Ohana Middle School aims to create students who are college ready, career ready and community ready through a personalized learning model. The school serves 6th to 8th grade students and will expand to a maximum capacity of 600 students by year four. Students develop individualized learning plans and e-portfolios to track competencies and badge achievements across various subjects and career exploration activities. The school uses a blended rotational model to deliver personalized instruction based on student needs through independent work, small group lessons, technology centers and collaboration. An elective C-Block course infuses career pathways, endorsements and college planning using AVID strategies and Naviance. The school's vision is for all students to be college ready, career ready and community ready.

1. We believe in creating students who are
COLLEGE READY. CAREER READY.
COMMUNITY READY.
New Personalized
Learning Middle School
Cameron Koelling
Personalized Learning Manager
Vanessa Rodriguez
Personalized Learning Instructional Specialist
Kristen Watkins
Personalized Learning Instructional Specialist

2. Ohana Middle School
Ohana means family, that means no one gets left behind or
forgotten.
Personalized Learning: What students need, when they need it, and
delivered in a way that works best for them.
Who we serve: 6-8th grade students
Year One: 100 students
Year Four: 600 students (max. capacity)
Mission: Ohana Middle School will be a place where students are
guided with a learner profile and collaborate alongside school and
community stakeholders to create a pathway to college, career, and
community readiness.
Vision: College Ready. Career Ready. Community Ready.

3. INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING
• MAP Test Spring Goal
• Personalized
Assessments
• Learning Style Inventory
• Career Matchmaker
• Career Aptitude test
• Strengths Explorer
• Pre & Post
Social/Emotional
Assessment (CASEL)
• College Goals
• College Visit Blogs
• 6-year Education Plan
• Project Based 227
Learning
• Career Pathway Exploration
• Service Learning
Certification
• Community Service
Project
• Self- Advocacy
• Scholarship
• Grit
• Growth Mindset
• Empathy
• Innovation
Learner
Profile
E-Portfolio Competency- Based
Badge System
PLAN
Assessments Action Achievement
Ana Lazo
24
230
239
225
Visual
3.25
2.85
78%
• Fraction Project due 12/9
90%
• Newspaper Editorial due 12/10
Journalist
Hotel Management
Chef
ESFP
83
175
14
Finish online wellness modules
Meeting with service learning group
12/9, 4pm
Write college fair blog

4. Blended Rotational Model
Sample Playlist
Student needs drive
the design of the
learning environment
•Students working
independently
•Whole class/small group
instruction
•Blended learning
technology center
•Collaboration

5. C-Block Course
Full-year elective course that infuses AVID curriculum,
Naviance, and exposure of future career pathways
House Bill 5 Endorsements
•STEM
•Business and Industry
•Public Service
•Arts and Humanities
•Multidisciplinary
What our students want to know about
endorsements
•“Everything I guess” -Briana
•“I want to know what classes I’m going to get.” -Sergio
•“By creating a class where we learn about endorsements
more in-depth” –Simon
•“I think that teachers and administrators must talk about
endorsements very early so that students can begin to think
about and prepare for the future.” –Destiny
•“What is an endorsement?” (50%)
Weekly Schedule
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Cornell Note
Taking tips
Student led
tutorials
Endorsement
Exposure
Socratic
Seminars
Action
Badge
Workshop
Badge System
•Participation
•Action
•Core Values

9. January-August 2015
• Development of
Learner Profile
• Blended Learning PD
• CRIS Grant
• Hiring the right people
• Site Visits
• AT&T Mentorship
Partnership
• Parent/Teacher
Home Visits
• Blended Rotational Model
• Playlists (Math/ Reading)
• Introduce driving
question (STEM course)
• Ohana traditions
• Data Driven Culture
• Core values badge system
• Home visits to 6th grade
• Coffee with the Principal
• Parent University
Workshops
• Humanities course
(7th grade)
• Project-Based
Learning
(STEM & C-Block)
• Retaining talent
• Data Driven Culture
• Student voice in
elective course
selection
• Service Learning Projects
alongside families
• Community partnerships
aligned to endorsements
• Capstone Projects
• Finalize competency-based
progression (STEM/ ELAR)
• Data Driven Culture
• Student drivers of own
learning
• Capstone Project aligned
to endorsement exploration
and selection
• Data Driven Culture
• Student voice in tradition
• Competency-based
approach in all core
classes
• Refining C-Block course
and model using student
advisory board (alumni
and current students)

11. Why us,
why now
College Ready
Career Ready
Community ready
Ohana Middle School