May Term Brennon Sapp bsapp.com
What We are Doing Improving student-adult relationships Schools of Study-Making school more relevant to students Raising the standards for performance-rigor Improve Retention and Graduation Rates
The Problems State testing is over AP Tests are complete Students and Teachers have a difficult time continuing on as usual Attendance and attention is less than desirable
What to do? Give finals End regular classes Schedule field trips for the last two weeks Spend the last two weeks of school in special classes Perform credit recovery
What Do We Do The Last Two Weeks? Credit Recovery Special Interest Classes Such As: Cross Curricular Activities/Classes Educational Field Trips School Projects Exploration Classes Introduction Classes College Readiness Classes Important Issues not Referenced in the Core Content
How do We Decide What to Teach? Survey the Staff, Community, and students for talent Survey the Students for interest Have conversations with administration for legalities and funding Sign up students and have fun
Some Sample Classes Aerobics Fitness Ballroom Dancing Brain Teasers Boat Building/Design Caving Chess CSI Goshen College Prep Cooking Cooking Healthy/Yummy Golf History in Movies Psychology in Movies Sign Language Vietnam Yoga Visual Arts in Kentucky
Students Who Don’t Want to Play Ask them to come up with projects Allow them to shadow or learn in the real world Allow them to tour colleges We want real world education
More Info? bsapp.com
We Will Help Administering surveys to students and teachers Raising money Contact members of the community Scheduling classes