High School Restructuring Plan for Graduation Day 1

High School Restructuring Plan for Graduation Day 1 Last modified, Jan 16, by team

Welcome • Welcome – Agenda for the day – Logistics • Introductions – Table introductions – State 1 positive accomplishment for the year at your school

State Board of Education Vision To create a world-class educational system that gives students the knowledge and skills to be successful in college and the workforce, and to flourish as parents and citizens Mission To provide leadership through the development of policy and accountability systems so that all students are prepared to compete in the global community ©MDE – Board of Education Strategic Plan

Restructuring Purpose State Board Goal 2: EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES HIGH SCHOOL AND IS READY FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER http: //www. mde. k 12. ms. us/docs/public-notice/mbe-strategic-handout. pdf? sfvrsn=2 State Statute Schools with a graduation rate below 80% must develop a restructuring plan, as per Mississippi Code of 1972 Ann. § 37 -16 -7, amended in 2013

Graduation Benchmarks 2014 – 2015 2016 – 2017 2018 – 2019 77% 81% 85% Set by Mississippi State Board of Education to comply with Mississippi Code Ann. § 37 -13 -80

High School Restructuring What does restructuring mean to you? What things might change when high schools restructure?

All organizations are perfectly designed to get the results they are getting now.

Your Restructuring Plan This is NOT just a dropout plan.

Restructuring Action Plan An Action Plan to Graduate ALL students college and career ready High Schools and Middle Schools are the beginning-Not the End Point

Ready for College and Career What does it mean for ALL students to be College and Career Ready (CCR)?

SBE Goal: CCR GOAL 2: EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES HIGH SCHOOL AND IS READY FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER • Objective: All students enter MS colleges prepared for credit bearing courses needing no remedial classes in English or math. – Indicator of Success (Outcome): Decrease the % of freshmen in MS colleges taking remedial courses. • Objective: All students graduate prepared for careers, meeting both academic standards and employability standards. – Indicator of Success (Outcome): Increase the number of students taking the Work. Keys assessment and the % scoring at the “silver” level on the Work. Keys assessment. – Indicator of Success (Outcome): Increase the number of students participating in work-based learning opportunities and demonstrating 21 st century employability skills.

SBE Goal: CCR (cont. ) • Objective: Increase the number and % of students participating in and successfully completing advanced coursework, such as advanced placement (AP) courses, dual credit/dual enrollment courses, articulated credit, national certifications. – Indicator of Success (Outcome): Increase the number of students participating in and passing advanced coursework. • Objective: Expand the opportunities for students to participate in advanced science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) related curriculum pathways. – Indicator of Success (Outcome): Increase the number of schools offering and students passing advanced STEM pathway courses in high school.

How did your ideas on CCR compare to the State Board’s ideas?

You are thinking …. In the past, college and career meant a student graduated. And… I know. . some think the biggest impediment to graduation is SATP 2/3. Well…yes. . . and no. Some things have been changing. There are pieces in place to foster more innovation in our secondary schools.

High School Restructuring Connects to… • • Accountability Model (acceleration component) Graduation Pathways: standard diploma Graduation Options: SATP requirement options Dropout plan; priority school plan; School Improvement Plan; CFPA • i. CAPs • New counselor requirements • Innovative model pilots (career academies, E 4 A, etc. )

Your Restructuring Plan Our GOAL… To guide you in creating a plan that gets better outcomes. Thinking differently…thinking about each individual student. EACH STUDENT EVERY STUDENT

Break 10: 00 – 10: 15

Ready for College & Career • College and Career Ready – What % of your students are ready? – How do you know? – What data do you need? – How will you get the data you need? MAKE NOTES

Ready for College & Career • What will you do differently? For example, all juniors will take the ACT on March 3. – What will you do next year for those students who meet the benchmark (and why is this important)? – What will you do for those who didn’t? MAKE NOTES

Your Restructuring Plan Remember - Our GOAL To guide you in creating a plan that gets better outcomes To spark deep instructional change by rethinking traditional high school organization So EACH STUDENT graduates CCR

To help you plan… Since our goal is to help you create a restructuring plan that will transform your school, we are introducing 6 Design Principles to guide you along the way…

Design Principles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ready for College and Career Powerful Teaching and Learning Personalization Redesign Professionalism Leadership Purposeful Design

Design Principle 1 Ready for College and Career (work) Schools are characterized by the pervasive, transparent, and consistent understanding that the school exists for the purpose of preparing all students for college and work. They maintain a common set of high standards for every student to overcome the harmful consequences of tracking and sorting.

Design Principle 2 Powerful Teaching and Learning Schools are characterized by the presence of commonly held standards for high quality instructional practice. Teachers in these schools design rigorous instruction that ensures the development of critical thinking, application and problem solving skills often neglected in traditional settings.

Design Principle 3 Personalization Schools understand that knowing students well is an essential condition of helping them achieve academically. These high schools ensure adults leverage knowledge of students in order to improve student learning.

Design Principle 4 Redesign Professionalism Evident in the schools are the collaborative work orientation of staff, the shared responsibility for decision making, and the commitment to growing the capacity of staff.

Design Principle 5 Leadership Schools work to develop a shared mission for their school and work actively as agents of change, sharing leadership for improved student outcomes in a culture of high expectations for all students.

Design Principle 6 Purposeful Design Schools are designed to create the conditions that ensure the other five design principles: ready for college, powerful teaching and learning, personalization, leadership and redefined professionalism. The organization of time, space, and the allocation of resources ensures that these best practices become common practice.

Design Principles • Design Principles in Action – Review handouts and explain rubric – Rubric is a self-evaluation tool – The indicators and strategies are researched and proven to be effective

INDICATORS (each row) Rubric Continuum of Improvement

Principles in Action Team Activity – Get to know this document • Assign each team member a design principle • Read your entire principle to become familiar with it and discuss at your table • Share out

LUNCH 11: 45 – 1: 00

Welcome back from lunch! Questions? The thinking and planning begins.

Your Restructuring Plan • Ready for College and Career (work) • Powerful Teaching and Learning • Personalization • Redefine Professionalism • Leadership • Purposeful Design

Self Evaluation • Review each indicator (ROW) in PRINCIPLE 1. There are 11 indicators grouped in 4 categories (Course of Study, College Ready Skills, College Credit, College Going Culture) • Highlight where you are now: Beginning, Early Steps, Growing Innovations, or New Paradigm

Activity 1 Example

Activity 1 Example

Your Restructuring Plans • Share Out • http: //vimeo. com/112861822

Tomorrow and Next Steps • Wrap Up • Questions? • Day 2 – Continue work on the Design Principles – Focuses on job markets and why this is important – Some time to adjust and modify your plans

EXIT SLIPS • WARM – I really learned the most from? • COOL – Learning would have been better if?

High School Restructuring Plan for Graduation Day 2 Last modified, Jan 8, 12: 30 pm by MP

• Welcome – Agenda for the day – Logistics • Introductions – Each person on a sticky write down the biggest “ah ha” you had the day before OR what was the most important action step you developed.

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Vision To create a world-class educational system that gives students the knowledge and skills to be successful in college and the workforce, and to flourish as parents and citizens Mission To provide leadership through the development of policy and accountability systems so that all students are prepared to compete in the global community ©MDE – Board of Education Strategic Plan

Purpose State Board Goal: EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES HIGH SCHOOL AND IS READY FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER State Statute Schools with a graduation rate below 80% must develop a restructuring plan, as per Mississippi Code of 1972 Ann. § 37 -167, amended in 2013

Graduation Benchmarks 2014 – 2015 2016 – 2017 2018 – 2019 77% 81% 85% Set by Mississippi State Board of Education to comply with Mississippi Code Ann. § 37 -13 -80

Design Principles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ready for College and Career Powerful Teaching and Learning Personalization Redesign Professionalism Leadership Purposeful Design

Design Principle 1 Ready for College and Career (work) Schools are characterized by the pervasive, transparent, and consistent understanding that the school exists for the purpose of preparing all students for college and work. They maintain a common set of high standards for every student to overcome the harmful consequences of tracking and sorting.

Design Principle 2 Powerful Teaching and Learning Schools are characterized by the presence of commonly held standards for high quality instructional practice. Teachers in these schools design rigorous instruction that ensures the development of critical thinking, application and problem solving skills often neglected in traditional settings.

Design Principle 3 Personalization Schools understand that knowing students well is an essential condition of helping them achieve academically. These high schools ensure adults leverage knowledge of students in order to improve student learning.

GOAL OUTCOMES • Indicator of Success (Outcome): Decrease the % of freshmen in MS colleges taking remedial courses • Indicator of Success (Outcome): Increase the number of students taking the Work. Keys assessment and the % scoring at the “silver” level. • Indicator of Success (Outcome): Increase the number of students participating in work-based learning opportunities and demonstrating 21 st century employability skills • Indicator of Success (Outcome): Increase the number of students participating in and passing advanced coursework. • Indicator of Success (Outcome): Increase the number of schools offering and students passing advanced STEM pathway courses in high school

Your Restructuring Plan ACTIVITY 1 - PRINCIPLE 1 • Review your work from the activity yesterday where you highlighted your current reality. • Determine as a team 1 indicator in each category that you will focus on for next year. STAR or CIRCLE those 4 indicators.

Activity 1 Example

Activity 1 Example

Your Restructuring Plan Continue your work • Design Principle 2: 3 categories, select at least 1 each • Design Principle 3: 2 categories, select at least 2 each

Break 10: 00 – 10: 15

• Success in the New Economy • As you watch the following video, record on sticky notes 3 “a-ha” statements that you glean from the video. • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ac. NSp KX 8 k. Vs&index=19&list=PLCCB 427 F 323 C F 6710

BUSINESS PANEL

LUNCH

Innovative School Models • Career Academies • Excellence for All (E 4 A) • Early College High School For more information contact Jean Massey at jmassey@mde. k 12. ms. us or Myra Pannell at myra. pannell@rcu. msstate. edu

SBE Goal: CCR GOAL 2: EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES HIGH SCHOOL AND IS READY FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER • Objective: All students enter MS colleges prepared for credit bearing courses needing no remedial classes in English or math. – Indicator of Success (Outcome): Decrease the % of freshmen in MS colleges taking remedial courses. Principle 1, Row 1 Principle 3, Row 2 • Objective: All students graduate prepared for careers, meeting both academic standards and employability standards. – Indicator of Success (Outcome): Increase the number of students taking the Work. Keys assessment and the % scoring at the “silver”. – Indicator of Success (Outcome): Increase the number of students participating in work-based learning opportunities and demonstrating 21 st century employability skills. Principle 2, Row 4 Principle 3, Row 5

SBE Goal: CCR (cont. ) • Objective: Increase the number and % of students participating in and successfully completing advanced coursework, such as advanced placement (AP) courses, dual credit/dual enrollment courses, articulated credit, national certifications. – Indicator of Success (Outcome): Increase the number of students participating in and passing advanced coursework. Principle 1, Row 1 Principle 3, Row 2 • Objective: Expand the opportunities for students to participate in advanced science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) related curriculum pathways. – Indicator of Success (Outcome): Increase the number of schools offering and students passing advanced STEM pathway courses in high school. Principle 3, Row 1 Principle 2, Row 2

Your Restructuring Plan ACTION STEPS For each of these 3 Design Principles, what action steps can your team take next school year that would meet this outcome? PRINCIPLES Ready for College and Work Powerful Teaching and Learning Personalization

Action Plan Principle 1, Row 1 (All students are given the option to take at least 1 advanced course ) ACTION STEPS • • • Meet with all rising seniors to discuss their schedule for next year. Meet with all 9 th grade academy students and review their i. CAPS to make sure they are on track to take advanced coursework as juniors and seniors. Double the number of students taking dual credit.

Action Plan Example

• Share out

Middle School Moments • http: //video. pbs. org/video/2257751072/

• Wrap Up