Okay so my school district wants to start this retarded new thing next year. No teacher, parents, or student wants to do this so why are they doing it? They claim that resistance is futile but I think everyone should resist anyways. So what do you think about this?
Small Schools Initiative 2006/2007
Approximately three years ago a committee of faculty members embarked upon an initiative to enhance the climate at the high school. The work of the committee focused on a plan to personalize each student’s educational and social experience throughout their high school years. After researching and discussing numerous school reform options, the committee began to focus on a “school-within-a-school” strategy that has become known as Small Schools. The initiative is in its fourth year of development; currently a school council of administrators and faculty is refining the details of the advisory component and is preparing for a 2007-08 implementation. Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Patricia Best, the high school administrative team and the Board of School Directors have endorsed this initiative.
The mission of the advisory program is to create a nurturing school community that fosters connection and collaboration. Through the Advisory Program, students will participate in a mentor group facilitated by a faculty member. Each group will be composed of no more than 19 students. The advisory groups will meet once a week during the school day. Efforts during the 2006-07 school year will be directed towards preparing for the advisory program.
Advantages of the advisory program include:
• Providing frequent interactions between students and their teachers
• Promoting opportunities for adult/student and student/student advising
• Developing an enhanced sense of community
• Creating enrichment opportunities for all students
• Offering opportunities for students to meet with faculty
THE MISSION OF THE SMALL SCHOOLS INITIATIVE IS TO CREATE A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT WHICH FOSTERS CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION
GOALS FOR THE ADVISORY PROGRAM: PHASE ONE
1.) To promote a greater sense of community and to enhance connectedness between students/staff and students/students.
2.) To provide an avenue for addressing school concerns and increasing the students' sense of ownership
3.) To foster the development of self-worth, self-advocacy, and career goals.
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How my peers and I can fight this
