- Every student feels safe academically to take risks and is part of an accepting school culture.
- Every student progresses academically toward college and career-related opportunities throughout the year systematically.
Curriculum
-Relevant
-Challenging
-Standards-based
-Personalized
-Post-secondary preparation
-Innovative
-Integrative
Instruction
-Differentiated
-Varied instructional techniques
-Student-centered
-Critical thinking
-College Readiness Standards
Assessment
-Formative
-Summative
-Multiple modes of assessment
-Valid and meaningful
-Scaffolded expectations
-Student involvement
Environment
-Safe
-Strong relationships
-All students can learn
-Student-centered
-Developing personal responsibility
-Mutual respect
-Inclusive communication
-Continuous School Improvement
-Student recognition
Curriculum
- Partnership with community (career-related, college)
- Consistent standards-based curriculum that is posted in the classroom (standards and objectives)
- Current events are integrated (real-world implications)
- Rigorous curriculum for all students (high expectations)
- Scaffolded curriculum (classes, SAP)
- Access to technology and support
- Integration
Instruction
- Collaborative (student/staff led)
- Project-Based-Learning (student choice)
- Differentiated learning (systematic instruction)
- Direct instruction for study skills/research skills (college readiness/technology for type of instruction in college)
- Active learning (Paideia seminar)
- Explicit learning outcomes (visible)
- Reflection (orally and written)
Assessment
- Clear expectations (student involvement)
- Models of excellent work desired outcomes
- Assessment drives instruction
- Multiple ways of proving proficiency (structured)
- Formative before summative
- Educational plans (4 year plans for everyone)
- Intrinsic motivation to improve skills
Environment
- Student involvement in activities (leadership)
- Parent volunteer program
- Mutual respect
- Positive learning environment (staff and students)
- Student and staff recognition
- Student and staff collaboration on school improvement
- Data collection
- Students and staff feel safe to take risks for growth
- Students and staff feel the school meets needs for all
- Academically and professionally
- Socially
- Enriching culture through school-wide events
- Community
- Inclusive communication
