PROPOSAL FOR RESTRUCTURING ALHS

2011-12 School YearAlan Root

Mary WilliamsJohanna Thomas

Proposal for Restructuring ALHS2011-12 School Year

– Study the idea of moving ALHS to an 8-12 building – beginning fall of 2011-12 School YearWhy?– Due to space constraints at the elementary schools– Declining enrollment and space available at ALHS

Projected Enrollments 2011-12

• Grades 8-12 = 1,133 Students• Grades 6-7 = 468 Students• Grades K-5 = 1,495

* Elementary buildings are at capacity

District Configuration for 2011-12

High School to include grades 8-12

Middle School – grades 6-7

4 – Elementary buildings grades K-5

H.S. Building Committees for Proposal

Schedule and FacilitiesCurriculum and Programming

TransitionActivities and Athletics

• Faculty and Staff – in all buildings• Parents• Students• Community members• Administration• School Board

Who will be involved in planning?

Scheduling and Facilities Committee

• Type of daily schedule to be considered• How building is used– space – room assignments for teachers, – house concept or department based plan

• Locker allocation• Additional computer/technology labs• Study halls• Lunches – separate for 8-9, 10-12?

Curriculum and Programming Committee

• Courses to be offered – each grade level• Credits for graduation• Testing issues• New course opportunities– Add a technology requirement?– Exploratory classes– Study skills– Personal learning plans for students– Career planning– Credit recovery

Transitions Committee

• Student orientation• 8th and 9th grade mentoring• Advisory• Career Exploration• Staff development • Collaboration – common preps• Personal, emotional and mental health concerns• Moving – staff and students

Activities and Athletics

• Increased opportunities for students to be involved in school life at ALHS

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Timeline for Decisions

• Propose using early out days to address time for building committees to meet

• Proposal to Community and School Board by October, 2010

How do You Address the Public?

• If you are out in the community and asked about this proposal what can you say?– The elementary building are at capacity– Economic situation makes it difficult to add on additional

classroom space to our current elementary buildings– ALHS opened in May of 2000 with an enrollment exceeding

1,200 students– The School Board has asked the administration and staff to

look at restructuring our buildings to address these issues

Resources

• Redwing High School– http://www.reddwing.k12.mn.us/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi

Be Thinking About:

• At least 1 of the committees you would like to become involved in when looking at restructuring the high school:- Schedule and Facilities- Curriculum and Programming- Transition- Activities and Athletics

Be Thinking About:

• Increasing student achievement at ALHS- Where are we now?- Where do we want to be in 3 years?

• Integration of technology to assist student learning

• Resources required to restructure ALHS