A Comprehensive Plan for theDigital Renaissance

and Academic Enhancement

of our Pleasure Island Schools

ISLAND SCHOOLSLEARNING FOR LIFE

PROJECT

Brought to you through the efforts of our

Learning For Life Leadership Team

ISLAND SCHOOLSLEARNING FOR LIFE

PROJECT

• Dr. Ernie Rosado Principal, Gulf Shores High School• Mr. Phillip Fountain Principal, Gulf Shores Middle School • Mrs. Julie Pierce Principal, Gulf Shores Elementary School• Mr. Jonathan Ellis Principal, Orange Beach Elementary • Mrs. Angie Swiger President, District 5 Representative

Baldwin County Board of Education

We’re doing great things!

Best teachers and principals in the county! In the state!

Millions of dollars in scholarship money!

Great school environment! Kids are safe Teachers are passionate about education and care about our kids Schools are clean, maintained, and well kept Lots of school pride and Marlin/Dolphin Spirit!

Great coaches, sports programs, and facilities

Great community support from cities, parents, and local organizations

Kids go to college (or enter the workforce) clueless about what Career Opportunities exist -Not enough exposure to different career choices

Drop out rates too high (One is too many!) -Kids lose interest by middle school

Foreign language is just a requirement

- Graduates should be fluent in a language

Personal Finance -Graduates need basic knowledge of household budgets, bank accounts, debt and credit perils.

Need for stronger bonds between schools, communities, businesses, and local higher learning -Provide students with networking opportunities

Collaborative work was discouraged in past Collaborative skills #1 characteristic employers seek today!

Kids lose interest due to a lack of technology –unless we teach on their terms!

What can we do?

“Learning For Life”Part I

Island Schools Digital Renaissance

• 1:1 Macbooks for all students grades 4-12• Project based and collaborative learning• Wireless schools• Internet based learning opens the world to

students• Paperless learning environment-no

textbooks• Challenging learning environment available

to ALL students on ALL levels, not just a few.

• ALL STUDENTS EXCEL! ALL STUDENTS ENGAGED!

“Learning For Life”Part II

Island Schools Academic

Enhancement

“Learning For Life”Part II

Island Schools Academic

Enhancement “Learning For Life” Career Academies

A career academy includes the following essential elements:

A small learning community A college-prep/career prep curriculum with a career theme Partnerships with employers, the community, and higher education

By design, these three central elements of a career academy lead to a school that is rigorous, relevant, and relational.

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Implementation of Career Tracks that

pique the interest of College Bound and Work Force Ready

Students______

Increased AP Rigor and benchmarks that ready college prep students for Ivy league schools

_______

Addition of Foreign Language III and IV

_______

Personal Finance Class_________

Addition of Fine Arts Electives including Art III and Drama

_________Junior and Senior Internships, Dual

Enrollment, and Job Shadowing Programs

__________1:1 iMacs Grades

9-12

Gulf Shores High School

ApplicationAddition of Art, Drama,

and Music Chorus Classes

______

Addition of Foreign Language (Conversation

and Grammar)_______

7th Grade Interest Area testing for all students

_______

7th and 8th Grade Exploratory Rotations

(Exposure to all Career Tracks)

______

Field Trips and Speakers from each Interest Area

_______

Help Students identify Career Track interests

through 8th grade testing and counseling

______In depth study due to project based learning

_______

1:1 iMacs Grades 7-8

Gulf Shores MiddleExploration

Additional Art and Music Classes

_______

Introduction to Conversational Foreign

Language_______

Introduction to Collaborative Learning

________

Opportunities for in Depth study in Subject

areas due to project based learning methods and

iMacs in classrooms________

iPad, Neo Board technology Grades K-3

__________

1:1 iMacs grades 4-6

GS & OB ElementaryIntroduction

Arts, Education, and

Communication

Proposed Career Academies Conducive to our Area

Health & Marine Sciences Law and Education

Business & Finance

Hospitality & Tourism

Engineering

Information Technology

Architecture and Construction

What does a typical Career Academy

Track look like?

Academy of Health and Marine Sciences

College Prep

Doctors

Nurses

Marine Biologi

st

Skilled Profession

als

Med Tech

EMT

Medical Secretary

Marine ScienceClasses

Biology Classes

Anatomy Classes Forensic

s

Academy of Hospitality and

Tourism

College Prep

Entrepreneur

Managemen

tChef

Skilled Profession

als

Service Industry

Receptionist

DepartmentHead

BusinessAccounti

ngCulinary

Arts

Academy of Construction and

Architecture

College Prep

Engineer

Architect Draftin

g

Skilled Professional

s

Building Contracto

rs

Electricians

Pre-engineerin

g

Physic

s

Algebra

9th and 10th GradeCore Basics and

Career Track Specific Electives7th and

8th GradeCareer exposure and

Exploratory

11th and 12th GradeCareer Specific Core

classes, Electives, and Internship Opportunities

Students Eligible for Any College or University through Rigorous and Challenging Curriculum

Students Prepared for Work Force through technical certification and skills knowledge

What do we need?

#1 WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE

GSES- Complete! BCBE fundedOBES- Complete! Private donor fundedGSHS- Complete! BCBE fundedGSMS- Complete March 1! BCBE funded

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#2 MACS FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

BCBE voted unanimously on Jan. 19 to provide Macs to every GSHS student grades 9-12 in Fall 2012!

Through private donations, we were able to purchase a Mac for every teacher on the island. 115 Macs- all 4 island schools!

#3 TEACHER UNITS

GSES:

Schools don’t teach children,

PEOPLE DO! GSMS Art Teacher(BCBE funded)

GSHS Academy CoordinatorGSHS Technology Coordinator(Funded by private donations)

8th Grade Spanish Teacher neededAdditional AP Teachers needed

#4 PROGRAMS Rosetta Stone Foreign Language Programs grades K-7

Teachers getting additional certifications! Using Resources!

#5 PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT AND TRAININGMooresville, NC

Digital Renaissance Training

Apple Training

Teachers Helping Teachers! FREE AND PRICELESS!

INTERNSHIPSLEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

FUNDING

BCBECITIES

COMMUNITY

(CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES)

#6 PARTNERSHIPS!

#6 PARTNERSHIPS!

How can I help?• Be a VOICE for our children. Tell your Legislators, your

County government, and your Local government that you support education.

• It’s an election year! Support candidates who support our children! Our children don’t have a vote, but WE DO!

• Volunteer to help with school fundraisers• Volunteer and support CBEE fundraisers

• Ask your local businesses to support the program through donations, internship opportunities, speaking opportunities, and field trips to their business

• Individuals and businesses can “sponsor a Mac”!

Learning 4 Life Partnerships!

BCBE Contributions

To Date

Private Donor Contributions

To Date

Gulf Shores Community 4 yr Proposal

Funds Still Needed for completion

Wireless Networks $459,000GSHS student Macs $808,895GSMS Art teacher $ 55,000Teacher training $ 24,000

$1,346,895

OBES wireless $61,000115 Teacher Macs $128,0002 GSHS coord $110,000Mooresville PD $ 7,500

$306,500

GSES student Macs $398,028GSES Spanish prog $ 24,180GSMS 8th grade Mac $226,175GSMS 3 class sets 7th $103,704105 GSMS 7th Span prog 6,3008th Gr Span teacher 2 yrs $110,0002 GSHS units (1yr) $110,000Peripherals $ 10,300

$988,687(Year 1 = $387,757)(Year 2 = $236,977)(Year 3-4 = $181,977)

91-7th grade Macs $ 89,87891-7th gr Span prog $ 5,460 GSMS Total $ 95,338

OBES Student Macs $222,250OBES Spanish prog $ 13,380 OBES Total $235,630

1 GSHS units 4yr $220,000

$550,968

OB Mac Costs/ grade

Grade 4- 69 students $68,149

Grade 5- 70 students $69,137

Grade 6- 84 students $82,964

What is the Benefit to our Local Area

and our Local Businesses? • Closer Relationships between

Students/Schools and Local Businesses

• College Grads and Skilled Professionals who return to the Island and raise their families in our community

• Businesses have a better educated work force

• New Families Attracted to the Island because of our Educational Opportunities

• Gulf Shores/Orange Beach an attraction to other schools who want to implement our plan

The world is constantly changing!

If we’re not changing with it,

we’re falling behind!It’s necessary to reinvent ourselves from time to time!

LET’S GET STARTED!

LEARNING FOR LIFE!

Angie SwigerSwigerRep@yahoo.com