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2015 Alabama’s Best Award Presentation

AASB Annual Conference“Kids Count on Us”December 4, 2015

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2015 Alabama’s Best Award

• Open to all Alabama public school districts• Expanded to include Best Practices in

both instructional and non-instructional departments

• Judged on creativity, sustainability, and impact on students

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Runner Up - $1,000 Prize Winner

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Journey to College & Career Readiness– K-12 vertically aligned curricula and real world learning

experiences– Opportunities to explore, identify and narrow college and career

interests throughout school career– Collaborative effort involving various school departments and

high school College and Career Advisory Boards– Vertical alignment of opportunities aligned with workforce

development data, business partners’ feedback & student interests.

– Annual review by the various entities

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Runner Up - $1,000 Prize Winner

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Indian Valley CNPCNP Recycling and Repurposing for Customer Service

– Collect and clean Lunchables plastic trays and Capri Sun pouches

– Recycle– Revenue is used to fund students needing lunch

Results– 43,788 items recycled– $847.69 in revenue– 771 students helped

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First Place $3,000 Grand Prize

Winner

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RCS Handley High School

Agricultural/Outdoor Project Based Learning

• Garden• Two pine forests• Three fish ponds

– Students sell tilapia and catfish• Fruit orchard• Blueberry Bushes• Bee Hives• Chicken Coop

– Students sell fresh eggs for $3.00/dozen• Hydroponic Greenhouse

Cross Disciplinary Biology Dendrology Ichthyology Zoology Apiology Ornithology Agriscience

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A Creative, Impactful, Sustainable Best Practice

Future Plans• Storefront in downtown

Roanoke for selling eggs, fish, vegetables, honey, and jam.

Collaboration • Auburn University• Alabama Forestry

Commission

31% of Handley High School Students participate in this hands-on project• Critical thinking• Collaboration• Communication• Creativity

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