Personalized Learning Environments:
· Ninth grade academy
· Career/professional academies for 10-12 graders
· Interdisciplinary teams
· Transition courses in sixth and ninth grades
· Electronic transition portfolio
Academic Engagement of all Students:
· Project-based education
· Increased student participation in honors and AP courses
· Capstone Project
· PSAT for all ninth grade students
Empowered Educators:
· Common planning period for team teachers
· Site specific professional development
· Professional collaboration
· Reflective practices
· Common vision and mission
· Aligned resources
· Equitable practices and policies
· Data driven decision making
Accountable Leaders:
· Common vision and mission
· Aligned resources
· Equitable practices and policies
· Data driven decision making
Engaged Community and Youth:
· Service Projects
· Business Partnerships
· Increased parental involvement in the development of individual student educational plan
· Senior career/professional experience (internships)
· Adult mentors
Integrated System of High Standards, Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment, and Support:
· Experiential learning activities
· Essential skills
· Differentiated instruction
· Portfolio and performance assessment activities
· Academy elective courses aligned to industry standards
· Literacy instruction throughout the curriculum
