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SoRo School and Personalized Learning 6-20-14 Mary Waterman mwaterman@soroschool.orgmwaterman@soroschool.org On June 6, 2013 Governor Peter Shumlin signed the Flexible Pathways bill What does this mean for So.Royalton School? Thanks VT Agency of Education for this opportunity!
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Reflections of Our Path Two committees simultaneously met – PLP-Advisory and Work Based Learning – WBL comparatively easy, 8 Gold Standards Our program aligned well Overwhelmed by self-assessment, esp. with guidance in transition and Principal departing midstream. Red Flag realization Revise and prioritize in an ‘Emergency Mode’
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Divide, Conquer, and Produce Committee: 1 person gather data and share back… – Also present to school board – Also gather student data – Also communicate to public—parents—business – Make recommendations what to do!?! – End school year whole committee work 2-days – Recommend: focus on an area: ‘Practice’ eye on ‘Academic Standards’…. Role: ‘Plant Seeds’ ‘Take Root=Success’ Create Ownership Committee: 1 person gather data and share back… – Also present to school board – Also gather student data – Also communicate to public—parents—business – Make recommendations what to do!?! – End school year whole committee work 2-days – Recommend: focus on an area: ‘Practice’ eye on ‘Academic Standards’…. Role: ‘Plant Seeds’ ‘Take Root=Success’ Create Ownership
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School Board: all components presented – dialog primarily money and policy examples – ie) Dual Enrollment VT vs. a NY example NY: Advanced Studies at Genesee Community College (20+ yrs. in western NY)… HS teachers at 50 schools: each school hosts 3-10 dual enrolled courses. Cost: If students want credits = $50 per credit hour (most =$150). Schools pay $0, Counties add some $. GCC site: http://www.genesee.edu/ace/advanced/?HSCode=HALE http://www.genesee.edu/ace/advanced/?HSCode=HALE Student Survey (grades 6-12) – Interesting responses around college questions: Location preferences for college courses, 68% indicated a combination of local & campus; transportation issues 5% have taken college courses; 61% intend to in the future Who, where, …what
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More of the student survey More of the student survey: 41% complete interest inventory while 55% have done 1+ job shadow; Nearly 1/3 don’t request homework help; 50% think PLP’s will help them--11% are excited about the idea. Communicate to public—parents—business – newsletter, newspaper, direct Real examples, data, technology applications... – Thanks to many schools and agencies for practical pieces. – Utilized Google Docs for meetings, cooperatively write. ETC.
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SoRo Advisory and PLPs Product of past two PLP work days… Developed new Advisory system, wrote early phases of a handbook, strategies, priorities and started lesson plans. Supporting PLP What does research show? *Improve student motivation and engagement; Improve students’ understanding of postsecondary options and long-term planning. *Improve school-family communication and foster family involvement in academic and career planning. *Increase student awareness of their individual strengths and weaknesses. Source: Many VT Schoos, Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, June 2011 Policy Brief - Student Learning Plans: Supporting Every Student’s Transition to College and Career. - Next phase: buy-in and participation from other teachers, students, parents, community… - Identified some next steps. - Next phase: buy-in and participation from other teachers, students, parents, community… - Identified some next steps.
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