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Facilitators:
Jeff Mays, Rick Owsley, Pam Rain, Jan Kirby

ROE Regions: V-3, V-10, V-13, V-40, V-41, V-45, V-50, VI-25

Counties: Bond / Effingham / Fayette County, Christian / Montgomery County, Cllinton / Marion / Washington County, Calhoun / Greene / Jersey / Macoupin County, Madison County, Monroe / Randolph County, St. Clair County & Hamilton / Jefferson County



Vision
Empowering students to take responsibility for their own educational possibilities with support services available, including a stronger partnership with parents and guardians and all community stakeholders.
 
Values

3.  Trained Ears -- People who are trained to listen and to do with what they hear
5.  Quality Child care
0.  Resources -- Dollars for support services – for social workers,
1.  Money for technology
6.  Parent Education -- Teaching parents how to be parents
1.  Value in Parent Role-- Greater parent involvement
0.  Parent Communication
11.  Greater parent/school communication
0.  Curriculum design for hands on by students
7.  More options for non-college bound students (trade schools, etc.)
0.  Summer enrichment/educational/vocational programs
3.  Summer intern with business
0.  Development plan “Roadmap”
9.  Alternate education possibilities (different styles and paths)
30.  Support services available in a central location
0.  Flexible scheduling
4.  More focus on the non-traditional student, i.e. flexible schedules
32.  Develop student ownership in their education
4.  Intervention in the right points
8.  Teaching styles need to adapt – How message is presented/multiple options
0.  Better teacher prep at the college level
3.  Equal opportunities to perform (not all students have access to internet)
3.  More time for student relationships
0.  Administrators given more time to build relationships with students
5.  Updated facilities/technology
2.  More community investment
0.  Educators need to increase community involvement
0.  More school staff investment in community
0.  Increase standards in elementary and middle schools and increase continuity
8.  Community “buy-in”/Understanding the importance of schools
1.  More diversity of teachers, e.g. African American teachers, Hispanic teachers
7.  Diversity Training
0.  Sensitivity to cultural difference in both school and community (race, socio-economic backgrounds, etc.)
0.  Look at students as individuals
9.  Housing a “DACC” person at DHS.
0. Continue and increase bond with our community college


 

 
Measures of Success
Higher graduation rate
Higher attendance rate
Reduced discipline rate
Reduced truancy rate
Decline in number of students needing support services
Bigger pool of viable employees
Increase the relevancy of testing
Increase attendance at local college and of students finding a trade
Dual enrollment
In crease of number of students in upper level class
More rigorous course loads taken by students
More parents on committees
Greater attendance at parent/teacher conferences
Student and family needs being met
Increased number of students participating in college express
Students make continual progress and stay on track
Mentoring program for students
Big Brother/Big Sisters in high school
 


 

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