Design Elements. The School shall implement and maintain the following essential design elements of its educational program:
Design Elements. The School shall implement and maintain the following essential design elements of its educational program Teach to the high, and through strict adherence to the Harbor School Method, use the Method’s educational approach, curricula, and tools to provide multiple opportunities for mastering concepts, and to exceed State benchmarks in required academic testing. Ensure instructional fidelity across grade levels with core instructional methodology being consistent among teachers and grades, ensuring that students learn the instructional routines in early grades which accelerates their ability to focus on new information, skill development and thinking skills. In addition to emphasizing the traditional core curriculum areas of language arts, math, science, social studies, incorporate the Harbor Method’s educational features of providing self-contained 7th & 8th grade classes, the study of a foreign language beginning in at least the 3rd grade, and participation in music, PE and computer classes. Provide a School-to-Work experience that, in addition to the school’s academic program, purposefully trains students to demonstrate “Attitude and Effort,” along with the characteristics of enthusiasm, efficiency and excellence in the work they do. Work-related programs appropriate for each grade level will be carried out, and will include an eighth-grade experience when each student spends two weeks working in the café under the direct supervision of the administrator. Working alongside the students, the administrator will give students feedback and issue a final grade based upon their work performance. Provide a School-to-Work emphasis and school culture by adopting policies that are intentionally designed to prepare students for the rigors and challenges of the workplace, including school policies establishing strict attendance requirements, respect for authority, real-life consequences for both positive and negative behaviors, and a culture of respect and kindness. Remove fear, threat and intimidation from the learning environment by implementing and carrying out the Harbor Method’s character education program that emphasizes kindness and a zero tolerance policy for teasing, taunting, bullying, and negative peer pressure. The character education program will also emphasize and require adults in the school to model the expectations and behaviors for character required of students. Hold the school’s principal(s) directly accountable for the environment i...
Design Elements. The School shall implement and maintain the following essential design elements of its educational program: • Focus on patriotic American values o through daily teaching of the American Heritage Curriculum; o fostering a service centered and civic-minded culture; o emphasizing American exceptionalism as founded upon our Constitution and Bill of Rights; and o helping students to understand how to access the American Dream by requiring age appropriate money management, entrepreneurism, and free market capitalism education K-12. • Build a culture of respect o by providing a controlled disciplinary environment; o requiring students and staff to adhere to dress code; o exhibiting and expecting exemplary behavior from students and staff; and o implementing the character education program in the American Heritage Curriculum. • Provide a rigorous academic education o by requiring the Core Knowledge Curriculum K-8; and o requiring that graduation with honors from AHCS will require coursework in history, social studies and economics above and beyond the state’s graduation requirements. • Support teacher growth and excellence
Design Elements. The School shall implement and maintain the following essential design elements of its educational program: School environment of kindness, respect, and responsibility. School environment that provides physical, emotional, and academic safety. Social studies program emphasizing and xxxxxxxx the constitution and our founding fathers. Highly challenging academics, focused on reading, English, mathematics, and writing. Emphasis on character development. Emphasis on citizenship. Emphasis on service to others. Use of a positive reward system which encourages positive behavior.
Design Elements. The School shall implement and maintain the following essential design elements of its educational program: • Teachers practice diversification in multi-age classrooms. Educators grow students from their academic levels, not their grade levels. Students will be empowered to learn, grow, lead, and take responsibility for their learning. • Students are taught at their instructional levels but also mentor and support each other in project-based learning. Teachers utilize a variety of methods and tools while teaching in small groups at instructional levels to ensure that each student has measurable academic growth each year. • International Baccalaureate and the Idaho State Standards will be utilized hand in hand to teach students to apply knowledge and skills across disciplines. Curriculum is culturally and topically diverse, teaching students to be caring members of a global community. • Teacher performance is measured by their ability to improve student academic growth, their growing expertise in diversification teaching, and how they work together to create innovative lesson plans. • Students are taught to be leaders by teaching and learning from their peers. This is done through working in groups where they make plans, set goals, assign tasks, present their work, mentor, and empower each other.
Design Elements. 3.1.1 The Charter School shall have control over and responsibility for delivery of the educational program and for attainment of the performance standards as set forth in the charter school performance framework (the “Charter School Performance Framework”) Exhibit #1, as amended by Exhibit #1.1, incorporated herein. The Charter School shall have discretion to modify, amend, adapt, and otherwise change the educational program as it deems necessary to achieve the performance standards so long as such changes are consistent with the Charter Application and the Charter Contract.
Design Elements. The School shall implement and maintain the following essential design elements of its educational program: Implementation of Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs) designed collaboratively b y teachers, parents and students to support each student’s personal and/or academic growth Ensuring appropriate one-on-one student/teacher/guardian or learning coach interaction o For elementary (K-5) students, the minimum interaction frequency will be bi-monthly o For secondary (6-12) students, the minimum will be eight (8) times per school year o Weekly live lessons will be consistently available to all students Fostering collaborative staff teamwork through a Professional Learning Community (PLC) model Providing enhanced learning through online technology
Design Elements. 19. Where sheds and outbuildings do not match the construction materials and colours of the dwelling they are to be screened from public view.
Design Elements. The School shall implement and maintain the following essential design elements of its educational program: Achieving and maintaining Lighthouse School status; Teaching differentiation using the Limitless Learning Method; Teaching effective leadership principles using the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People; Teaching character development using the ACE Approach and Core Values; and Using teaching methods and curriculum that are challenging and engaging, research-based, hands-on, real-world applicable, and develop critical thinking skills.
Design Elements. Plans should consider the following elements:
