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Advisory in Action: Advisory at Metro Tech

Advisory in Action: Advisory at Metro Tech. • Why We Implemented Advisory • How We Implemented Advisory • Celebrations and Challenges • New Directions. Why We Implemented Advisory. Started with a survey question in 2010: I have an adult on this campus who cares about me?

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Advisory in Action: Advisory at Metro Tech

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  1. Advisory in Action:Advisory at Metro Tech • Why We Implemented Advisory • How We Implemented Advisory • Celebrations and Challenges • New Directions

  2. Why We Implemented Advisory Started with a survey question in 2010: I have an adult on this campus who cares about me? Discussed/researched methods to improve in this area Determined Advisory as a strategy

  3. How We Implemented Advisory • Form core of teachers to design • Visited models at Camelback and Verrado • Researched Best Practices • Communicated to staff for input and buy-in • Developed procedures and expectations

  4. Considerations • Number of minutes • Time of day • Mixed or pure grade level assignment • SPED assignments • Structured or unstructured activities • Grading guidelines

  5. Metro Tech’s Advisory Framework • Daily for 40 minutes, after lunch • Academic assistance Monday-Thursday • Friday is no-travel day; Connection day • Classes are mixed • One quarter credit per semester • All teachers have advisory • 15:1 ratio • Content labs staffed by ESO teachers

  6. Metro Tech’s Advisory Mission Statement: Metro Tech’s advisory provides a place for students to grow academically, emotionally, and socially through sustained and meaningful relationships with adults and peers.

  7. Metro Tech’s Advisory Goals: • To personalize the school so that every student is well known through supportive adult-to-student and student-to-student relationships • To increase academic achievement in career and college readiness standards • To build a strong sense of civic-mindedness, personal responsibility, and self-confidence

  8. Celebrations and Challenges Celebrations • Students feel connected to adults/students/school • Increase uninterrupted instructional time • Students have chance to get extra help from teachers, content lab, and other students • Counselors/Administrators have more access to students • Students are completing more out-of-class work

  9. Challenges • More professional development needed to move teachers towards “connection” activities • Some teachers are uncomfortable in role other than instructor • Finding balance between academic and social activities within Advisory time • Implementation with fidelity to the procedures

  10. New Directions • Encourage teachers to do more connecting activities • Move new SPED students to Case Managers • Increase teacher adherence to procedures and expectations • Provide more opportunities to share and celebrate successful advisories

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