A school must first address the philosophy / culture within the school in order to create a belief system that ALL students can learn and ALL teachers should be expected to teach high level curriculum.
Also, that there is EXTREME power in common teachers sharing common students and meeting regularly regarding their needs.
SLC’s are designed to provide equal opportunity within each community, by
providing less segmentation and more
flexibility to move between course levels.
Students are placed into a tracking sequence by providing multiple labels to students based upon past performance and other data:
•Teacher recommendations•Grades•Attendance/discipline•Test scores
To be successful, this system must be changed to one for heterogeneous grouping. (Equity)
The size of the “SLC Box” (student time spent in each SLC) depends upon how much a school is able to:
• prescribe vertical course sequences • reduce core course levels and assign teachers by
SLC - not by department. (Process)
Team A Team B Team C
Outside TimeLearning Community
Time
Outside Time
Learning Community Time
Outside Time
Outside TimeLearning Community
TimeOutside Time Outside Time
Student Purity
The percentage of students in each SLC specific class who are actually in that community:
should be above 90% in grade 9 should be above 80% in grades 10-12.
Teacher Purity
Teachers in each SLC should teach the majority of their courses within the SLC and have 3 hours per week of common planning time.
Math FoundationsAlgebra AAlgebra A and BAlgebra 1Honors AlgebraHonors Geometry
Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Period 6 Period 7
English
Found. English
Found. English
Common Plan
English 1Found.
English 1Found.
English 1English 1
English
Honors English
Honors English
Common Plan
English 1Honors
English 1Honors
English 1English 1
Math Math Found.
Math Found.
Common Plan
Math Found.
Math Found.
ALG 1 ALG 1
Math Honors ALG 1
Honors ALG 1
Common Plan
Honors ALG 1
Honors ALG 1
Honors Geometry
Honors Geometry
Math ALG A ALG ACommon
PlanALG 1 ALG A ALG A ALG 1
Science
Physical Science
Physical Science
Common Plan
Found. Science
Physical Science
LABPhysical Science
Science
Honors Physics
Honors Physics
Common Plan
Honors Physics
Honors Physics
Honors Biology
Honors Biology
SS Global 1 Global 1Common
PlanGlobal 1 Global 1
Found. Global 1
Found. Global 1
SS Honors Global 1
Honors Global 1
Common Plan
Honors Global 1
Global 1Honors Global 1
Honors Global 1
Sample schedule of too many course levels and assigning teachers to limited preps
Honors Global 1
Heath Academ
y
Arts Academ
y
STEM Academ
y
Global Course
Key
Algebra 1Honors Algebra 1
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 4
Period 5
Period 6
Period 7
EnglishFound English
Found. English
Common Plan
English 1Honors
English 1English 1
Math ALG 1 ALG 1Common
PlanALG 1 ALG 1
Honors ALG 1
SciencePhysical Science
Physical Science
Common Plan
Physical Science
Honors Physical Science
LABPhysical Science
SS Global 1 Global 1Common
PlanGlobal 1
Honors Global 1
Global 1
Elective 1
Medical Service
Health Science 1
Common Plan
Health Science 1
Health Science 1
Elective 2
Intro to Health
Common Plan
Intro to Health
Intro to Health
Medical Tech
Honors Global 1
Heath Academ
y
Arts Academ
y
STEM Academ
y
Global Course
Key
Sample schedule for a school who has “prescribed and reduced” and assigned teachers preps for purity.
Biology + HonorsChemistry + HonorsEcology + HonorsGeology + HonorsPhysics + HonorsAP BiologyAP Physics
Grade 11All SLC - Chemistry or Physics (or Honors)
Grade 12All SLC - Ecology, Geology (or Honors)
AP occurs as “global” class across all SLC’s
Note: Biology is not offered as a repeat -- must take in summer school, online, or in alternative setting.
Curriculum Analysis (rules for including courses in SLCs).
Vertical Course Sequencing (Pathways) reflecting the ADDITION of core courses working with CTE, with common planning time.
Deciding upon the minimum half day focus for purity, at each grade level, per SLC
Adjusting the registration sheets to reflect the SLCs
Gathering course requests by SLC, not in a conglomerate number
Dividing courses as SLC specific, suggested electives, and global classes
Sample templates from:Pemberton, NJNashville, TNAlbuquerque, NM, andRochester, NY
1. Have no more than three levels (or options)2. Are able to be taught by one teacher3. Occur in similar time periods as other SLC classes4. Are common to almost all students5. Have similar enrollment numbers to other teamed
courses6. Integrate well with other courses
A TEAM process in which a clear course sequence for each SLC/Career Academy is defined, Seperate tags/codes are
created for course requests in each SLC,SLC schedules are built as separate schools, and
teachers are assigned by SLC according to enrollment (NOT BY DEPARTMENT)
The BIG shifts:
Period Academy A Academy B Academy C Academy D
1 Elective Lane AP’s/Music Elective Lane AP’s/Music Elective Lane AP’s/Music Elective Lane AP’s/Music
2 Academy Core Core Academy Elective Academy Core
3 Academy Elective Academy Core Core Academy Core
4 Core Academy Core Academy Core Lunch
5 Academy Core Lunch Lunch Academy Core
6 Lunch Academy Elective Academy Core Academy Elective
7 Core Academy Core Core Core
Period Social
StudiesEnglish Career Tech
Academy Elective
1 Academy Plan Academy Plan Academy Plan Academy Plan
2 Academy Core Outside Corse Academy Tech Outside Course
3 Academy Core Academy Core Core Lunch
4 Outside Core Academy Core Academy Tech Academy Elective
5 Academy Core Lunch Lunch Academy Elective
6 Lunch Outside Corse Outside Course Academy Elective
7 Outside Course Academy Core Academy Tech Outside Course
School 9th Purity10th
PurityOverall Average
Antioch 97% 72% 85%
Cane Ridge 78% 63% 71%
Glen Cliff 81% 52% 67%
Hillsboro 86%
Hillwood 92% 73% 83%
Hunters Lane 90% 70% 80%
Overton 82%
Maplewood 78%
McGavock 90% 84% 87%
Pearl Cohn 73%
Stratford 74%
Whites Creek 89% 64% 77%
Third Run - Late August
Final Average
9th Purity
10th Purity
Overall
District 84% 68% 76%
School 9th Purity
10th Purity
Overall Average
Teacher Purity
Antioch 96% 72% 84% 49%
Cane Ridge 77% 61% 69% 32%
Glen Cliff 82% 47% 65% 33%
Hillsboro
Hillwood 78% 59% 69% 33%
Hunters Lane 62% 54% 58% 32%
Overton
Maplewood
McGavock 77% 82% 79% 50%
Pearl Cohn
Stratford 79%
Whites Creek 58% 54% 56% 33%
District Average
71% 61.30% 69% 38%
School9th
Purity10th
PurityOverall Average
Teacher Purity
Antioch 97.05% 73% 85% 50%
Cane Ridge 76.30% 61% 69% 30%
Glen Cliff 80.40% 45% 63% 33%
Hillsboro
Hillwood 80% 59% 70% 36%
Hunters Lane 76.30% 56% 66% 33%
Overton
Maplewood
McGavock 81% 82% 81.50% 46%
Pearl Cohn
Stratford 64.32%
Whites Creek 61% 59% 60% 36%
District Average
72.50% 62.10% 71% 38%
First Run Second Run – Mid August
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