High School Redesign

Last week, I had the opportunity to be a part of the education committee for the Governor's Workforce Cabinet.  It was a very interesting meeting as prominent state leaders from the DOE,  State Board of Education, Commission for Higher Education and other school leaders were all at the table talking about how we can redesign high schools in the state of Indiana.  The goal is to start "blurring the lines" (Katie Jenner quote) between high school, post-secondary education and employment for all graduating Indiana Hoosiers by increasing the focus on Work-Base Learning, Career Advising and Academic Rigor.  The timeline is short as this team only has two more years to get work accomplished under our current Governor and with it being a budget year, some of this important change for our high schools will come fast!

 

It is exciting to hear our friends at the state level be so student-centered and teacher friendly in these meetings.  The new accountability system, Graduation Prepared to Succeed (GPS), is the driving force behind this change.  The GPS accountability system no longer focuses on one test on one day to measure student success, instead it is built on the following 5 pillars: Academic Mastery, Career & Post-Secondary Readiness, Communication/Collaboration, Work Ethic and civic, financial & digital literacy.  Basically, they are working to help us measure the timeless view of education: Relationships, Relevance and Rigor (I believe they must be in this order to work the best!)  

Perry Central continues to position itself to be a leader in this redesign work that allows students to lean into their interests and strengths and shows them that life long learning can be fun and rewarding! 

More great things to come at PC and in the state of Indiana!  #good2bgreen  

Important Information: 

Question-Prompt-Cue-Reteach Strategy -   Click HERE to see this visible learning strategy and other re-teaching ideas from John Hatti (presented by Carrie Rosebrock).  This article will provide your PLC with some tools for the "What do we do if students didn't learn" question.

Evening Classes Beginning:  This Wednesday night, we will have two evening courses beginning:  Speech with Matt Childress and Welding 100 with Ronnie Drew.   Welding students will start staying after from 3-7 each Wednesday evening in the new CTE building and speech students will meet from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30p.m. Both opportunities are dual credit opportunities.  We are excited to offer this expansion of courses to our students!

CIA Enterprises:  Adam Stowe is recruiting junior high students for an after school student-led business.  Students will start by manufacturing yard signs and hope to expand their business as they move forward.  Just like Commodore Manufacturing, students will get paid through profits from the program.  Thanks to Adam for starting this!

#Good2BGreen:  A strong start to our athletics this week!  Congrats to Volleyball for their first conference win, boys Cross Country won their meet at Boonville and the football team beat the Marksmen in a nail biter!  Great job students and coaches!

Important Dates: 

PLC Meetings:  Keep up the great work this week!  (Special Education Meeting Thursday, Sept.1)

College Go! Night for grades 10-12:  August 30, 6:00 p.m.

Professional Development Day: September 6th  8-3

Homecoming: September 2nd

News 14 Sunrise Pep Session:  September 9th 6:00 a.m.