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Academic Excellence Committee 6 th Grade Educational Setting

Academic Excellence Committee 6 th Grade Educational Setting. Crandall Middle School January 2013. What is an AEC?. What is an Academic Excellence Committee?

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Academic Excellence Committee 6 th Grade Educational Setting

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  1. Academic Excellence Committee6th Grade Educational Setting Crandall Middle School January 2013

  2. What is an AEC? • What is an Academic Excellence Committee? • A committee comprised of parents, teachers administrators and Board Members established to help address concerns given to the Superintendent during the spring of 2012. • Established 4 AECs in 2012-2013 • Secondary Bell Schedule • Inclusion • C-Scope Curriculum • 6th Grade Educational Setting

  3. Addressing the Concerns • Academic Excellence Committee Established • Membership carefully selected • Took principal recommendation • Volunteers • Included Parents/Board members • Varied membership to represent all schools

  4. AEC Membership • Ginger Sikes & David Williams-Principals and serving as co-chairmen • Jeannia Dykman-Principal • Gail Barnes-Principal • Chris Cooper-MS Counselor & Parent • Elizabeth Phipps-ES Teacher & Parent

  5. AEC Membership • Madelyn Cundall-ES Teacher • Kristie Black-ES Teacher & Parent • Kelli Satterwhite-MS Teacher • Kim Sanders- HS Teacher & Parent • May Patel-HS & MS Parent • Tex York-Board Member

  6. Background Information • Concerns related to 6th grade transition AEC • Schools at capacity in near future • Using tax payers money most efficiently • Reviewing all possible solutions • Not using facilities at high percentage • L. F. Raynes • Newly reconstructed Middle School wing

  7. Possible Solutions • Committee met several times throughout the Fall semester • Identified possible solutions • Stay in elementary schools • Move 6th grade to Middle School • Open L.F. Raynes as an independent 6th grade campus

  8. Research • Worked in partnership with Facilities Committee • Current enrollment and future growth • Using space and professional staff efficiently • Financial impact • Long term solution

  9. Elementary Campuses with 6th Grade

  10. Elementary Campuses without 6th grade

  11. Middle School Campus

  12. High School Campus

  13. Research • Internet Research to study academic factors of each setting • Academic climate • Social and emotional climate • Best practices

  14. Communication/Input • Communication updates with Superintendent at faculty meetings • Communication updates within small committees • Communication Council • DWEIC • K12 Meetings • Facility Committee Meetings • Surveys • Parent meetings will be held January 8 & 10

  15. Benefits of 6th Grade @ CMS • Students gain more independence/responsibility • Students in building closer in age/maturity • Smooth transition to a “secondary” schedule • Variety of current elective options • Student Leadership Opportunities in… • Student Council • Athletics • Band • Art • Dance • Yearbook • Newspaper • National Junior Honor Society

  16. Proactive considerations… • CMS is structured & operates as a school-within-a-school • New & expanded opportunities to grow, mature, and lead • Pirate Pride: Enhanced privileges through responsibility

  17. Send an email to: sixthtransition@crandall-isd.net • If you forget the email address: • Go to the district home page: www.crandall-isd.net • Look Under “Community” • Click the link: 6th Grade Transition Q&A • Directed to form that is automatically emailed to our committee. Parent Q & A

  18. Sailing Away… • 7th Grade Pirate All-Stars offering guided tours • AEC Committee’s findings & recommendation • December: Presented to the Board as an information item • January: Ongoing communication with community stakeholders and present final recommendation to Superintendent • February: Final proposal to the Board

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