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SECONDARY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING A NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING OUR GOALS Help ALL students meet their full academic, social and emotional potential. Provide

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A NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

SECONDARY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING

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NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

OUR GOALS

▸ Help ALL students meet their full academic, social and

emotional potential.

▸ Provide proactive support to our non-traditional learners ▸ Integrate social-emotional learning into the academic

curriculum

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NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

WHY WE ARE HERE

  • Some students are limited by the traditional classroom environment.
  • All students deserve to realize their full potential academically, socially, and

emotionally.

WE BELIEVE

  • We must take a proactive approach to supporting our non-traditional students.
  • We can offer an alternative to the traditional learning environment to maximize

student growth and engagement.

  • Social-emotional learning must be integrated into the academic curriculum.
  • All students, but particularly non-traditional learners, need access to elective
  • fferings, in addition to academic and social emotional supports, in order to be

engaged in school and have social connections with peers.

  • Every student deserves to learn at high levels!
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Non-Traditional Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Ladue Middle School December 10, 2018

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LMS:NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

LMS MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

LMS Mission Statement

  • All students will learn at high levels because of what we do.

LMS Objectives

  • All students, staff, and families will feel a sense of belonging to the Ladue

Middle School community.


  • Each student’s performance will be at or above grade level.

  • Every student will demonstrate behaviors characteristic of responsible

citizens.



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LMS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

DRIVERS OF CHANGE

  • Flexible Programming
  • Embedded intervention time
  • Opportunities for exploration
  • Transition supports
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LMS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

LMS LEAP ACADEMY

▸Learn ▸Engage ▸Achieve ▸Prepare

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LMS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

ACADEMIC SUPPORTS

Tier 1

  • Interdisciplinary teams
  • 1:1 Access to technology
  • Common assessments
  • Study support classes

Tier 2/3

  • Special School District classes
  • Math and reading intervention
  • English as a Second Language instruction
  • Problem-solving team referrals
  • Gifted program (Apogee)
  • After school tutorials
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LMS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORTS

Tier 1

  • School wide delivery of building interventions
  • Class meetings
  • Citizenship expectations and grading
  • Grade level counselors
  • CHADS presentation

Tier 2/3

  • Individual and group counseling
  • Problem-solving team
  • Special School District supports
  • REFOCUS room
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LMS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

SCHOOL CONNECTION SUPPORTS

Tier 1

  • Middle school teaming concept
  • Class meetings bi-weekly
  • After school activities

Tier 2/3

  • Mentor-mentee club, affinity groups, gay-

straight alliance (GSA)

  • Leadership groups and opportunities
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LMS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

WHERE ARE THE GAPS?

Academics

  • Low/falling grades
  • Lack of organizational skills

Social, Emotional, Behavioral

  • Challenges with unstructured settings (lunch,

passing time, before/after school, etc.)

  • Attendance concerns
  • Behavioral referrals
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LMS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

PROGRAM FRAMEWORK

  • Two-person team with integrated instruction and

blended learning

  • 7th and 8th graders (25-30 total)
  • Students identified through teaming process
  • Tier 3 intervention put into place after other

interventions have not been successful

  • Flexible entry and exit points (quarterly)
  • Fewer transitions and less unstructured time
  • High school transition supports
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LMS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

STUDENT IDENTIFICATION

  • Identified through the Care Team

process

  • Data that will be used:
  • Academic
  • Social-emotional
  • Disciplinary
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LMS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

LMS LEAP ACADEMY IS NOT…

  • For students with significant behavioral challenges
  • Meant to replace special education supports
  • For student on long-term suspension
  • A watered-down, “easy” curriculum
  • A program with low expectations
  • A “dumping ground”
  • A gateway to the LHWHS non-traditional program

(Ladue LEADS)

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LMS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

ROLE OF THE DEDICATED BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST

For LMS LEAP

  • To teach daily lessons and run

groups

  • To provide one-on-one support
  • To offer guidance to teachers and

staff

  • To collect and analyze data
  • To build trust and form

relationships with students, parents and staff

  • To provide supports and

education for parents and families

For the Building as a Whole

  • To provide ongoing training and

supports to staff on building initiatives

  • To collaborate with counselors and other

interventionists, and support staff

  • To help develop a systematic support

structure for students

  • To collaborate with the Problem Solving

Team with the identification of students and implementation of interventions

  • To be proactive in establishing

relationships and providing advocacy for students who aren’t thriving prior to needing supports through the LEAP program

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A NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

SECONDARY ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMMING

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LADUE LEADS ACADEMY

  • Ms. Maria Durham, Mrs. Wendy Guhr, Mr. Hank Harrison, 

  • Ms. Kelley Krejnik, Dr. Beth Rapoff, and Dr. Allen Weltig


December 10, 2018

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LHWHS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

LADUE LEADS ACADEMY DEFINED

▸Leadership ▸Empowerment ▸Achievement ▸Drive ▸Social Responsibility

  • We will offer an alternative to the traditional learning

environment to maximize students’ growth and engagement.

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LHWHS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

LADUE LEADS ACADEMY VISION AND MISSION

VISION Students in the Ladue LEADS Academy will be positive, productive, and prepared to fulfill their post-secondary goals. MISSION The Ladue LEADS Academy supports Ladue Horton Watkins High School’s mission by offering a smaller environment with individual supports aimed at nurturing confidence, pro-social behaviors, character, leadership skills, and academic achievement so students establish healthy goals and find success in high school and beyond.

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LHWHS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

LADUE LEADS ACADEMY OVERARCHING GOALS

1.Create a personalized plan for each student to help him/her reach post- secondary goals. 2.Prepare students to become resilient and self-reliant. 3.Help students learn to identify their strengths and passions. 4.Provide embedded social emotional supports and curriculum.

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STUDENT PROFILES

COLLEGE- FOCUSED GRADUATION- FOCUSED

WELLNESS-FOCUSED

CAREER- FOCUSED

Student wants to pursue a career

  • r attend a

technical school immediately following high school.

Student wants to graduate early or on-time and needs to

  • btain

necessary credit to do so.

Student wants to attend a 2- year community college or a 4- year university. Student wants/needs support to balance the demands of school with their social and emotional wellness.

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LHWHS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

LADUE LEADS ACADEMY IS NOT…

▸ A special education program

  • r a replacement for special

education services

▸ A behavior intervention

program

▸ For students on long-term

suspension

▸ A transition program for

incoming freshmen

▸ An easy way to earn

credit

▸ A watered-down

curriculum

▸ A program with low

expectations

▸ A “dumping ground”

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LHWHS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

CURRENT LHWHS TIER 1 SUPPORTS

  • Seminar/Link Crew
  • Study Hall
  • Google Classroom
  • Course Syllabi
  • 1:1 Technology
  • Planners
  • Posted Classroom Agendas and Objectives
  • Common 9th-Grade Experience for Many Courses
  • Consistent Counselor and Administrator for All 4 Years
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LHWHS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

CURRENT LHWHS TIER 2 AND TIER 3 SUPPORTS

  • Team-taught Literature and Composition
  • Team-taught Composition and Reading Analysis
  • Reading Strategies
  • S.M.A.R.T. Lab I & II
  • Math Skills Enrichment
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LHWHS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

SUMMARY OF CURRENT SUPPORTS 9-12

  • 9th Grade

  • Team-taught Literature

and Composition

  • Seminar/Link Crew
  • Reading Strategies
  • Math Skills Enrichment
  • 10th-12th Grade
  • Team-taught Composition/

Reading Analysis

  • Seminar
  • Reading Strategies
  • Math Skills Enrichment
  • S.M.A.R.T. Lab I & II
  • Study Hall
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LHWHS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

HOW IS LADUE LEADS ACADEMY DIFFERENT?

Delivery of Instruction

  • Smaller class sizes
  • Standards-based grading
  • Team approach to instruction
  • Personalized post-secondary plans
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LHWHS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

HOW IS LADUE LEADS ACADEMY DIFFERENT?

▸Integrated, ongoing ▸Care-Team trained staff ▸Transferable relationship-building skills ▸Study support/organization/goal setting

Social-Emotional Learning and Support

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LHWHS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

HOW IS LADUE LEADS ACADEMY DIFFERENT?

Opportunities for Students

▸ Consistent daily contact with LEADS teachers ▸ Consistent bell schedule ▸ Embedded credit (up to 2.50 vs. 1.5) ▸ Leadership/Social skills curriculum ▸ LEADS Lab ▸ Reading Plus

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LHWHS: NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

ROLE OF THE DEDICATED SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST FOR LHWHS

In LEADS Academy

  • To teach SEB lessons
  • To promote pro-social behaviors
  • To provide one-on-one support
  • To offer guidance for teachers
  • To administer screeners
  • To collect and analyze data
  • To build trust and relationships
  • To be present when students

are not in the Academy

In Building

  • To collaborate with counselors
  • To develop and implement building-

wide systems and supports

  • To assist with crises
  • To serve as Care-Team leader and

Case Manager

  • To help with implementation of

Restorative Practices

  • To aid in the implementation of PBIS

school-wide

  • To provide one-on-one support
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NON-TRADITIONAL APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING

NEXT STEPS

▸ FOCUS ON TRANSITIONS FOR STUDENTS ▸ WHAT SPECIFIC SUPPORTS DO WE HAVE IN PLACE

FOR ALL STUDENTS?

▸ WHAT OPPORTUNITIES CAN WE PROVIDE TO HELP

WITH TRANSITION?

▸ CURRICULUM WORK ▸ FINALIZING LOGISTICS

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QUESTIONS?