Grade Configuration Change Overview The grade configuration change

Grade Configuration Change Overview

The grade configuration change is over two years away Have a great 2019 -2020 school year Have an even better 2020 -2021 school year Finish 2018 -2019 school year January 2019 Secondary Grade Configuration Change Have the best year yet with the grade configuration change in the 2021 -2022 school year 2

Hammond Creek Middle School • Summer 2017 Board approved a new 6 -7 middle school and secondary grade configuration change • November 2017 voters passed GO bond to fund the new school • Spring 2018 construction planning with teacher input on facility design for instruction January 2019 Secondary Grade Configuration Change 3

Grade Configuration Change • Current Dalton Middle School • Add Hammond Creek becomes Middle School Grades 6 -7 • Dalton High School Grades 10 -12 • Junior high school grades 8 -9 • New magnet school grades 10 -12 January 2019 Secondary Grade Configuration Change 4

Opening a New 10 -12 Magnet School • May 2021 close Morris Innovative High School • 2021 – 2022 sunset policy of DLA school assignment • August 2021 opening new 10 -12 magnet on the current Dalton Middle School campus January 2019 Secondary Grade Configuration Change 5

Planning for 10 -12 Schools • Creating dynamic academic • School visits to explore programming so that both schools academies attract student choice • High School Administration, CTAE and Fine Arts teachers • Develop academies model for the • Boaz High School 10 -12 schools • Lanier High School • Davidson Fine Arts Academy • Spring 2018 met with current Morris students, teachers, parents, and community members to discuss secondary programming for new school January 2019 Secondary Grade Configuration Change 6

Planning for 10 -12 Schools • Conceptual planning of programs, school leadership, staffing, transportation, scheduling and organization • Administrative team meetings with secondary principals, content & engagement, human resources, finance, communications and superintendent • Superintendent dialogue with board to update and refine staff conceptual plans January 2019 Secondary Grade Configuration Change 7

Staffing • Anticipate same number of • January 2021 school principals teaching positions based on make staffing decisions expected enrollment • February 2021 staffing decisions • May 2020 name principal are announced (or principals) • Teachers will have the • Fall 2020 teacher submits school, opportunity to review their grade level, content preferences assignment before signing a new contract January 2019 Secondary Grade Configuration Change 8

Timeline Summary Spring 2018 and On-Going Fall 2019 Naming new 10 -12 magnet school March 2020 Initiate principal search Spring 2020 Name principal (or principals) Fall 2020 Teachers submit assignment preferences January 2021 Principals determine teacher assignments February 2021 Announce teacher assignments August 2021 Implement grade configuration change Open Hammond Creek Middle School Exploring & refining academies model for grades 10 -12 Planning & construction for Hammond Creek January 2019 Secondary Grade Configuration Change 9

What’s Next? Change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and glorious at the end. • We will come back to you this time next year to revisit plans and decisions • Help us name the new schools • 8 -9 • Dalton Junior High? • Heritage Point Junior High? • New 10 -12 magnet • Dalton Magnet? • Dalton Academy? • Heritage Point High School? January 2019 Secondary Grade Configuration Change 10

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