Notes+from+Oct.+26+meeting

Update the name From… High school of the Future to… High School Learning for the future. -ability to indicate to the public that this is research based committees focusing on learning. ** __Statements based on committee research in regard to SLC:__ **  1. Repeat students in class will have longer term relationships with the same group of students. As a result, both students and teacher will feel a stronger sense of obligation toward each other and toward outcomes.  2. Challenges to overcome SLC is focusing on instructional improvement, ensuring equity and rigor and getting past school history  3. Transitioning a school with smaller learning communities requires patience and a long period of time to make decisions on enrollment, curriculum, and structure as well as time to see academic improvement.  4. SLC’s typically produce (as compared to large schools) much less truancy, many dropouts, and a reduction of the negative effects of poverty on achievement.  5. The rise in student population can deteriorate the SLC concept.  6. The innovative learning environment of learning to apply to post secondary options.  7. Based on existing communities and research on implementing SLC-Students are inclusive in their learning with results of higher graduation rates, support from peers, and the ability to relate learning to true to life experiences and the world of work. A hind-sight topic is inclusiveness with the entire school  8. SLC Can be ANYTHING—house, academies, at-risk, high achieving.  9. Teachers develop support from each other and make connections with students.  10. Safe and connected with responsible adults. Electives may take a backseat.  11. SLC activities link up with each other in logical sequence for meaningful learning which is coherent rather than compartmentalized and fragmented ** __ SLC Definition: __ ** // Focus on relationships, personalized education and collaborative work. // //  Students, teachers, staff, and community members working together to create deep connections that result in successful learning. // //  Smaller themed groupings within a large school of staff and students to better cater to a students individual needs. //   // Any separately defined, individualized, // //  educational unit within a larger school setting. //  //  Access One sentence summaries on Wikispace.com-identify who you are as the statement may generate questions-discussions  // How do these committees intertwine??? Advisories…to…….SLC’s-timeline for implementation Next mtg. Nov. 17th 6-7PM- rm. 516-Agenda?—HMS visitor. Public opinion of SLC’s( to be addressed at a later date.)
 * __ SLC Meeting #2-Tues. October 26th  __ **