vision preparing each student for post- secondary success through a culture of excellence in:...
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VISIONPreparing each student for post-secondary success through a culture of excellence in:• Challenging academics• Critical thinking• Purposeful collaboration• Applied innovation• Global stewardship
Challenging students and graduates to become informed, caring contributors.
HSD 2025: Graduate Learner Outcomes
•Foundational Content Areas
•Global Literacy
•Technology Literacy
•Entrepreneurial Learning
•Environmental Sustainability
•Thinking
•Life Skills
High School of the Future Research
Study Team Redefining how high schools go about the business of educating students is critical as we work to prepare each student for post-secondary success and challenge them to become informed, caring contributors who can meet the challenges of the 21st Century.
Barb Van Loenen – Board of EducationMary Bowen-Eggebraaten – Superintendent Sandi Kovatch – Learning ServicesPeg Shoemaker – Staff DevelopmentEd Lucas – HS Administrative Rep.Jim Dalluhn – MS Administrative Rep.Susie Prather – Elem. Administrative Rep.Nancy Toll – IT Andy Haase – HS ArtsChuck Bublitz – HS World LanguagesEd Johnson – HS Special EducationJody Gabriel – HS Social StudiesJosh Halvorson – HS ScienceKim Powers – HS Language ArtsMelisa Hansen – HS School-to-WorkSteve Sollom – HS MathematicsSylvia Strom – HS Family & Consumer Ed.Chris Berglund – HS StudentTessa Bakken – HS StudentLiz Malanaphy – ParentBrian Zelenak – Community RepTom Brinsko – Community Rep.Tracy Habisch-Ahlin – Facilitator/Communications
High School of the Future Research
Study Team Charge
• Research and analyze best practice high school models for learning with support 21st Century learning skills and the strategic vision of HSD 2025.
• Present High School of the Future recommendation(s) for organization and structure to the Board of Education for approval.
New Trier
Decatur Central HS
MN Zoo School
The mission of the School of Environmental Studies is to be a community of leaders learning to enhance the relationship between humans and their environment.http://www.district196.org/ses/index.html
School Visit Jan. 28, 2010By
Tom BrinskoMelisa Hansen
Barb Van LoenenSusie Prather
Organization & Structure
•Project-based learning with relevant field studies and partnerships with MN Zoo, MN Pollution Control Agency, City of Apple Valley, etc.
•3 Trimesters with each Trimester followed by a 2 week in depth field study.
•Integrated and team taught – teachers accept teaching other subjects.
•Small study groups – teachers know students.
•UBD’s with essential questions.
•Assessment – student portfolios reflect each trimester on growth and set goals.
•Flexible learning space.
Field Study Examples
Marine BiologyPoetry WorkshopClimate Change PolicyOutdoor PhotographyMissouri BikingWilderness First AidTheater in the CityMN Winter ExperienceCosta RicaNew ZealandScuba CertificationBoundary WatersHuman MedicineFrance & Spain
Decatur Central High School
SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIESPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDSFAMILY/SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS
Organization and Structure
• RELATIONSHIPS
• RELEVANT
• RIGOR
Need for Change
•Approximately 1750 students•About 12% minorities•Over 50% free and reduced•Transient population•65% proficient•950-980 SAT’s•2 years of research and $2 million
Small Learning Communities350 students or lessStudents stay in same community all four yearsStructured advisory
Small Learning Communities based on student interestSenior Year looks different
College course work option Senior Year
New Tech School of IdeasDecatur Discover AcademyChoice AcademyEdge AcademyI.C.E. AcademySchool of Quest and Inquiry
New Trier Township High School
To commit minds to inquiry, hearts to compassion, and lives to the service of humanity.
•Enrollment = 4,151 students•Approximately 98% graduates enroll in college•Average ACT Composite = 27.4•School Within a School – Integrated
Global Studies School•Over 150 co-curricular clubs with extensive community service
ADVISEEADVISORADVISOR CHAIR
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
New Trier Adviser System The advisor room provides an antidote to anonymity, a home away
from home. It is a comfort for students to begin each day with a mentor.
Advisors are faculty who accept the adviser assignment as 1/5 of the teaching responsibility.There are 160 advisor rooms with 25 students each.25 minutes together each day for 4 yrs.
SENIOR YEAR LOOKS DIFFERENTSeniors spend the final 5 weeks of the 4th quarter on their projects, which culminate in an individual exhibition of their work.
Senior Service Project
Post-High School Counselor Meetings
Senior Class Program – OFF TO COLLEGE (national guest speaker)
HSD 2025Strategic Vision
Graduate Learner Outcomes
High School of the Future
Advisories
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Transitions
Advisories
Students with same Advisor all 4 years of HS
Assumes that classroom teachers who see students daily can be the first resource for students in matters of personal adjustment and academics.
Students and Advisors
Builds relationships:teacher to student and student to student
Parents and Advisors•Better communication about student learning needs and monitor academic progress•Inform each other of special concerns or changes
Advisors with Students &
Parents•Facilitates communication between school and family•Identify student interests and strengths•Assist in planning academic and personal goals
Small Learning
Communities
Similar to the MS House Concept, but students would remain in the same small learning community
throughout their HS careers.
Promotes relationships staff to student and student to student.
Often designed to the academic interests of students or learning styles – offering greater personalization of learning goals.
Some research suggests that SLC:•Improve academic success•Higher graduation rates•Students more likely to take advanced courses•Students more likely to participate in co-curricular activities
Project-based
Learning
Personalization of Learning – students are engaged and interested in their own learning
Builds community partnerships
Learning is relevant, rigorous and assessed - student plan must meet state standards
Requires independent learning and ability to work in teams – teacher supports student learning
Student presentation of work
Provides opportunities to explore career options