Mission and Vision

VisionEducational choice for Brookings-Harbor

students and families, grades preK-12, seeking smaller classes and hands-on learning.

MissionPrepare students to serve as positive

purveyors of knowledge, skill, and compassion in a global world.

Riverside Team

Nancy Doda, Ph.D., Independent Consultant, Teacher to Teacher

John LeCavalier, Regional Director, Expeditionary Learning

Annette Klinefelter, MEA, Riverside ChairPatty Wills, Charter School Consultant, Founder

of Castle Rock Charter SchoolRay Mace, Retired SuperintendentJodi Harvey, EducatorKathy Horel, Former charter school parent

BHHS High School Graduation Rates

Brookings-Harbor

Oregon

NCES Graduation Rate, 2009-2010 School Year

Total 75.4 85.3

Males 67.2 82.9

Females 83.9 87.7

Four-year Cohort Graduation Rate

-School District data 2005-2006 to 2009-2010

- Oregon data 2006-2007 to 2009-2010

All Students 65.5 66.4

Economically Disadvantaged

65.4 59.8

Limited English Proficiency

100.0* 49.7

Students with Disabilities

28.3 41.8

Asian/Pacific Islander 100.0 76.1

Black (not of Hispanic origin)

--- 49.8

Hispanic origin 56.3 55.3

American Indian / Alaskan Native

65.7 50.3

White (not of Hispanic origin)

67.0 69.9

Multi-Racial / Multi-Ethnic

33.3* 66.9

Source: Oregon Department of Education, Adequate Yearly Progress Reports

Adequately Yearly Progress Report for Brookings-Harbor School District, 2010-2011

Brookings – Harbor High

School

Azalea Middle School

Kalmiopsis Elementary

School

Percentage of Students who Met Standards

in Reading Knowledge and Skills (English / Language

Arts) )

All Students 75.9% 68.52% 82.33%Economically Disadvantage

d Students

68.70% 65.05% 75.74%

Percentage of Students who Met Standards

in Mathematics

All Students 63.49% 59.47% 72.43%Economically Disadvantage

d Students

48.09% 47.55% 64.04%

Source: Oregon Department of Education

Nancy Doda PhD, Patti Kinney, Outside Evaluation, Spring 2011

Classroom instruction largely teacher presentation (5/14)

Technology use is evident but teacher-directedContent coverage emphasized topics; factsSmall number of classes engaged students in

higher level thinkingGrades: % of students failing a class warrants

study and attention (37%-6, 33%-7, 15%-8)

Expeditionary Learning –Redefining “Smart”

SMART IS NOT SOMETHING YOU ARE. IT SOMETHING

YOU BECOME.

Expeditionary Learning...this is how kids want to learn."

—U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

9

1946

EL as Exemplar of Best Practice

MORE: Active, hands-on Cooperative &

Collaborative Activity Fewer topics, more

depth Established model with

intense- common core focused professional development

School designer works with entire staff to implement model

LESS: Teacher Talk Students Listening Time with Textbooks Stress on grades One Size Fits all Administrators driving

innovation

Core Academics- Site Based

Classroom option for fifth through eighth grade students.

Students attend school five days a week in a unique academic environment providing multi-age classrooms with an academically challenging standard-based curriculum.

Learning expeditions

Home Quest (Community-Based)

Home study option for kindergarten through 8th grade students.

Designed as a support for home school students and their families. Parents create and oversee their child(ren)’s individual educational plan.

Small group instruction classes are offered including those in science, mathematics, social studies, Expeditionary Learning, gymnastics, art, martial arts, team sports, computers and more.

Community Support15

Evidence

Riverside KidsCommunity Hearing- October 2011Approximately 70 attendees, show of hands

indicated tremendous show of supportCommunity PetitionsCommunity VolunteerismHome School CommunitySupport from mentor organizations, Castle

Rock Charter School, Expeditionary Learning, Teacher to Teacher

Castle Rock Charter School

Located in Crescent City, CAFounded by Patti Wills423 students$1 million surplus as of 2011

Budget

Short term versus long term costsImpact of lost charter school start-up dollars

on Riverside and relationship with local district

ADM(W) rates for state sponsorship per ORS 338 calculated at 95%

Reviewers confirm no adverse financial impact to Brookings-Harbor School District

Local rental rates, example $.25 per square foot

Non-profit schools and practices

School Year and Calendar

Challenges determining calendar when sponsorship not secured/alignment district calendar for shared transportation.

Educational benefits of alternative calendars, transportation as variable.

Special Education Standards

OAR’s have changed transitioning SPED responsibilities to charter schools.

All EL schools serve SPED children with tremendous success, providing training, materials and school trainer for first year to ensure successful implementation of SPED programming.

The Power of School Connectedness

“Students are more likely to engage in healthy

behaviors and succeed academically when they

feel connected to school….School

connectedness was found to be among the

strongest protective factors for both boys and

girls….” (CDC, 2009)

Study after study has shown that much

of the achievement gap between children

from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic

groups can be traced not to family

& life circumstances, but to how they view themselves while they werein school.(Gordon, Della Piana & Keleher, ERASE Initiative, Applied Research Center)

Annette KlinefelterRiversiderocks.org

klinefeltera@gmail.com541-661-0851