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Peoria Notre Dame High School
Future Opportunity Redefine Excellence Distinctive Approach Good to Great
Industrial Model Carnegie Scheduling Rigid Structures Often Unengaged High student : teacher ratio Instructional strategies that focus on
passive learners
More Authentic Assessment Project Based Learning Inquiry Driven Instruction Teaming and Responsibility Role of the Teacher Changes
Less Sage on the stage Mistaking Volume for Rigor Assessments focused on short term memory Set and get model of instruction Worksheets / Scanton – student work
Five courses meeting daily for 65 minutes Three trimesters of 12 weeks in length. Dramatically reduces the student :
teacher ratio Increases instructional choices
Three twelve week semesters Five Class Periods a Day with 65 minutes
of instruction Thirty-five minute lunch / thirty-five
minute advisory period Five classes a trimester Rotating class times each day A Later Start
Period 1: 8:30 – 9:35 Period 2: 9:40 – 10:45 Period 3: 10:55 – 12:00 Lunch A / Advisory A12:00 – 12:35 Lunch B / Advisory B12:35 – 1:10 Period 4: 1:15-2:20 Period 5: 2:25 – 3:30
Flex Trimester 12 weeks X 5 X 65 3,900 minutes
Current 18 weeks X 5 X 45 4,050 minutes
Begins in the 2010 – 2011 school year with Freshmen and Sophomore Class
Partner with Apple provide a macbook to each student
Junior and Senior participation Not mandatory Open network for them
Cost Freshmen $30 per month Sophomores $36 per month Juniors $55 per month Seniors $90 per month
Varied Instructional Strategies Design of School Impacted College Prep Model Teacher to student ratio improved Advisory period builds community More freedom with electives Better for activities / athletics Later start better for students
Scheduling issues with trimester Complications for part-time staff Need to link math and foreign language Cost of 1:1 (less than $1 a day)
How will this change alter the school calendar in terms of breaks?
Will the later start hurt athletes? What about families who need the
building to be opened earlier? Where else is this type of scheduling
utilized? What effect will this have on test scores?
Website available here: www.vision2012pnd.wikispaces.com
Join us: October 31, 2009 @ 10:00 AM in the
Livingston Auditorium November 5, 2009 @ 7:00 PM in the
Livingston Auditorium Other Trimester Information