Wednesday Morning Responses to Brainstorming Ways of Personalizing

• 3 period day 4 period day some meet every day and some meet every other day
• 9/10 blocks 11/12 blocks/academies/electives with 9/10
• 90-100 minutes mixed with daily classes
• M-W-F small school for elective classes Tu-Thur big school for core classes
• split schedule: half attends mornings, half attends afternoons
• alternate 3 days/2 days
• college schedule approach: different start/end times
• different lunches for 9th and 10th graders or all students stay on campus or privileges granted to
• seminar style classes: block of time with small groups once a month or triad go off campus
• flexible schedule: 1-6, 3-8, 4-10
• common planning periods for each department more teacher planning time time for collaboration
• promotes more teacher/student contact time
• 7 or 8 period day
• all teachers have planning 1st and students arrive later
• team teaching interdisciplinary blocks block time for individualized projects

• freshman school career pathway schools honors schools Antioch
• academies: artisans, builders, common planning period
• built around core subjects
• tech, arts, trade, college prep--separate schools
• small units for 9th and 10th graders
• stay with same core teacher
• given group of students with a specific group of teachers core group of teachers and students
• 2 high schools: college prep and technical
• magnet schools
• no more than 400-600 students

• K-6, 7-9, 10-12 6-7, 8-9, 10-12 6-7, 8-10, 11-12
• K-8 K-10
• Stevens 10-12 Roosevelt 10-12 6-7--half of high school 8-9--half of high school
• better transition and alignment with middle school teacher looping for grades 8 and 9
• school year restructuring: add days/year-round/alternating time off
• end high school at grade 10

• once a week at least 30 minutes
• focus--portfolio
• adult advocate--nonteaching time for advisory and relationship building
• all staff lead one
• interest based
• homeroom

• no more than 24
• important for advocacy/relationship
• simplify scheduling get rid of arena registration
• eliminate all classes with less than 20

• cross credits--history/English/business
• identification worn by all--pictures and names dress code for teachers school uniforms
• teacher personalization training
• student awareness of different styles of teaching and approaches
• for 11/12 set up class like college lecture for experience
• integrate classes/team teaching with same team/teachers throughout high school career
• integrate learning around overarching question/problem
• guidance counselor assigned to group not grade one guidance per 250 one librarian per 500
• class for 9th grades to start them with planning stage
• provide after school bus to enable students to participate in after school activities
• create study hall class or option with teacher there to help--not just monitor
• new physical facility so doors open to inside
• eliminate academic redundancy let students test out of classes
• "IEP" for those not meeting WASL standards
• high school not accept students no passing 7th grade WASL
• individualized student plan
• summer school
• expanded mentor program with community
• more variety of course offerings
• unified scope and sequence
• eliminate grades
• boycott WASL
• internship programs
• culture AND climate
• solicit parent volunteers
• every teacher receives adult EA or TA
• numerous computer labs
• required music/art/vocational class
• community service 9-12community service focused around career plan
• pass/fail based on portfolio
• teacher 24/7 access to copy center, phones in every classroom
• school ambassador--good will greeter
• more student projects displayed around building
• more personalized connection between teachers and parents
• open house later in year (after 1st triad)
• stress school ownership for all
• pet day
• more field trips
• school commons/cafeteria where all (400-600) students can sit/ear