A Perfect MarriageA Perfect MarriageStudent Success PlansStudent Success Plans

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Student Advisories Student Advisories

Scott Brown Scott Brown

LEARN RESCLEARN RESC

2121ststC High School RedesignC High School Redesign

Student Success Plans and Student Student Success Plans and Student Advisory Programs:Advisory Programs:Have the same fundamental purpose Have the same fundamental purpose Share common attributesShare common attributesAddress the fundamental design Address the fundamental design flaws in our 20flaws in our 20ththC high schoolsC high schools

2020thth Century High School Century High School Obsolete structure: Sorting, industrial age, factory Obsolete structure: Sorting, industrial age, factory

modelmodel

Fragmented, departmentalized, silo-proneFragmented, departmentalized, silo-prone

Overwhelmed by societal change, family breakdown, Overwhelmed by societal change, family breakdown, and parental failureand parental failure

Overwhelmed by globalization and Overwhelmed by globalization and technological changetechnological change

Overwhelmed by mission creep !Overwhelmed by mission creep !

2020thth Century High School Century High School

Gives most kids a fragmented, disjointedGives most kids a fragmented, disjointed school experienceschool experience

Gives most kids an impersonal experience Gives most kids an impersonal experience

Lacks real engagement/ownership Lacks real engagement/ownership by most studentsby most students

Lacks 21Lacks 21stst century rigor for all century rigor for all

Before we get defensive . . . Before we get defensive . . .

We We inheritedinherited the institution & mindset the institution & mindset The problems are largely structural, The problems are largely structural,

organizationalorganizational The structure can be developed to improve:The structure can be developed to improve:

>Personalization>Personalization

>Relevance>Relevance

>Student ownership of learning>Student ownership of learning

And, And, wewe need to do it need to do it

NESSC Goals for SchoolsNESSC Goals for Schools

Proficiency-Based Progress to GraduationProficiency-Based Progress to Graduation

Personalization of LearningPersonalization of Learning

System AccountabilitySystem Accountability

Personalization is KeyPersonalization is Key

Help each student make holistic meaning of the Help each student make holistic meaning of the fragmented, disjointed high school experiencefragmented, disjointed high school experience

Help each student focus on academic purposes, Help each student focus on academic purposes, self-assess, take ownership of learning self-assess, take ownership of learning

A school where one adult knows each student A school where one adult knows each student

well - strengths, weaknesses, aspirations, well - strengths, weaknesses, aspirations, background, level of personal progress. . .background, level of personal progress. . .

An inclusive community where no student is An inclusive community where no student is anonymous or unaccountableanonymous or unaccountable

Personalization as RelationshipsPersonalization as Relationships

NASSP / MetLife Survey, March 2012NASSP / MetLife Survey, March 2012I have a teacher I can talk to I have a teacher I can talk to

if I have a problem.if I have a problem. 54%54%

Teachers respect students.Teachers respect students. 61%61%

Students respect teachers.Students respect teachers. 41%41%

Teachers have fun at school.Teachers have fun at school. 45%45%

Teachers are willing to learn Teachers are willing to learn

from students.from students. 50%50%

RelationshipsRelationships

Positive student body behavior and Positive student body behavior and successful school climate depend far more successful school climate depend far more on on faculty-student relationshipsfaculty-student relationships than on than on policy imposition and penalty enforcement.policy imposition and penalty enforcement.

Student body perception of the Student body perception of the professional staff is key.professional staff is key.

Personalization isPersonalization is

a learning process in which schools help students a learning process in which schools help students assess their own talents and aspirations, plan a assess their own talents and aspirations, plan a pathway toward their own purposes, work pathway toward their own purposes, work cooperatively with others on challenging tasks, cooperatively with others on challenging tasks, maintain a record of their explorations, and maintain a record of their explorations, and demonstrate their learning against clear standards demonstrate their learning against clear standards in a wide variety of media, in a wide variety of media, all with the close all with the close support of adult mentors and guidessupport of adult mentors and guides..

. . . . . . Clarke, p. 15, in Breaking Ranks, NASSP, 2004. . . . . . Clarke, p. 15, in Breaking Ranks, NASSP, 2004

2121stst Century Secondary School Redesign: Century Secondary School Redesign: What does it look like? Where is it going?What does it look like? Where is it going?

Key Redesign ComponentsKey Redesign Components

2121stst Century Skills for All Century Skills for All ((CT/NEASC)CT/NEASC)

Student Success Plans Student Success Plans (CT)(CT)

Student Advisory Program Student Advisory Program (NEASC)(NEASC)

Graduation PortfoliosGraduation Portfolios Capstones Capstones (CT)(CT)

SRBI/RtI SRBI/RtI (CT)(CT)

2121stst Century Skills – Century Skills – for allfor all

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Critical Thinking and Problem Solving SkillsSkills

Communication SkillsCommunication SkillsCreativity, Innovation SkillsCreativity, Innovation SkillsCollaboration SkillsCollaboration SkillsLeadership SkillsLeadership Skills IT SkillsIT SkillsSocial/Cross-Cultural SkillsSocial/Cross-Cultural Skills Initiative, Self-directionInitiative, Self-directionFlexibility, AdaptabilityFlexibility, Adaptability

Need for Student Success Plans, Need for Student Success Plans, Grades 6-12Grades 6-12

Academic planning and progressAcademic planning and progressCareer pathway investigationCareer pathway investigationPersonal/social growth activityPersonal/social growth activity

Purposeful course selection, sequencingPurposeful course selection, sequencing Goal-Setting and ReflectingGoal-Setting and Reflecting Self-assessments, surveysSelf-assessments, surveys Study/organizational skillsStudy/organizational skills Links to capstones, job-shadowing, Links to capstones, job-shadowing,

internships, comm. serviceinternships, comm. service Teacher/advisor monitoring, facilitatingTeacher/advisor monitoring, facilitating Student-led parent conferencingStudent-led parent conferencing

Student Advisory: Student Advisory: Proven Centerpiece of Redesign Proven Centerpiece of Redesign

Helping students set goals, self Helping students set goals, self assess, reflectassess, reflect

Making holistic meaning of the high Making holistic meaning of the high school experienceschool experience

Guiding the Student Success PlanGuiding the Student Success Plan Managing the graduation portfolioManaging the graduation portfolio Advising the capstone projectAdvising the capstone project

A Perfect MarriageA Perfect Marriage

The ultimate goal of the Student Success The ultimate goal of the Student Success Plan and the Student Advisory Program is Plan and the Student Advisory Program is the same:the same:

To develop To develop studentstudents who take s who take

increasing increasing ownershipownership of their of their

own learning (and behavior).own learning (and behavior).

Student Advisory the best vehicleStudent Advisory the best vehicle

For continuity of mentoring and supportFor continuity of mentoring and support

For facilitating student self assessment,For facilitating student self assessment,

self reflection and ownership of learningself reflection and ownership of learning

For conducting the student planning and group For conducting the student planning and group dynamics that build student accountabilitydynamics that build student accountability

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Before there was SSP, Before there was SSP, there was Student Advisory there was Student Advisory

PlanningPlanning What will be your What will be your

goals for the goals for the semester?semester?

What resources might What resources might you need?you need?

What barriers might What barriers might present problems?present problems?

Three important steps Three important steps for your action plan?for your action plan?

EvaluatingEvaluating Overall I would rate my Overall I would rate my

performance as…performance as… My top three My top three

performances were…performances were… My two biggest mistakes My two biggest mistakes

and how I plan to correct and how I plan to correct them…them…

An honest description of An honest description of my preparation would my preparation would be….be….

SSP in Student AdvisorySSP in Student Advisory

MSMHS 21MSMHS 21stst C Learning Expectation C Learning Expectation::

“ “Students will take responsibility for their Students will take responsibility for their

learning and behavior”learning and behavior”MSMHS Advisory ActivityMSMHS Advisory Activity: :

““Taking Ownership of My Learning”Taking Ownership of My Learning”School-Wide Rubric 10.0School-Wide Rubric 10.0::

Assessment and Self AssessmentAssessment and Self Assessment

SSP CaveatsSSP Caveats

We need to make teachers comfortable with We need to make teachers comfortable with the larger processthe larger process..A student-driven, not a teacher-driven, planA student-driven, not a teacher-driven, planTeacher as guide, monitor, facilitatorTeacher as guide, monitor, facilitatorConsider replacing “Social-Emotional” domain Consider replacing “Social-Emotional” domain with “Personal-Social” or “Personal Growth”with “Personal-Social” or “Personal Growth”

SSP CaveatsSSP Caveats

We need to use common sense and our resources We need to use common sense and our resources wisely in complying with the intent of wisely in complying with the intent of PA 11-135(2)(j).PA 11-135(2)(j).An SSP template/plan for 9-12.An SSP template/plan for 9-12.Priority for implementation of process, activities, and Priority for implementation of process, activities, and outcomes should go to grades 9 & 10.outcomes should go to grades 9 & 10.Priority for on-line SSP should be grades 9 & 10.Priority for on-line SSP should be grades 9 & 10.If necessary, the level of implementation for classes of If necessary, the level of implementation for classes of 2013, 2014 can be more skeletal and accomplished around 2013, 2014 can be more skeletal and accomplished around existing college/career/developmental guidance existing college/career/developmental guidance programming.programming.

The Plea for Student AdvisoriesThe Plea for Student Advisories

It is virtually impossible to make It is virtually impossible to make things relevant for, or expect things relevant for, or expect personal excellence from, a personal excellence from, a student you don’t know.student you don’t know.

. . . . . Carol Ann Tomlinson. . . . . Carol Ann Tomlinson

Building Student ResilienceBuilding Student Resilience

Young people will be resilient if they have an Young people will be resilient if they have an important adult in their lives who believes in important adult in their lives who believes in them unconditionally and holds them to high them unconditionally and holds them to high expectations.expectations.

Young people live up to, or down to, our Young people live up to, or down to, our expectations.expectations.

. . . . Dr. Ken Ginsburg. . . . Dr. Ken Ginsburg

Implementing Student Advisories Implementing Student Advisories

Teacher-driven planningTeacher-driven planning

A nine-component planning A nine-component planning modelmodel

Implementing Student Advisories Implementing Student Advisories

Goals clarification firstGoals clarification firstSSP marriage SSP marriage ipso factoipso factoCollateral planning of other eight Collateral planning of other eight

componentscomponentsDraw on successful advisoriesDraw on successful advisoriesA little faculty PDA little faculty PDEvaluate and tweak on the fly`Evaluate and tweak on the fly`

. . . And as you move forward,. . . And as you move forward,

Keep reminding the momentum-Keep reminding the momentum-sucking derailers that:sucking derailers that:

“ “The road to success is The road to success is always under construction.”always under construction.”

High School Redesign High School Redesign

It is not the strongest of the It is not the strongest of the species who survives, nor the species who survives, nor the most intelligent, but most intelligent, but the one the one

most responsive to changemost responsive to change..

. . . . . . . Charles Darwin. . . . . Charles Darwin

Parting ThoughtParting Thought

If you don’t like change, youIf you don’t like change, you

are going to like irrelevance are going to like irrelevance

even lesseven less..

. . . . . Gen. Eric Shinseki. . . . . Gen. Eric Shinseki

If TimeIf Time

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