Programs of Study: Creating a Schedule that Works

1. Rob Atterbury – Director of Professional Development ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career Programs of Study: Creating a Schedule that Works

2. Vision/Mission/ Outcomes Curriculum Connections Program of Study Master Schedule Students Staffing Professional Development Facilities Budget

3. Let me tell you a story...

4. If you were in charge of designing a new academy, what elements would you include?

5. Organizing Principles • Prepare students for both college and career • Lead to the full range of postsecondary options • Connect academics to real-world applications • Improve student achievement

6. Pathway Components NAF Three Pillars Connect Ed Components • Academic Core • Technical Core • Work-based Learning • Support Services NAF Model Academy Structure Curriculum & Instruction Advisory Board Work-based Learning

7. Math Science English Social Studies Prepared for College and Careers Technical Core/Theme

8. Pathways… • Integrate academic and technical core • Real world relevance • Promote project-based teaching and learning • Use more authentic assessment methods

9. Discussion Is your vision articulated by clear program outcomes? How are the components integrated? Is there a clear sequence of courses? How is integration supported?

11. Post-Secondary Articulation College and Career Plan----------college Tours----------Applications ------------Courses Social Studies Social Studies Social Studies Social Studies Middle School Articulation Multiple Post-Secondary Opportunities Math Math Math Math Technical Core Technical Core Technical Core Technical Core Introductory Level Intermediate Level Capstone Level English English English English Science Science Science Science Support Services Support Services Support Services Support Services Work-based Learning Opportunities Company Tours ----------------------------Job Shadowing------------------------------ Internships

12. How do the vision and outcomes lead to a program of study?

13. Program of Study Activity • Does the sample have the academic and technical core components? • Do you see some examples of integration? • What is the progression of work-based learning? • How are the supports embedded?

14. Specific Examples http://www.connectedcalifornia.org/pathways/pathways.php

15. Translating the Program of Study into the Master Schedule So how do we get started?

16. Vision/Mission/ Outcomes Curriculum Connections Program of Study Master Schedule Students Staffing Professional Development Facilities Budget

17. Questions to ask yourself: • What grade levels will we include? • How much curriculum do we expect to be integrated? • How much purity do we expect? • How much of the student’s day do we expect the cohort to be together?

18. Post-Secondary Articulation College and Career Plan----------College Tours----------Applications ------------Courses Social Studies Social Studies Social Studies Social Studies Middle School Articulation Multiple Post-Secondary Opportunities Math Math Math Math Technical Core Technical Core Technical Core Technical Core Introductory Level Intermediate Level Capstone Level English English English English Science Science Science Science Support Services Support Services Support Services Support Services Work-based Learning Opportunities Company Tours ----------------------------Job Shadowing------------------------------ Internships

19. Continuum of Integration BEGINNING INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED

20. Conceptual Integration BEGINNINGINTERMEDIATEADVANCED

21. An Effective Master Schedule • Reflects mission, vision, goals • Creates structures • Minimizes interruptions • Supports personalization

22. An Effective Master Schedule • Strives for purity • Utilizes available resources • Reflects input from stakeholders • Is limited only by creativity!

23. So why is the master schedule so complicated? • Multi-level classes – “prescribe and reduce” • All things to all people • Lack of a clear sequence • Inflexible Freda • Not seeing the pathway as the solution • Lack of agreement on the vision

24. The Master Schedule Cycle Stage 1: Planning Vision Priorities and Philosophy Program Of Study Course Descriptions Course Catalog Stage 4: Analyze Refine and Adjust Re-tally Resolve conflicts by committee Print out schedules for teachers and students Stage 2: Selection Parent Meetings Student Recruitment and Marketing Student Counselor Meetings Stage 3: Constuction Number of seats, and sections Cohorts of teachers for the Academy Cohorts of Students Map it

25. Challenges • “Hope is not a plan” • “Prescribe and reduce” • Reduce the levels of math • “There is extreme power in common teachers with common students with common planning” • Size matters! • Interest grouping – not ability! • Integrate student supports into the program of study Quotes taken from Mike Neubig

26. Master Schedule Timeline • Planning • Design Program of Study • Determine specific course offerings • Develop catalog of courses • Student articulation rising 9th graders • Scheduling current students • Finalizing master schedule • Summer planning September October November December February March/April May June/July

27. The Evidence • Compared with their peers, students in pathways: • Attend at higher rates • Are less likely to drop out and more likely to complete high school • Pass the California High School Exit Exam at higher rates • Are more likely to score proficient or higher on California Standardized Tests in English, science, and social studies • Need considerable help in mathematics • Earn more annually in the five years after high school graduation –$2,500 per year more!

28. What I didn’t tell you was... • High academic rigor • Technical core was college level • Internship connected • The theme was integrated • Multidisciplinary • Exhibition of the work So…who was the student?

29. Master Schedule Resources www.naf.org www. casn.berkeley.edu The Practitioner’s Guide to Scheduling SLC’s and Career Academies; Equity in Action – Mike Nuebigwww.capture-education.com How to Build the Master Schedule in 10 Easy Steps: A Guide for the Secondary School Administrators – Steven S. Kussinwww.amazon.com

30. Additional Information ConnectEd Website: www.connectedcalifornia.org Rob Atterbury ratterbury@connectedcalifornia.org