CURRICULUM MEETING

Roundtable DiscussionCrenshaw County Schools

April 4, 20133:45 PM

Textbook Room

Preparing All Students for Life

ASSESSMENTS

Assessments

ACCOUNTABILITY

Accountability- Draft

Failure is Not an Option (FNO)Desired Outcome Actual Outcome SuggestionsIncreased Student Understanding/Knowledge

Created a modified block, Implemented content literacy strategies, Study halls, elevated grades, transition problems, teacher frustration, lack of PD, scheduling problems

Professional Development, Parental Involvement, Attendance Monitoring, Core classes focus, Better tools for RtI interventions, Active PST Teams, Professional Learning Teams

Decreased At-Risk StudentsFewer Retentions

Improved Grad. Rate

Improved GPA

Increased Eligibility

SCHEDULING

Modified Block and/or New SchedulePositives Negatives Recommended

ChangesElective Offerings see Luverne Journal Ad (Art, Drama, Health Occupations, Music, AC Labs, Progress Monitoring)

Core classes every other day; ACCESS…motivation of students; Difficult for 8th grade students to keep up; Special Events…PM

Tweak the current:Piggy Back Schedule

9-12 Core BHS in AM Struggling students meeting every other day

4 Block:

Increased time in Reading and Math in some cases

PD to plan for 82 minute instructional period

4 Block with X period

More time to implement strategies, lab time, extracurricular advantages in some cases

Core electives in the PM like Health Occupations and Spanish; 7-8 grade teachers needed to allow for HS academic labs

7 Period Day

Attendance Planning every other day…grading, managing student work

Seniors …work Students who need AC Lab were often in Band or athletics

Preparing students for college

DIPLOMA ENDORSEMENTS

Diploma Endorsements (No AOD)One Diploma No Endorsements

One Diploma Two or More Endorsements

(i.e. Honors, Advanced Honors, Career Tech)

Pros Cons Pros Cons

Diploma Options with Two or More Endorsements- Requirements of Each

Career Technical Honors

Completer (3 courses in sequence)

Minimum ACT score?

Two Units of the same Foreign Language?

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Graduation Requirements• Current, Grades 8-12

• See Handouts

BOARD POLICY

Board Policy (Current)

Current Policy

• C-6 Assigning Student Grades• C-7 Report Cards• C-10 Promotion and Retention• C-13 Class Rankings• C-15 Graduation

Requirements• C-33 Examinations• C-34 Extracurricular Activities

and Academics First• C-36 Attendance

Proposed Policy

• 5.20 Graduation Requirements

• 5.21 Participation in Graduation Ceremonies

• 5.22 Class Rankings• 5.23 Honor Graduates• 5.26 Student Promotion

and Retention• 5.81 Athletics

TECHNOLOGY

iLearn InitiativePositives Concerns Suggestions

PEDAGOGY AND TRAINING

Pedagogy and TrainingArea of Focus Desired Outcome Preferred Training Date