2. Objective: Reviewing the vision and restarting the work. Agenda 1.Design 21 overview 2.Accept Fall 09 timetable draft 6 3.Career Academies: Brainstorming ideas for the application component of Design 21 4.Core Academies Subcommittees: Creation and work

4. Design 21 Overview Proposed WHS Mission Statement: Design 21 will embed core 21st century skills across the curriculum to prepare students for post- secondary education, career, and active citizenship

5. Design 21 Overview Proposed WHS Mission Statement: Design 21 will embed core 21st century skills across the curriculum to prepare students for post-secondary education, career, and active citizenship

6. Design 21 Overview Proposed WHS Mission Statement: Design 21 will embed core 21st century skills across the curriculum to prepare students for post-secondary education, career, and active citizenship Core Academies Skill Progression Chart Strategic Reading Problem Solving ResearchCollaborationTechnologyWrittenWritten and Oral CommunicationOral Skill Mastery Objectives Upon completion of the Core Academies, students will master a variety of reading and note-taking strategies for use with various texts. Upon completion of the Core Academies, students will master a variety of problem identification and charting techniques Upon completion of the Core Academies, students will demonstrat e a working understandi ng of the research process Upon completion of the Core Academies, students will collaborate on major projects with their peers and reflect upon this collaboration Upon completion of the Core Academies, students will gain practice with Microsoft Office programs and explore the tenets of Digital Citizenship Written Communication : Upon completion of the Core Academies, students will master essay organization and communicate critical ideas in essay form. Oral Communication: Upon completion of the Core Academies, students will gain experience in presenting and discussing in front of a group Assessed via Digital Portfolio Products

7. Design 21 Overview Proposed WHS Mission Statement: Design 21 will embed core 21st century skills across the curriculum to prepare students for post-secondary education, career, and active citizenship Elimination of the Academic track. Differentiated Instruction Coaches Rigor Aided by Maintained by

8. Design 21 Overview Proposed WHS Mission Statement: Design 21 will embed core 21st century skills across the curriculum to prepare students for post-secondary education, career, and active citizenship Math and Science Academy Fine Arts Academy Global Language Academy Humanities Academy Business Academy Core Academies

9. Design 21 Overview Proposed WHS Mission Statement: Design 21 will embed core 21st century skills across the curriculum to prepare students for post-secondary education, career, and active citizenship Senior Capstone Project and Community Service/Internship Component

10. Design 21 Overview FoundationApplication Exploration

11. Application Are we the only ones looking to implement this? No! –West Bridgewater – Senior Project –Randolph – Senior Project –Braintree – Senior Project with Community Service Component –Carver – Senior Project with Community Service/Internship Component This is required in the state of Rhode Island Hingham has a mandatory community service for all seniors

12. Where are we in the process? In the 2008-2009 school year –Found a way to embed 21 st century skills in the Core Academies using the Skill Progression Chart –Created the 10 th Grade Academy –Created the structure of the Career Academies This year (You are here) –We need to make sure the Core Academies are piloting the Skill Progression Chart –We need to finalize a proposal on the Community Service / Internship components –We need to educate the faculty about the Design 21 Mission Statement before the ratification vote in December –We need to educate the faculty about the Design 21 Proposal before the ratification vote in January –We need to educate our sophomores about the Career Academies

13. Where are we in the process? By next year we’ll need: –School wide implementation of the Skill Progression Chart and Digital Portfolio System –Plan for Career Education in the Core Academies –Finalized curriculum for the 11 th grade Career Academy courses –Finalized policies and systems that will sustain Design 21 By the 2011-2012 school year –Finalize the curriculum for the 12 th grade Career Academy courses

14. Career Academies Timetable Fall 09 Essential QuestionsTangible Outcomes Brainstorming and Research October and November Meeting 1: October 6 All Design Teams Meet Application 1.What would the internship opportunities look like? 2.What would the community service opportunities look like? 3.What would the curriculum look like for this? 4.What would the policies look like for this? 5.Who could organize this? 1.Brainstorm list of ideas for the capstone and internship /community service components 2.Design Teams are exposed to the ideas from other teams. Meeting 2: 10/7-10/23 Research (For the following 3 meetings, chairs should divide the workload between research on the above and development of new courses proposed in the D21 Proposal) 1.Executive summaries of the best ideas and biggest problems unearthed by your research. Meeting 3: 10/27-11/13 Research Bringing Cohesion November through January Meeting 4: 11/17-11/24 Research / Proposal Creation1.Develop the curriculum, policies, and organizational mechanics for the capstone and community service/internship requirements. 2.Develop plans for events or opportunities that bring cohesion to the curriculum. Meeting 5: 12/1-12/11 Proposal Creation Meeting 6: Full D21 Meeting on 1/4 Proposal Creation Add Capstone and Community Service/Internship proposals to Design 21: Your Tomorrow is Here Today and submit to full faculty for ratification in January. This will allow for the full faculty to ratify the document before it becomes part of the first reading of the Program of Studies to School Committee. Creating Sustainability January and February Meeting 7: 1/14-1/25 1.What policies, governing bodies and automated systems can we implement to sustain the Career Academies? 1.Proposals submitted to the Leadership Team for inclusion in the Design 21 Policy Manual. Meeting 8: 1/27-2/5 1.What policies, governing bodies and automated systems can we implement to sustain the Career Academies? 1.Proposals submitted to the Leadership Team for inclusion in the Design 21 Policy Manual. 2.Design 21 action plan for Spring 10

15. 9 th and 10 th Grade Core Academies Timetable Fall 09 Essential Questions Completing the Design of the Core Academies October through January Meeting 1: October 6 All Design Teams Meet Skill Progression Chart Rubric Creation Subcommittee 1.What rubrics will be used for the portfolio assignments? Digital Portfolio Implementation Plan Subcommittee 1.How will Design 21 implement a system of digital portfolios? Meeting 2: 10/7-10/23 Meeting 3: 10/27-11/13 Meeting 4: 11/17-11/24 Meeting 5: 12/1-12/11 1.What additional elements are essential in the Core Academies? Make sure to take into account Freshmen Seminar, the proposal of Health in the 10 th grade, and the addition of an extra.5 credits to the Unified Arts requirement. 1. Core Academy Structure Proposal Meeting 6: Full D21 Meeting on 1/4 Proposal Creation 1. Finalized copy of Design 21: Your Tomorrow is Here Today Add Capstone and Community Service/Internship proposals to Design 21: Your Tomorrow is Here Today and submit to full faculty for ratification in December. This will allow for the full faculty to ratify the document before it becomes part of the first reading of the Program of Studies to School Committee in January. Refining the Skill Progression Chart January and February Meeting 7: 1/14-1/25 1.What needs to be changed in the Skill Progression Chart? 2.What rubrics will be used for the portfolio assignments?

16. Objective: Reviewing the vision and restarting the work. Agenda 1.Design 21 overview 2.Accept Fall 09 timetable draft 6 3.Career Academies: Brainstorming ideas for the application component of Design 21 4.Core Academies Subcommittees: Creation and work