Secondary Redesign

OverviewWhy Do We Want To

Redesign 7-12??

Golden Circle

National life and the economy are changing much faster than our schools. Schools and communities need to respond by serving our students better. Our nation faces a deeply troubling future unless we transform the lost opportunity of the senior year into an integral part of students’ preparation for life, citizenship, work, and further education.

National Commision on Higher Education

Our WhyThe High School Senior

Seniors at Ben Davis● We know many seniors are “plugged in” at Ben Davis;

they take full AP/Dual Credit or belong to a club or program.

● But we believe the 8th semester needs to be a firm, planned, articulated bridge to College or Career.

● The bridge must include the rigor and skills needed for the next phase after the stage.

● The 7-11th grade years must articulate and align to support this bridge.

Research● According to Psychologist, Laurence Steinberg,students

spend 15-20 hours per week at work, 20-25 hours/week spent socializing, 15 hours in extra-curricular activities, and 15 hours of watching television, leaving very little

time left to study.● How can we ensure students remained engaged in a

relevant way throughout their senior year? How do we compete against the distractions? What happens if we do not?

Remedial education at the collegiate level also has significant costs to students, taxpayers and institutions, with estimated annual costs exceeding $35 million at Indiana’s community college alone.*

Remedial Education

One in four Indiana college students enrolled in remediation will earn a degree within six years.

2014- Indiana launches 15th campaign to urge on time graduation

B.A. Completion - 19% A.S. Completion - 5%

Commission for Higher Education

Trends We Found In 13-14● Coordinated and articulated, 7th-12th

● Transformative - Find your element (helping students find their passion)

● Individualized learning pathways

● Flexibility, rights of passage, power of place, college atmosphere

● Capstone (internships, research, service projects, senior experience)

● For them vs. for US-”student centered”

● College & career focused

● Smooth transitions

● Community connection

Slide 8

1 not sure if Rites of Passage indicate individualized pathwaysRodney Smith,

1 _Marked as resolved_Wendy Skibinski,

2 _Re-opened_Why bother with committee work?Wendy Skibinski,

3 Power of Place - will be happening in the background by the smaller committee. We will allow the committees to perhaps add additional committees, if neededWendy Skibinski,

Secondary Redesign MissionThe Secondary Schools of Wayne Township will create a coordinated and

articulated educational program, grades 7 through 12, that will provide

seamless transitions from middle school through Ben Davis High School

graduation with a focus upon college and/or career readiness.

Stakeholders will:

● create a new senior experience and backwards map, changing the 7-

11 experience.

● identify and enhance an individualized educational path for students

through an innovative experience that is dramatically different than a

traditional secondary education.

● help students create and meet a postsecondary goal.

Four Emerging Focus Areas For Wayne Township

• Capstone Project-Internships/Research/Community Service

• Pathway Possibilities A) STEM (Innovation)B) Liberal ArtsC) Career Center (VCA)D) Health and Human ServicesE) Media and CommunicationF) Business and Information TechnologyG) Traditional BD student/General StudiesI) Other

• Habits of Mind

• Marketing

TimelineAugust, 2013 Initial discussion

September Committee(s) Identified

September-March Site Visits

January, 2014 1st draft vision

Spring, 2014 Vision finalized, site visit presentations

October 27, 2014 School Board Presentation (overview)

2014-2015 Breakout committee work; Naviance roll-out

2015-2016 Pilot Group