Co-Chair of Committee Six Peter Mohn Library Media Specialist SFC

Societal Changes Industrial Revolution Material Production Machine Powered Manufacturing Individual Competition Information Age Knowledge Develop. Cybernetics-Systems Information/Networking Team Building

Workforce Statistics 1950 –30% Skilled Labor –70% Unskilled Labor 2002 –85% Skilled Labor –15% Unskilled Labor

Percent of H.S. Grads Going to Higher Education Institutions % % (18% 4 year; 7% 2 year) % (33% 4 year; 27% 2 year) Snohomish rate - estimated at 50% (20% 4 year; 30% 2 year)

U. S. H.S. Graduation Rates % % %-82% (depends how it is calculated) Snohomish rate = 80.1% (on-time rate)

SHS Objectives By 2008, 80% of all students will meet or surpass all state academic mandates. All students will have a feeling of connectedness and belonging at SHS... All students shall see the relevance and meaning in their experiences at SHS... All members of the SHS learning community will demonstrate outstanding character and citizenship… Our students at SHS will meet our district’s goals...

9-12 Task Force Recommendations Completing a transition to integrated 9-12 programs by Reconfiguring our use of facilities and staffing to acquire the best attributes of smaller schools Establishing a structure that allows students to have a sustained relationship with at least one caring adult … Developing a schedule to minimize daily transitions, to maintain or increase academic contact time, and to create an opportunity for students & teachers to work with fewer classes While maintaining academic excellence, develop formal & informal learning opportunities...