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Secondary Schools SummitChallenges and Opportunities

The Teachers’ Perspective

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Teachers Network Leadership Institute Panelists

Juanita Pritchett, Glasgow High School

Lorraine Caputo, Sussex Central High School

Secondary Schools SummitChallenges and Opportunities

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Teachers recognize that our secondary schools can educate our students more effectively by concentrating change on the following areas:

Stronger Curriculum School Climate Parental Engagement

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Areas of Improvement

Stronger Curriculum – In order for our schools to prepare students for work and college, we, as teachers, need the tools to push our students toward success.

Priority Need – Schools need to implement a strong and effective curriculum that incorporates the state’s standards, additional assessments, student readiness, and student learning styles.

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Present Day Reality

32% of Delaware students graduate from high school on time and ready for college.

17% of Delaware’s high school students took AP courses and scored at least a “three” on the exams in 2003.

Students and teachers need greater access to time, tools, and information.

Areas of Improvement

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Action Steps

Greater Access to Stronger Courses

Differentiated Curriculum

Greater Resources for Teachers

Vertical Integration Between Grades

Areas of Improvement

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School Climate Change – Secondary schools are not providing the resources and services that both students and teachers need to be successful.

Priority Need – School climate needs to be such that it provides the greatest opportunity for students to succeed regardless of outside pressures, and schools need to be places where students feel safe and have ownership of their education.

Areas of Improvement

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Areas of Improvement

Present Day Reality

Half of new teachers leave the profession in five years.

Wellness centers and counseling services in schools are not meeting student needs.

Large schools often do not provide teachers and students with opportunities to succeed.

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Action Steps

Student-focused Services

More Effective Teacher Training and Retention

Improve Environmental Conditions

Move Toward Smaller Schools

Areas of Improvement

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Parental Engagement – Teachers and parents need to work together effectively to ensure student success in all aspects of their education.

Priority Need – There is an information gap between the school and the home that prevents parents and teachers from working together. This is especially prevalent in secondary school where students and parents may not communicate about what is happening in their schools.

Areas of Improvement

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Areas of Improvement

Present Day Reality

Parents often feel alienated from schools.

Parents and teachers do not communicate effectively for student success.

School structures make effective, ongoing interaction between teachers and parents difficult.

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Action Steps

Improve Information Dissemination

More Opportunities for Parent Teacher Communication

Greater Buy-in for School Mission and Vision

Expand Student Participation

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Areas of Improvement

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For more information regarding the Teachers Network Leadership Institute

contact:

Michael RasmussenRodel Foundation of Delaware

Phone: 302.504.5248Email: [email protected]