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RUSD High School Transformation

Board of Education December 21, 2015

1. High Expectations and Successful Outcomes for All Students 2. Culture of Student Empowerment 3. Improved Teaching & Learning through Collaborative Structures 4. Culture of Belonging 5. Personalized Learning Linked to Relevant Pathways 6. Community Partnerships for Student Success 7. State-of-the-Art Facilities and Technology 8. High Level of Student Engagement

Working in effective collaboration, the community and Racine Unified School District will achieve success when we have created and implemented a unified model that skyrockets student achievement.

High School Transformation Collaborative Structure

High School Transformation Timeline

Sept. 2014

Launch of Phase I - Freshmen Cohorts

Sept.-

• Dec. 2014

Community Presentations

• f High School

Transformation Vision

March 2015

Study Visit to Nashville

April 13, 2015

Business Partnership Presentation and Recommendation s to the Board of Education

May 13- 15, 2015

Visit from Ford NGL team in Racine

May 18, 2015

Accepted as a Ford NGL Community

July, 2015

Visioning Event

• Aug. 11-

13, 2015

RUSD Teacher Summit at UW-Parkside

Aug-Nov. 2015

Master Planning Sessions

Fall-Winter 2015

High School Staff, PTSA Presentations & Listening Sessions

• Sept. 28-

30, 2015

Study Visit to Nashville

March 21, 2016

SEE Your Future Expo

• Jennifer Sus, Business Education Teacher, RUSD
• Kristin Monty, Counselor, Case High School, RUSD
• Magdalena Stroud, Family and Consumer Science, Park High

School, RUSD

• Ryan Knudson, ELL Teacher, Horlick High School, RUSD
• Stephanie Chaussee, Special Education Teacher, Park High

School, RUSD

• Terri Jackley, Science Teacher, Case High School, RUSD
• Thom Stapleman, Tech Ed Teacher, Park High School, RUSD
• Ahmad Qawi, CEO/Lakefront Center Director, YMCA
• Angela Apmann, Directing Principal, Horlick High School, RUSD
• Angie Mattes, Parent
• Dr. Annie Grugel, Assistant Professor for IPED, U.W. Parkside
• Chris Neff, Supervisor of CTE
• Dan Thielen, Chief of Secondary Transformation, RUSD
• DeAnn Possehl, Higher Expectations
• Dennis Christensen, Directing Principal, Park High School, RUSD
• Dr. Eric Gallien, Deputy Superintendent, RUSD
• Dr. Gary Wood, Associate Provost, U.W. Parkside
• Jaime Spaciel, Career Pathways Manager, Gateway
• Jane Finkenbine, Director of College Connection, Gateway
• Jeff Neubauer, Executive Director, Higher Expectations
• Jim Ladwig, President, RAMAC
• Jody Bloyer, Directing Principal, Case High School, RUSD
• Kirstin Yeado, Community Impact Manager, Higher Expectations
• Pastor Melvin Hargrove, Board of Education President, RUSD
• Nikki Billings, Business Engagement Specialist, Higher Expectations
• Osmar Aguilar, Executive Director, Youth for Christ
• Patrick Booth, President, CCB Technology
• Rodney Prunty, President, United Way
• Rosalie Daca, Chief Academic Officer, RUSD
• Stacy Tapp, Chief of Communication and Community Engagement, RUSD
• Terri Tessmann, Supervisor of Personalized Learning and STEAM, RUSD

Master Plan Team Members

• Building Business and Civic Engagement
• Communication and Marketing
• Community Support Structures
• Data and Assessment
• IT and Infrastructure Support
• Middle School Transformation
• Career Prep Centers
• Professional Development
• Alignment with Post-Secondary Institutions
• Freshman Academy

Master Plan Highlights & Action Steps

College or University (Ex: UW- Madison) Example Transformation Structure School or Program College of Letters and Sciences Academy Major Computer Science Pathways (in the academies) Course in major Introduction to Computer Engineering Courses in Pathway

Relationship Between Academies & Pathways

3 Themed Academies with Associated Pathways and a Freshmen Academy: 1. Academy of Business, Marketing, and IT

• Business
• Marketing
• IT

2. Academy of Arts, Science, and Health/Public Services

• Culinary Arts
• Health Services
• Humanities
• Fine Arts

3. Academy of Engineering, Manufacturing, and Transportation

• Automotive
• Construction
• Engineering
• Manufacturing

4. Freshman Academy

• Freshman Seminar

Academies & Pathways of Racine

Additional Programs International Baccalaureate (IB) Advanced Placement (AP)

Business - Planning, organizing, directing, and controlling business operations. Those who work in this field have to use a broad range of ideas and practices to maintain and grow their business through the management of materials, equipment, workers and

• ther financial resources.

Potential Careers in Business

• Advertising sales person
• Business consultant
• Corporate trainer
• E-commerce analyst
• Entrepreneur
• Facilities manager
• ​Human resources manager
• Business operations

manager

• Compliance officer
• Financial advisor
• Insurance agent
• Management analyst

High School Pathway Course Grade 9: Freshman Seminar Grade 10: Introduction to Business* Computers for Business Professionals* Grade 11: Small Business Ownership* Business and Personal Finance Grade 12: Business and Personal Law* Business Occupations AP Statistics AP Microeconomics Examples of Local Post-Secondary Degrees Associate’s Degree Associate in Applied Science in Business Management Gateway Technical College Bachelor’s Degree Bachelor of Science in Business Management University of Wisconsin at Parkside Bachelor of Arts in Management Carthage College Master’s Degree Master of Business Administration University of Wisconsin at Parkside

Pathway Example – Business

10th Grade Career Exploration through Coordinated Learning Experiences and College Visits 11th Grade – Multiple Pathways Job Shadowing | Dual Credit | Industry Certification 12th Grade – Interdisciplinary Capstone Projects | Dual Credit Option Industry Certification | Internships

9

9th Grade Academy Expo and Freshman Seminar

Experiential Learning Model

• Freshman Academy
• Similar to existing Freshman Cohorts
• Small learning communities
• Learn soft skills as well as career exploration
• Career Prep Centers
• Teachers collaborate with peers on individual

pathways

• Teachers collaborate with area employers to align

curriculum

Implementation: 2016-17 School Year

Project-based 21st Century Learning Experiences

Structure of the Day – Core Collaboration Components

• Increases planning time for content area teachers and Academy teams
• Builds in student time for Response to Intervention (RtI), Career & Technical Student

Organizations (CTSO), PBIS, Homeroom, and other activities

• Project-based 21st Century learning

Advantages of Block Scheduling

• Increases the length of class periods providing a potential time on task advantage
• Enables teachers to use a variety of instructional approaches including application

strategies

• Decreases the number of class changes leading to less unstructured time
• Reduces the number of preparations for teachers
• Provides the opportunity for interdisciplinary teaching
• Reduces the number of students taught each day by a teacher
• Provides opportunity for teachers to build closer relationships with students
• Provides additional time and opportunity for teachers to help students

COMPARED TO:

Schedule Comparison - EXAMPLE

Current Student Schedule (EXAMPLE) 8 periods = 51 min. length Period 1 English Period 2 Math Period 3 Physical Education Period 4 Lunch (Jazz Band) Period 5 Science Period 6 Fine Arts (Art II) Period 7 Social Studies Period 8 Elective (Spanish)

A Block Schedule (EXAMPLE) 8 periods = 90 min. length (over 2 days/4 periods a day)

Period 1A English Period 2A Mathematics Period 3A Physical Education Lunch Period 4A Elective (Jazz Band)

B Block Schedule (EXAMPLE) 8 periods = 90 min. length (over 2 days/4 periods a day)

Period 1B Social Studies Period 2B Science Period 3B Fine Arts (Art II) Lunch Period 4B Elective (Internship)

Current Proposed Subject Credits Subject Credits English 4 English 4 Social Studies 3.5 Social Studies 3.5 Math 3 Math 3 Science 3 Science 3 Phy Ed 1.5 Phy Ed 1.5 CTE 1 CTE 1 Fine Arts 1 Fine Arts 1 Health 0.5 Health 0.5 Electives 4.5 Electives

7.5

Total Credits 22 Freshmen Seminar 1 Graduating Senior Average Number of Credits

25.85

Total Credits 26

Proposed Credit Option

Credits/Courses Added/Changed =

Thank you!