1. 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR Pequea Valley Intermediate School
Creating an environment that inspires each individual to excel.

2. The Plan
Create a climate and culture that encourages learning and fun!
Lunch, Braves Club, Mfg. Day
Increase learner achievement by 20%.

3. Frequently the difference between success and failure is the resolve to stick to your plan long enough to accomplish your task.

4. Structure
Organization
Discipline
Accountability
Support
Love
Expectations

5. Laser Like Focus To Accomplish Goal!

6. Two Goals
Create an Environment to Excel
Increase Learner Achievement

7. How we get things done? Shared Leadership Teamwork!
Nothing affects learner achievement more than the learning facilitator

8. Step One: Gathered Information
Shared Leadership
Question: What is one thing you would like to see stay in the new schedule? What is one thing you would like to see eliminated in the new schedule?
Rank the Challenges
Created two scheduling options to share with department heads
Compiled a list of needs
Shared finished version with staff during the last day of school

9. The New School Day
Times remain unchanged.

10. Master Schedule

11. What did the Schedule Accomplish?
Reduced Unstructured Learning Environments
Created Collaborative Planning for Learning Facilitators
Leveled Classes/Sizes According to Department Needs
Increased Co-Taught Classes
Created more learning opportunities such as increased electives
Learners may be presented with other creative learning experiences in the future (Example: Apple Core)
MCL Schedule for Each Learner

12. One Lunch 43 Minutes 7th graders arrive 10 minutes late
8th graders leave 10 minutes early
Extra 10 minutes for eLearning
Learners may eat in the gym, stage, courtyard, or STEM Room
Games in the Gym
Informal Eating Environment
Increased Supervision
Eating outside of the cafeteria is a privilege
Braves Club
Eligibility based on academics, attendance and social responsibility

13. Wisdom Wednesday
Session 1 (52 Minutes) – Acceleration (ELA), Clubs (STEM)
Session 2 (52 Minutes)– Acceleration (STEM), Clubs (ELA)
Clubs Create Natural Mentoring and Advisory Opportunities
Clubs for ALL learners frees the other facilitators to focus on acceleration
Clubs switch after the first semester
Clubs are intended to offer an experience outside of what they would normally be exposed to in school
Elected Clubs – Explore Learner Interests
Session 3 (33 Minutes) – Individual Learning Session – Complete Tasks Assigned During Acceleration
Sage and WEB

14. Manufacturing Day
National Day Designed to Recognize the Opportunities in Manufacturing (October 6th)
Pequea Valley – Leading the Initiative with Manufacturing Week
Day One – School Wide Manufacturing Event
Day Two –
8th Grade CTC/College Tours
7th Grade HS Tour with Learner Lead Discussion
Day Three – Off Campus Field Trips
Day Four – Off Campus Field Trips
Break Out Sessions – Mock Interviews, Virtual Field Trip, STEM Truck, Final Video

15. A culture that reward accountability and encourages exploring interests and learning
B – Beginning of choices, freedom, decisions
R – Reputation – Build a good one
A – Attitude – Show compassion for others
V – Voice – Be heard, be counted on, make a difference
E – Effort + Goals = Results
S – Success includes failure first