Peoria Notre Dame High School

Future Opportunity Redefine Excellence Distinctive Approach Good to Great

Future

Opportunity

Redefine Excellence

Distinctive Approach

Good to Great

Industrial Model Carnegie Scheduling Rigid Structures Often Unengaged High student : teacher ratio Instructional strategies that focus on passive learners

Industrial Model

Carnegie Scheduling

Rigid Structures

Often Unengaged

High student : teacher ratio

Instructional strategies that focus on passive learners

More Authentic Assessment Project Based Learning Inquiry Driven Instruction Teaming and Responsibility Role of the Teacher Changes

More

Authentic Assessment

Project Based Learning

Inquiry Driven Instruction

Teaming and Responsibility

Role of the Teacher Changes

Less Sage on the stage Mistaking Volume for Rigor Assessments focused on short term memory Set and get model of instruction Worksheets / Scanton – student work

Less

Sage on the stage

Mistaking Volume for Rigor

Assessments focused on short term memory

Set and get model of instruction

Worksheets / Scanton – student work

Five courses meeting daily for 65 minutes Three trimesters of 12 weeks in length. Dramatically reduces the student : teacher ratio Increases instructional choices

Five courses meeting daily for 65 minutes

Three trimesters of 12 weeks in length.

Dramatically reduces the student : teacher ratio

Increases instructional choices

Three twelve week semesters Five Class Periods a Day with 65 minutes of instruction Thirty-five minute lunch / thirty-five minute advisory period Five classes a trimester Rotating class times each day A Later Start

Three twelve week semesters

Five Class Periods a Day with 65 minutes of instruction

Thirty-five minute lunch / thirty-five minute advisory period

Five classes a trimester

Rotating class times each day

A Later Start

Period 1: 8:30 – 9:35 Period 2: 9:40 – 10:45 Period 3: 10:55 – 12:00 Lunch A / Advisory A 12:00 – 12:35 Lunch B / Advisory B 12:35 – 1:10 Period 4: 1:15-2:20 Period 5: 2:25 – 3:30

Period 1: 8:30 – 9:35

Period 2: 9:40 – 10:45

Period 3: 10:55 – 12:00

Lunch A / Advisory A 12:00 – 12:35

Lunch B / Advisory B 12:35 – 1:10

Period 4: 1:15-2:20

Period 5: 2:25 – 3:30

Flex Trimester 12 weeks X 5 X 65 3,900 minutes Current 18 weeks X 5 X 45 4,050 minutes

Flex Trimester

12 weeks X 5 X 65

3,900 minutes

Current

18 weeks X 5 X 45

4,050 minutes

Begins in the 2010 – 2011 school year with Freshmen and Sophomore Class Partner with Apple provide a macbook to each student Junior and Senior participation Not mandatory Open network for them

Begins in the 2010 – 2011 school year with Freshmen and Sophomore Class

Partner with Apple provide a macbook to each student

Junior and Senior participation

Not mandatory

Open network for them

Cost Freshmen $30 per month Sophomores $36 per month Juniors $55 per month Seniors $90 per month

Cost

Freshmen $30 per month

Sophomores $36 per month

Juniors $55 per month

Seniors $90 per month

Varied Instructional Strategies Design of School Impacted College Prep Model Teacher to student ratio improved Advisory period builds community More freedom with electives Better for activities / athletics Later start better for students

Varied Instructional Strategies

Design of School Impacted

College Prep Model

Teacher to student ratio improved

Advisory period builds community

More freedom with electives

Better for activities / athletics

Later start better for students

Scheduling issues with trimester Complications for part-time staff Need to link math and foreign language Cost of 1:1 (less than $1 a day)

Scheduling issues with trimester

Complications for part-time staff

Need to link math and foreign language

Cost of 1:1 (less than $1 a day)

How will this change alter the school calendar in terms of breaks? Will the later start hurt athletes? What about families who need the building to be opened earlier? Where else is this type of scheduling utilized? What effect will this have on test scores?

How will this change alter the school calendar in terms of breaks?

Will the later start hurt athletes?

What about families who need the building to be opened earlier?

Where else is this type of scheduling utilized?

What effect will this have on test scores?

Website available here: www.vision2012pnd.wikispaces.com Join us: October 31, 2009 @ 10:00 AM in the Livingston Auditorium November 5, 2009 @ 7:00 PM in the Livingston Auditorium Other Trimester Information

Website available here: www.vision2012pnd.wikispaces.com

Join us:

October 31, 2009 @ 10:00 AM in the Livingston Auditorium

November 5, 2009 @ 7:00 PM in the Livingston Auditorium

Other Trimester Information