career program will be a 9-12 programwith students taking their core courses at their home campus and the electiveclasses at the Career Center.

Cathy Galloway would like to get input from counselors in our district on thisconcept and see what career paths they recommend. Should we offer dualcredit?

Next meeting:1. Jeff will invite officials from Collin College to come to a future

meeting.

2. Cathy Galloway will bring some information on things that ourcounselors are currently doing with students that are enrolled orinterested in enrolling in career planning.

3. Mary will make sure the current programs are aligned with the 4 x4.


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Williams High School - 2011January 30 , 2009

Jeff Bailey welcomed everyone to the meeting. Attending were CathyGalloway, Sara Bonser, Karen McDonald, Mike Collinsworth, Roxanne Burleson,Susan Mod isette, Jim Wussow, Mary Hewett, Jeff Bailey and Margie Grounds.

The purpose of todays meeting is to follow-up on the groups visit to CollinCollege on December 2, 2008. We need to discuss which programs might beoffered. Jeff would like to get some information on the schools medical program.No one from that department attended the December meeting.

Cathy Galloway said that the most popular career education pathways atFrisco ISD are criminal justice (Collin College), health science (TWU) andengineering, architecture and culinary arts (University of Houston). The studentsin the engineering program move straight from Collin College to UTD. All of theircredits transfer with them.

Karen McDonald said the enrollment in the culinary arts program at PESHis dwindling. The group discussed the fact that there are numerous degreeplans, certification programs and career pathways in this field. Possibly weshould consider other program options for this program.

Certification programs: Some feel that we should consider looking atprograms that will attract students into fields offering certifications. We currentlyhave a few programs that offer certifications such as the EMT program andnursing program. Jim Wussow said there is a large network of curriculum forcareer education-technical programs that we have not looked in to and feels thatwe should.

Sara Bonser attended a meeting with Senator Shapiro earlier this weekwhere they discussed the new graduation programs. Apparently there are threepossible pathways being considered: math science; career and technology; andarts and humanities. Sara feels that we need to get more information on how thestate will structure the career and technology program before we make anydecisions on our changes.

Karen McDonald said Senator Shapiro invited the PESH art team leaderto meet with her and her assistants regarding an art science program.Apparently they are working on other options for students in this area.

Jeff said our next step is to identify the programs that will be offered atWilliams High School when the sixth 9-10 high school opens. Do we also want toconsider having specific programs at each senior high school? Possibleprograms include:


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lB Program (consider housing them at Williams and PESH. Bothcampuses have the space)

Medical Science program (Our current program is limited; considerexpanding it)

Music, Art and Technology programs A Night School program for career education offerings Magnet schools or academies STEM and UTD: should we have a conversation about developing a

program? Concurrent classes Project Lead the Way (This program starts at middle school and has lots

of engineering path ways) Mary Hewett is looking at several possibilities inthis program.

Next Steps:

VIdentify the current programs that are offered at each high school andsenior high school and the number of students enrolled.

V Determine which programs offer a certification option. Mary Hewett willpull this information together for our next meeting.

V Determine whether we should bring UTD into the mix in conjunction withCollin College.

V Have a conversation with Senator Shapiro about the possibilities andchanges being considered in the legislature.

We will schedule another meeting in late February or early March.


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Williams High School 2011March 6, 2009

Jeff Bailey welcomed everyone to the meeting and said that we will focuson possible plans for Williams HS during the high school realignment. We knowa lot more about the state legislatures plans for the 4 by 4, and it appears wemay have more flexibility.

Jeff asked Cathy Galloway to bring some information today from ClearCreek HS regarding their early college high school program to see if it might besomething we are interested in. The facility is located on the San Jacinto Collegecampus and has 300 students enrolled in the program. The students can choosefrom any of the programs that San Jacinto College offers. Cathy said the profileof the early college high school student is very similar to profile of our AVIDstudents. The Clear Creek program is sponsored by several premier businessesin the Houston area.

Sara feels the early college high school program is interesting and wouldattract a variety of students. Jeff has concerns about whether the program wouldwork for us since we dont have a college that could house our students.

Cathy recommended taking a trip to Clear Creek to see the program anddetermine whether it is something we are interested in. Several colleges andschool districts in our area are offering an early college high school programincluding Richland College, Brookhaven, and UNT Dallas.

Jim Hirsch will follow up with officials from Richiand and Brookhaven andget information on their early college high school programs and thefunding.

1. How do the colleges make their money by partnering with districts to offerthe early college high school program?Cathy Galloway will follow up with Clear Creek on the early college highschool program and their funding.

2. Is it feasible to offer a 9-12 early college high school program and house itat Williams High School or at Piano East Senior High?Karen McDonald will look at the space arid see how many students it canhouse.

3. Consider talking to Toni Jenkins at Collin College about using a wing atone of their campuses to house an early college high school program.What courses would we offer? What would the program look like?Jeff will speak to Toni and invite her to attend our next meeting to discussour options.


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Jim Hirsch mentioned the new tech school in Coppell. It is a model that is9-12 that brings courses together in non-traditional way. Should we make a tripto Coppell to see their new tech school?

What about T-STEM? Jim & Susan check into that program and reportback at our next meeting.

Our next meeting is scheduled for Friday, April 3 at 9:00 a.m. in the BoardLibrary Room. Toni Jenkins from Collin College will join us to discuss the earlycollege high school program.


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Williams High School 2011April 14 , 2009

Toni Jenkins and Brenda Kohl from Collin College joined our group today.We will look at possibilities for a partnership with Coil in College and determinewhether the Early College High School program will fit at Piano East if we startthe program at Williams HS. We want a four-year program that will be open tostudents across the district. Students would apply for admission. The programwould start at Williams in 2011 with a

9 hgrade class the first year, a

1 0 hgrade

class the second year and a third and fourth year class that moves the studentsand program to Piano East. Jeff would like to get information about the earlycollege high school program. Toni brought some financial information for Jeff toreview. The college cannot charge the high school students tuition in the EarlyCollege High School ECHS program. in 2013, students at Clark HS will berezoned to PSHS.

There are some concerns about9 h

grade students taking college classes.Can we create a college environment with a qualified faculty and a true collegecurriculum? Career and Technology programs and STEM are viable options.

Jim Hirsch told the group that there are currently programs in CarrolltonFarmers-Branch and DISD. Cedar Valley College, Mountain View College andBrookhaven College are also programs. The students in the program willprobably have @ 30 hours of college credit when they graduate from high school.The students we are hoping to attract to the program are students that want toaccelerate as well as students that might not be candidates for college.

Berkner High School Program: Berkner has a School within a School; likethe Irving Academy.

Concerns: The perception that high school teachers are teaching highschool curriculum as well as college curriculum. Some programs haveprofessional development for the high school teachers at the college campus.We want to build in some type of provision like that. They will have to have amasters degree in their discipline or masters degree with 18 hours in thediscipiine.

Funding: The district would receive funding from ADA. The college wouldreceive contact hour reimbursement. Grants are also available for this program.Bill and Melinda Gates are very active in working with these programs

Current ECHS Programs in the state: Information provided by CathyGalloway. Colleges get approximately 37% of their funding from the state. They


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also have a lag time in receiving the funding. The funding is set for a three yearperiod and does not take into consideration the increased funding in years twoand three.

T-STEM program: Jim Wussow thinks that the period to start this programhas already passed. Additionally, there were several restrictions. Jim did notsee what course offerings were available for the current programs. He does notthink that T-Stem as a program does not offer the ability to create an academyfor your schools.

Would students be allowed to participate in extra-curricular activities at thehigh school level? We believe they would be able to participate.Dual credit opportunities are also a viable consideration.

Toni said they do not have the space to start a program on the SpringCreek campus of Collin College. We would have to implement the program atWilliams HS and PESH.

Every year we lose a number of very bright students to the TAMS programat UNT. We would like to provide an extra-curricular component for these ECHSstudents in order to make the program attractive to the students.

Space at PESH: Karen McDonald feels they will have lots of spaceavailable for this program. They can consider using one building for the ECHSprogram.

Next Steps: Find out about the transfer vs. freshman entrance requirements. Look at the programs currently in place and see what is being offered and

how well the program is doing. The population of the program will need to be a mix of all students. What do we need to offer in

9 hand

10 hgrade to attract students to the

program? How do we engage the kids in gth and1 0 h

grade before theymove to the SHS campus?

Offer some unique courses at gth and1 0 h

grades to attract students intothe program.

The program will offer some flexibility Find out about the transfer of credits and freshman entrance requirements

from theprogram to college. Toni

& Brenda willlook in to

this. Develop the selection process and criteria for the program Karen will look into UIL eligibility Location of the program (one campus or two) How will student textbooks be funded? Cathy will find out about grants and funding


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Link to the T-STEM site ishttp:/Iritter.tea.state.tx.usled initlsec/thsp/TSTEM Academies.html


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Williams High School 2011July 31 , 2009

Attending the meeting were Danny Modisette, Mike Collinsworth, RoxanneBurleson, Jim Wussow, Susan Modisette, Margie Grounds, Mary Hewett, andJim Hirsch

Williams High School is one of our largest 9-10 campuses. What aresome of the things that we want to accomplish at Williams High School by 2011?

- Change the demographics at the campus by attracting otherstudents. Decide whether we want to maintain the pre-IB program

4- Develop a program exclusive to Williams that will attract students tothe program.Is there a way that we can create a small learning community atWilliams similar to a pre-IB academy that would develop a speciallearning environment?

Mary Hewett brought some data that was discussed at our last meeting.She feels that the program we develop needs to be for grades 9-12. We willhave to market whatever program we develop.

Possibilities include the following:V The medical fieldV TechnologyV Forensic scienceV TeachingV Criminal justiceV Engineering

We would identify areas in these fields that are not currently being taught.The programs could be designed to provide certifications, dual credit or collegecredit. The concept of highly qualified teachers would really come into play if weimplement this concept.

Criteria for the programs might include the following:To participate in one of these programs, the students would have to be apart of the general population of Williams High School

> Develop and use an application process for student admission> Develop a four-year proram> Start the program with 9

h

grade students the first year and add one classeach year there after

> Consider use of flexible scheduling for internships at times other thanduring the school day [during the evening].

> Consider creating an electives magnate school. We can offer uniqueelectives that are exclusive to Williams and they will feed into these newprograms.


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Would the programming at WHS be career or theme oriented? We wouldlike to provide programs similar to the major studies programs that we had 25years ago when the senior high school concept was developed. Mary suggestedimplementing four new strands/programs at the

9 hgrade level in 2011.

In the past, our focus was on bringing students to Williams, not developinga program. This will give us an opportunity to make high school more relevant toour students. We can focus on four strands to develop these programs insteadof offering isolated courses. You might have one strand that is a generalprogram like we offer at the o ther schools. What number of students do youhave to have to create a strand?

Staffing:It will be crucial to staff Williams with the right people; what will our level of

commitment be? Will we publicize this and attract teachers to the program?Should we ask interested teachers to apply for the program?

We need to start the planning process one year in advance. Steps includeidentifying the teachers and staff that will move to McMilIan High School. We canalso consider whether we want to open the hiring process at Williams using anapplication. We will then need to relocate the current WHS teachers that do notapply or that are not hired to other campuses. The district will have to have a fullcommitment for the program to succeed.

Next steps:Identify some additional people (principals etc.) to explore additional ideas

and develop work groups. We have plenty of time to develop a program like this.

Are there some partnerships that can help us develop the courses that willmake our students attractive to employers? Bring in some partners to identifythese areas.

Danny would like for the group to meet again in about one week.


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Williams High School 2011August 12, 2009

Attending the meeting were Danny Modisette, Mike Collinsworth, RoxanneBurleson, Jim Wussow, Susan Modisette, Margie Grounds, Mary Hewett and JimHirsch. Danny spoke to Doug about the thoughts and suggestions discussed atour last meeting.

Thoughts, ideas and questions resulting from our la st meeting:4- They liked the areas of study that Mary suggested and the fact that all of

the programs have the option of granting a certificationWould the students that are zoned to Williams have the option of taking atraditional path or would they have to enter into one of these programs inorder to attend Williams? One of the strands for the program might bea regular course of study, bu t the school would probably berestructured

4- Would there be a transfer process for Williams students? If so, howwould that work?

4- Would we have extra-curricular activities like football, cheerleaders, clubsetc? Yes, we would.

4- Would students be able to move from one area of study into anotherduring the four year plan?

Danny sees us making dramatic changes at Williams HS. He feels that allof the students attending would be enrolled in one of the three or four large areasof study.

How will the programs be structured? One suggestion is to blend two orthree elements (courses) together into either a one or two class block. Thiswould free up some class time for students. Examples might include blendingmath, history and English classes together. We can offer traditional and nontraditional electives to form a type of career magnet school. Think of this ascore courses with expanded electives.

Application process:> Will students have to apply to the program? An application p rocess

would show some level of student commitment

> If so, what would the process look like?> How strict would the process be?> What process will we use to select students if we have too many students

apply?


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Other Thoughts and Questions:4- What other resources and people do we need to include in the

development process?4- Should we bring in expertise and outside sources that we do not have?4- Should we set up one or two examples of a program?4- Restructure how we offer and deliver core courses. (This would free up

time for electives)4. Develop strands to apply for elective offerings understanding that there

will be some common type of electives4- Provide more global descriptors of electives (look at the strands) i.e. law

and public service; education and social services.4. Provide a program with an eye towards offerings that will attract students

across the district.4- Identify higher education and business partners to assist with the program4- Include Cathy Galloway in discussions to see if this would affect any of her

programs4. Discuss the transition process from WHS to PESH combining students

from WHS and McMillan HS. It would be easy for McMilIan students toopt in to the program. Can a student start the program in 1 li grade?

4- Establish experiences that students can participate in and be part of i.e.rotations, internships with business, as well as bring people in as part ofthe program

Next Steps:4 Create our own program and delivery model4- Mary will create a model in one or two areas for the group to see4- Bring in the principals to show them the concept4- Enlarge the development team for the next step in planning (includingteachers)

Danny asked to set up our next meeting the week of the September7 h

Hewould like to invite the principals to attend that meeting.


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Williams High School 2011September 15, 2009

Attending the meeting today were Patty Meyer, Karen McDonald, SusanModisette, Jim Wussow, Roxanne Burleson, Margie Grounds, Jim Hirsch &Danny Modisette. Discussion today will center on planning for Williams HighSchool when McMillan High School opens in the fall of 2011. We need to outlineour goals and discuss different strategies and implementation of the plan.

GoalsBased on previous discussions, what are our goals for Williams High School andPiano East Senior High?

Create unique learning opportunities that will be engaging to Williams HighSchool students and attractive to other Piano ISD students.

This can be a Value-add for the East Cluster as the feeder realignment isimplemented

Create an environment that will foster the introduction of new contentintegration into programs, instructional practices and student ownership oflearning

Create a 9-12 continuity for students and staff Consider:

1. Early college2. Career pathways

StrategiesWhat strategies do we want to explore? What will entice students to becomepart of a program that is different from the programming at the other campuses?

Design strands of study1. IBCC (international Baccalaureate Career Certificate)

Research and design course/content integration Curriculum development Create time and opportunities in student schedules for participation in

strand courses. Transition planning: start at &lOth or start only at g th?

Facility implications Staffing Professional development Students

1. Application process2. Internships3. Field studies4. Lab school concept


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Partners1. Higher education2. Business3. Public sector

Marketing Flexible scheduling

Next steps:

1. Schedule another meeting with the committee and ask Mary Hewett tobring detailed information on program possibilities.

2. Begin working on the research, design and structure of the strands andprograms

3. Karen will continue gathering information on the IBCC program


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Williams High School 2011 MeetingOctober 1, 2009

Attending today were Jim Hirsch, Mary Hewett, Sara Bonser, KarenMcDonald, Mike Collingsworth, Patty Meyer, Jim Wussow, Susan Modisette,Cathy Galloway, Danny Modisette and Margie Grounds.

Looking back at the last meeting, what were some of the goals that wediscussed?

4- Will the feeder alignment pattern have any affect on the plan forWilliams High School? Possibly. Changes to the feeder schoolalignment are currently being discussed by the feeder alignmentcommittee. The committee will gather all of the information includinginput from the community and make a recommendation to the Board ofTrustees. The Board will outline their criteria at the October 20 BoardMeeting. We anticipate the Board will make a decision sometime inNovember.

4- One of our goals is to develop a program at Williams High School thatwill be comprehensive, attractive and competitive to all PISD students.

4- The possibilities for Williams High School extend to all ends of thespectrum including:

#1 Develop a standard high school program at Williams HighSchool for the general population then have a separate academywhere a different program resides.

#2 Create a new program developed specifically for the students inthe Williams High School feeder which will focus on all of the students.

How will the program work when the Williams High School

students move to Piano East? The McMillen students will be onthe standard program and the Williams High School students willbe on the academy program? Karen McDonald feels that Piano EastSenior High can accommodate both the standard program and theacademy.

Possibilities:4- Develop several large areas of study that might include the following:

1. Medical field programs that are not being taught at other campusesin the district

2. Teaching major studies

3. Technology programs and sub fields that are not being taught atother campuses in the district

4. Forensic science and criminal justice programs. (This will have tobe a 9-12 program)


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The selection of teachers for the academy will be different; marketing ofthe program will be very important.

Basic high school classes will be included along with dual credit. We willwant to provide on the job training and internships. Community partners for fieldexperiences will also be a big part of this program.

We will redesign how instruction is delivered in order to free up time forthe classes that focus on the students area of specialization. We also anticipatecontinuing the lB program at grades 11 and 12. We will not provide thestructured pre-lB program at grades 9 and 10 since our students are currentlyreceiving that instruction at all of our 9-10 schools.

Williams will be a boundary school and will have a full selection of extracurricular activities, club, organizations and campus life.

Strategies: Research some existing programs rather than building everything from the

ground up . Should the Williams program be an application based program? Decide if

we need an application process and what it will be used for. Some seethe application process as an expression of interest or a commitment tothe program.

Definitions and strands of the program; what do we want to include? Is there a model that offers three courses in a two-hour block of time?

Would compacted courses be something to consider? Explore ways tosearch and find this type of model.

Consider use of some on-line courses that could be taken during the day.Develop an on-line dimension to a course that will compact the course.Should we consider doing this in grades 9-12? Can we put togethersome sample schedules to see how much time we will need to compact?

Include opportunities for students that struggle and may need additionaltime

Make sure we include teacher certification in the mix

We have a lot of work ahead of us. How can we expand this group (to includeteachers, coordinators and others) and at what stage do we engage them to lookat the plan?

1. Identify the initiatives that we want to pursue.2. Find ways to compact classes and use on-line classes3. Focus on the strands; how do we assess what those will be?4. What will the decision making process look like?5. Identify possible partners (Collin College; Medical Center Piano,

Texas Instruments)6. Look at the listing of curricular and non-curricular clubs and

organizations to see what areas our students are interested in.


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