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Small Learning Communities
Larry TibbsBrennon SappThad Dusing
”The Vision” Video
The Vision
Why Change? (We are a Good School)
• 15% College Graduation Rate
• Increasing Gaps
• Changing World
• Changing Job Market
• We still have Dropouts
• Seniors losing interests
• Most Discipline problems stem from low interest levels
• All students ask “Why do we have to know this?”
82.82.77
78.78.44
74.74.88
2003 2004 2005 2006
Reading 75.1426 79.9460 86.7956 85.9667
Math 79.5679 80.9792 80.0623 86.3243
Science 70.7808 71.5436 74.5514 73.2131
Social Studies 70.6905 82.3678 82.3600 83.8541
Arts & Humanities 74.8644 83.1203 79.0167 84.8504
Pract. Living/Voc Stud 86.2501 89.1234 89.2119 87.8471
Writing 67.5604 62.0861 70.7782 71.8933
Total 74 77.2 79.8 81.3
Dixie KPR-Total
60.065.0
70.075.080.0
85.090.0
95.0100.0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Dixie Gender Gap
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Female
Male
Dixie Social-economical Gap
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Free & Reduced (Approved)
Free & Reduced (Not approved)
Dixie Disability Gap
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
No Disability
Disability
Dixie Gender Gap-Reading
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Female
Male
Dixie Social-economical Gap-Reading
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Free & Reduced (Approved)
Free & Reduced (Notapproved)
Dixie Disablity Gap-Reading
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
No Disability
Disability
Dixie Gender Gap-Writing
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Female
Male
Dixie Social-economical Gap-Writing
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Free & Reduced (Approved)
Free & Reduced (Notapproved)
Dixie Disability Gap-Writing
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100.0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
No Disability
Disability
Dixie KPR-Science
60.065.0
70.075.080.0
85.090.0
95.0100.0
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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?
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
Our Schools of Study
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
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
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
(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
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)
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
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
Building Ownership
• Sharing of “The Why”
• Sharing of “The How”
• Site Visits (yes we took teachers)
• Job imbedded Professional Development
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
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
Curriculum Development
• Model Lessons
• Flavoring of Core Content Classes (Relevancy)
• Collaborative Lessons
• Business/Community Involvement
• Development of New Electives
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)
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/Marine Biology
– Medical Science– Radio Technology– Horticulture– Geology– Meteorology– Anatomy for Artist– AP Chemistry– AP Biology
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 (2)– Anatomy A & B (2)– Physics A & B (1)– Environmental Science (0) – Forensics (13)– Zoology (5)– Astronomy (2)– Chemistry & Community (2)– Oceanography (7)
– Medical Science (5)– Radio Technology (2)– Horticulture (2)– Geology (2)– Meteorology (2)– Anatomy for Artist (0)– AP Chemistry (0)– AP Biology (1)
Establishing Business Partnership
• Business Partnership Receptions
• Business Partner Liaison
• Externships
• Business Panels
What’s Next?• Trimesters
• Scheduling
• Continued Professional Development
• Continued Curriculum Development
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Questions?
www.dixie.kenton.kyschools.us
www.bsapp.com/Schools_of_Study.htm