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"Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice” Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Agenda Items. 2014-2015 CMS Budget Proposal Update and June 5 th MILA Commission Date, Jeff Ruppenthal EOG Testing Schedule, Reminder, Jeff Ruppenthal Facility Upgrade Update , Jeff Ruppenthal.
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"Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice”Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.
Agenda Items • 2014-2015 CMS Budget Proposal Update and June 5th MILA Commission Date, Jeff Ruppenthal • EOG Testing Schedule, Reminder, Jeff Ruppenthal • Facility Upgrade Update, Jeff Ruppenthal
Academic Team Recommendation • Team Members: • Kim Suchenski • Pam Crutchfield • Jeff Ruppenthal • Carrie Booker • Amy Cook • Christie Lyles • Joel Gilland • Visiting Tonight: Dino Gisiano, Hopewell High School
Proposal Development • Result of a year of discussion and investigation • Focused on the North Learning Community with Hopewell High School as the Focal point • Reaches into the Hopewell feeder pattern
Advanced Academic Pathways Cambridge International Examinations International Baccalaureate Organization Founded in 1968 Located in Geneva, Switzerland Largest provider of advanced international educational programming in the United States • Founded in 1990 • Located in Cambridge, UK • Largest provider of advanced international educational programming Globally • Cie.org.uk • http://ebtdadeschools.net
Cambridge • Part of England’s University of Cambridge • In 9,000 schools, 160 countries • Programming is for K through 12 • High School exams currently accepted for credit at Duke, UNC, NC State • No North Carolina Schools. The North Learning Community will be the first • Highly successful in Florida, Virginia
Proposal • Mountain Island Lake Academy follow a parallel course with Hopewell. Enter the year of planning and training in 2014-2015 and introduce Cambridge in 2015-2016. We work closely with Hopewell in both the planning process and in the public introduction of Cambridge to our community.
Benefits to MILA • Allows us to lead in this community wide change • Brings a path for the high flying students to pursue accelerate learning within our campus • The training and best practices learned will influence all of MILA • Continues to reposition MILA as the leading community school in Mountain Island
Team Work and Evolution • In Neutral until after testing • Between end of testing and June 10 will work through formatting current thinking and consolidating teams (Probable count is four. Plan for consolidation is before our June 5th meeting.) • Forward comments, questions and they will be addressed after testing