1. Igniting the Passion Holmes Middle School

2. Igniting a passion for learning while inspiring and empowering students for a future of their own making

3. Igniting the Passion Creating conditions that truly enable all students to learn. Flexible and Adaptive Learning Environments Student and Teacher Engagement Personalized Learning

4. Change & Knoster Model Vision = Stakeholder Education Skills = Professional Development Incentives = Student/Teacher Engagement Resources = Human Capital, Time, Technology Action Plan = Phasing In

5. Personalized Learning Portfolios: Learner Profile, Personalized Learning Plan, Documentation of Progress Flexible Learning Environment – adaptive and collaborative Hawk Time (Advisory)

6. Standards/Competency- Based Progression Mastery of Knowledge & Skills Personal Digital Portfolios Demonstrating Competency Personalized Pacing Academic Self Knowledge Professional Entrepreneurial Civic

7. Professional Learning Communities (PLC’s) Standards/Competency focused Instruction, Engagement, Measurement, & Personalization Opportunities Responsiveness to Student Needs

8. Year 1 Discovering our Passion Student Goals: 6 th Grade - Personal Competencies & PLP Connecting with Holmes Middle School Implementation Goals: Teacher Professional Development (PD) Blended Learning Competency-based

9. Learning Environment

10. Year 2 Passion for Community Service Student Goals: 7 th Grade - Civic Competencies & PLP Connecting with Holmes Community Implementation Goals: Technology expansion Teacher Professional Development (PD) Common Standard Based Assessments

11. Year 3 Passion for Innovation and Leadership Student Goals: 8 th Grade - Entrepreneurial Competencies & PLP Implementation Goals: School wide implementation Teacher Professional Development

12. Developing life-long learners who are capable of leading, creating, and contributing while being empowered with confidence and self-knowledge