Connections_plans

=Connections Plans=

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This document was begun on 2/20/08

We met to discuss what steps need to be taken to further our goal of implementing a twice-a-week **advisory period**.

(Dawn set up a Wiki page for everyone to post results to). ||
 * Janis || done || Contact Kerrie Levanduski to verify that our plan is not going to violate our contract. ||
 * Janis ||  || Run tentative schedule to see what it would look like. ||
 * All || in progress || What are other schools doing? Do an Internet search. Consult any listservs we belong to. ||
 * Janis || can't come || Invite Ron Holder from Kiel to talk with us about their program. ||
 * All ||  || Investigate program materials from other schools.
 * Lee ||  || Revisit old Senior Project to see how it can be incorporated into the junior/senior year advisory goals. ||

Also:
 * Mentoring—who is doing it? Everyone should be assigned a mentor group.
 * One of the keys to success is having a small number of students.
 * Match teacher strengths to student needs.
 * Who runs it? A director? Stipend? One less class? Clerical help?
 * What are we already doing? Where are areas of overlap in courses? Example, English 10 students do a resume. English 9 students write a personal statement.
 * It will weaken our goals if students see that we are not organized or coordinated.
 * Why are we doing this? What do we want to achieve?
 * 100% graduation from 9th to 10th grade.
 * Career portfolio by end of senior year.
 * We need to imagine a four year progressive plan (curriculum). A year-long calendar would help us plan. Do we think that there will be a set activity for every Tuesday?
 * What kind of evaluation plan do we have in mind? We need to do some kind of data collection. We need to have some quantifiable measure.
 * We need to imagine a four year progressive plan (curriculum). A year-long calendar would help us plan. Do we think that there will be a set activity for every Tuesday?
 * What kind of evaluation plan do we have in mind? We need to do some kind of data collection. We need to have some quantifiable measure.
 * What kind of evaluation plan do we have in mind? We need to do some kind of data collection. We need to have some quantifiable measure.

Role of Advisory Director:
 * Distribute materials (including directions for use) to all mentors prior to Tuesday
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