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THESTEVEJOBSINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGY

FOUNDERS:AUSTINBOEHMANDAMANDAULMER

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MissionofSchool/EducationalPhilosophy

TheSteveJobsInstituteisa9ththrough12thgradehighschoolthatpreparesallstudentsforcollegesandcareersimmersedintechnology.

oAllstudentswilltakeacorecurriculumalignedtothecommoncorestandards

o Allstudentsrequiredtolearnaprogramminglanguageandtaketechnologyclasseso Studentsareeducatedontheprocessofapplyingtocollegesthroughaweeklycollege

preparationclass

o Studentsarepreparedacademicallyandsociallyforcollege

InstructionalMethodso Studentsareinstructedinatraditionalclassroomsetting,howeverallstudentshaveaccessto

laptopcomputertechnologyatalltimes

o Teacherslessonsmustincorporatetheuseoftechnologyatleastonceperclasso Classesarecappedat25studentso Afterschoolexperiencessupportingthetechnologycurriculum

In510yearso Studentsatourschoolwillreceiveanindividuallytailorededucationthatpreparesthemfor

collegeand/orcareersinatechnologybasedfield

o Theschoolwillhaveastrongalumnibasethatwillcomebacktoholdafterschoolclassesonthemostuptodatetechnologytostudents

o Thepercentageofgraduatesthatattendcollegeisover80%o Theschooliswellknownforitsadvancedcurriculumintechnologyo IntegrationofSpecialEducationprogram(notatbeginning)

CurriculumPlan

GraduationRequirements(1year=2semesters):o 4yearsofEnglisho 4yearsofmatho 4yearsinscienceso 3yearsinHistoryo 4yearsoftechnologyorcomputerscienceo 2yearsofelectives(Ex.physicaleducation,graphicdesign,mediaandmarketing,thehistoryof

SteveJobs,EntrepreneurshipandBusinessFoundations,foreignlanguage)

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SampleTechnologyCurriculum

SCHOOLYEAR SEMESTERI SEMESTERII

FRESHMAN TechnologyandSocietyI:Thehistoryofdigitaltechnology,

howcomputersandtheinternetwork

ComputerScienceI:Introductiontocomputerprogramming,

basiclanguagesandapplicationdesign

SOPHOMORE ComputerScienceII:

Advancedlanguages,studentswillbe

proficientinatleast2computerlanguages

bytheconclusionofthiscourse.

ElectiveSlot

(Ex.ApplicationDevelopment:Students

developanapplicationforacomputer

ormobiledevice)

JUNIOR

ElectiveSlot

(Ex.TechnologyBusinessEthics:Studentsinvestigatetheuseoftechnologyin

business,hypotheticalissuessurrounding

newtechnologies)

ComputerScienceIII:

Studentsacquireathirdcomputerlanguageusetheirknowledgeoflanguages

todesignawebpageaboutanemergent

technology.

SENIOR ElectiveSlot

(Ex.TechnologysroleinHealthCare:

Studentsstudycurrenttechnologyinthe

fieldofmedicine)

CapstoneTechnologyProject:In

consultationwithpersonaladvisor,

studentsdevelop,proposeandexecutea

finalproject

MethodsofPupilAssessment

Studentswilltakestatestandardizedexamsasrequiredbystateandfederallaw Allclassesinthecoresubjectswilltakestandardizedunitexamsalignedtocommoncore Theweightofastudentsgradewillbeatthediscretionoftheteacher;astudentmaynotgraduatefromaclasswithoutapassinggradeintheclassandonthefinalstandardizedexam

Allassessmentdatawillbetracked Technologyclassesmayincludeprojectbasedlearning

TargetedPopulation

IdealPopulation:1,000students TitleISchool,urbanenvironment,diverse Applicationsrequiredforentryinordertoensureallstudentsareexcitedandcommittedtothetechnologymissionoftheschool

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DailySchoolSchedule

8periodsaday

Duetoextensiveafterschoolactivitieswithmembersofthelocalbusinesscommunity,theschoolrunsonalaterschedule.

4thand5thperiodarelunch

WarningBell10:25

Period110:2711:14

Period211:1812:05

Homeroom12:0912:19

Period312:231:10

Period41:142:01

Period52:052:52

Period62:563:43

Period73:474:34

Period84:385:25

SpecialPopulations

Asacharterschool,wedonothavethecapacityandstaffsizetoaccommodateforstudentswithIndividualizedEducationPlans.Thisisamainareaoffocusintheschools

growthplan.

WecanaccommodateforELLstudents.TheSteveJobsInstituteofTechnologyfocusesoneducatingstudentsfromlowincomecommunitiesandtherefore,alargepopulation

ofourstudentsareHispanicandcomefromSpanishspeakinghomes.Asaschool

focusedontechnology,wehavethecapabilitiestotranslateinformationandusethe

newestlanguagetechnologytoteachtheEnglishlanguage

o ELLswilltakethesamecurriculumasallotherstudents,however,theywillusespecialtechnologytoassistthemwiththelanguage

SchoolClimateandDiscipline

TheSteveJobsInstitutehasaschoolwidedisciplineprogramthatallteachersarerequiredtofollowtoensureasafeenvironmentthatpromoteslearning

o Thedisciplineprogramincludesanotolerancepolicyon: Drugconsumptionorpossession

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Violence/Fighting Harassment/Bullying ViolationofaschoolwideTechnologyContractdescribingprotocolfor

usingtechnologyattheschool

Teacherswillreporttheaboveviolationstotheadministration. Theschoolwillhavea3strikepolicyinwhichstudentswillberemovedfromtheschool

iftheyarewrittenupmorethanthreetimesinoneschoolyear

Inadditiontobehaviorconsequences,astudentmustholda2.0GPAorhighertocontinueattendingtheschooleachyear.Ifatanypoint,astudentfallsbelowthis

requirement,theywillbeputonacademicprobationunderthenextquarterreportcard

andparentteachermeetingsaswellasmandatorytutoringsessionswillbeheld.

o Attendancepolicystatelawrequiresstudentstomissnomorethan10daysofaclass,orcreditwillbewithheld

o Allstudentswillberequiredtostayoncampusduringlunchesandbetweenperiods

o Specificprotocolforfiredrills,lockdowns,etcwillbetaughtandpracticed

RequiredStaff

Ourstaffingstructurewillbedecentralizedadministrationwillserveasanextensionofthestaffandwillbefewinnumber

Membersofthestaffwillbeselectedtoserveinrotationsasdevelopersofcurriculumandresourcesandtoresearchtechnologiestobeimplementedintoschoolas

departmentchairs

InstructionalStaffPositions(45)o Allstaffwillberecruitedfromretiredmembersofthetechnologycommunitylivinglocally,outsideofthisallteachersandremainingpositionswillneed

experienceworkingwithtechnologyandawillingnesstoteachinatechnology

basedclassroom

o Wewillenticestafftojoinwithourinnovativemodelandtherotatingdepartmentchairprogramwhichallowsstafftotakeabreakfromteachingin

ordertointegratenewtechnologytotheclassroom

o Weseekstaffthathaveconnectionstothetechnologysectorinordertostrengthenourafterschoolopportunitiesandrelevance

o TechnologyDepartmentStaff(8)offeredeveryperiod Mustbeproficientandabletoteachprogramming

o EnglishDepartmentStaff(8)offeredeveryperiodo MathDepartmentStaff(8)offeredeveryperiodo HistoryDepartmentStaff(6)notofferedfortwoperiodso ScienceDepartmentStaff(8)offeredeverperiodo ElectivesDepartmentStaff(7)2halftimepositions,offeredeveryperiod

PhysicalEducation(2) ForeignLanguage(2)

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Music(1) Art/Design(1) Business/Management(1)

DepartmentChairs(6)o Departmentchairsareselectedbydepartmentstafftoserveintheroleforone

semester,andcannotservemorethan2consecutiveterms.o Asdepartmentchair,thisstaffmemberdoesnotteachaclassbutinstead

researchestheapplicationoftechnologytothecontentareaandliaisonswith

professionalsinthedisciplinetosupportafterschoolactivitiesandcommunity

involvement

o Thedepartmentchairisalsoresponsiblefordoingatleastonedailyobservationanddebrief,andforworking/integratingnewteachersintotheschool

SupportStaffRoles(17):o Secretaryforenrollment,studentdataandcomplianceo Secretaryforpublicrelationsandbusinessaffairso Secretaryforinternalaffairso Secretarytotheprincipalso Guidancecounselors(4)o Instructionalaides(6)o Hallmonitors(2)o Maintenancestaff(1)

Administration(3)o Principalo VicePrincipal(2)

RequiredAdministration Principal

o Responsibleforcurriculumandvisionsetting,meetingwithdepartmentchairsanddepartmentstoensurethatvisionsettingisexecuted,observingclassrooms,

managingdepartmentgoals,overseesviceprincipals

VicePrincipalforStudentAffairso Handlesdaytodaystudentdiscipline,leadsguidancedepartment,liaisonswith

parents,leadssafetyproceduresandprotocols

VicePrincipalforFinanceandDevelopmento Handlesallbudgetaryissuesandschoolfinances,leadsmarketing,advertising

andevaluationofapplications

Advertising/RecruitingPlan

TheVicePrincipalforFinanceandDevelopmentwillspearheadalladvertisingandrecruitingefforts

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TheadvertisingplanforTheSteveJobsInstituteofTechnologyincludes:o Doortodoorrecruiting/flyers/pamphlets/communityoutreachinlowincome

areas

o Advertisingwhenallowedatcommunitybusinesses,boysandgirlsclubs,YMCA,etc

o Partnershipwithlocalmiddleschoolsparentcontactlistsforcoldcallingo ParentTeacherOrganizationwillbeinchargeofholdingaminimumof2

communityeventspersemestertohelprecruit

EventexamplesincludeaSpringFair,aScienceandTechnologyfairwithlocalbusinesspeopleasjudges,Multiculturalnight,etc

RecruiterswillbebothEnglishandSpanishspeakingandwillfocusontechnologyprogramsofferedandfreetuition,andwillspecificallytargetfamiliesfromlowincome

communities

Parent/CommunityInvolvement

Allparentswillberequiredtoparticipateintheinterviewprocessbyattendingaseminarthatexplainstheexpectationsoftheschool

o Parentswillbeeducatedonthemissionandvalues,theattendancepolicy,afterschoolprogramsoffered,freeandreducedlunchoptions,anddisciplineplans

ParentswillbeinvitedtooneMeettheTeachernightpersemesterinordertogettoknowtheirstudentsinstructors

Parentswillreceivequarterreportcardsforstudentsinthemail,unlessthestudentneedstobeputonacademicprobation,inwhichcasetheparentwillbecalledinfora

conference

DepartmentChairswillberesponsibleforcommunityoutreachduringtheirtermo Afterschoolprogramincludesspeakersthathaveexperienceworkingin

technology

o Communitymembersareaskedtobejudgesatthesciencefairandbeguestsintheclassroom

o Shadowingprogramswillbeofferedtostudentsandcommunitymemberswillbeaskedtoallowstudentstoshadowthemduringtheworkday

Extensiveafterschoolprogramwillbringinguestspeakersandmembersofthetechnologycommunitytoleadseminarsandspeakerseries

TherewillbeaParentTeacherOrganizationattheschoolthatwillberesponsibleforhostingcommunityevents

o WeeklyMeetingsheldtodiscussschoolandparentissues