Environment
- Tech labs & classroom
tech centers
- Natural environment
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Flexible grouping in classrooms
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Attractive physical environment which shows:
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the arts
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safety
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Student recognition of the arts, physical, academic, citizenship
- Volunteer work places
and center
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Small group environments for student interventions
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Communications center including live video as well as distance learning
to and from other schools
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Teaching / Learning
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Indoor, outdoor and off-site
- Learning work stations
for tutoring and individual work
- Small groups working
a variety of academic tasks and the arts
- Inclusive school for
all students
- Cross grade learning
environment
- Looping and other ways
to extend- time with teachers
- Hands on learning opportunrties
everywhere
- Connected multidisciplinary
learning
- Pacing for academic challenges
to each student
- Broad opportunities that
differentiate learning for students by accelerated
as welt as enrichment
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Students and adults assuming responsibility for productivity
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High standards in Student art and technology projects
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Community & Parent
Involvement
- Active-partnership with
museums science center, library
- Parents and-senior citizen
volunteers working with students
- Sharing of talents
- Monthly family evening
activities
- Parents learning tech
with their student
- Parent contracting -
nightly reading, math fads support, behavioral expectations,
project timelines
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Channeling to community support services
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Culture & Organization
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Team teaching
- Multi age grades
- Adults as learner on-going
prof. development
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Adults as learners parents as school partners
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Critical thinkers and problem solvers adults/students
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Clear behavioral expectaiions
- Trust, openness and mutual
respect
- Coaching, mentoring as
part of culture
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High-degree of participation with college training program
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