Sixth Grade Move Up | Board of Education Meeting | Thursday, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Sixth Grade Move Up | Board of Education Meeting | Thursday, October 19, 2017

| Why? Minimizes the drawbacks of the two-year “in/out” transition.  Creates broader options for acceleration and greater elective opportunities.  Provides additional time and resources dedicated to meet the academic, career  exploration, social-emotional, and mental health needs of adolescents. Removes over 100 temporary classrooms from use at elementary sites. 

| Parents & Students | What’s happening to support | What’s happening to support parents in the transition? students in the transition? The Transition Advisory A web page is available for   Committee is planning for how families. students will be supported. Transition Advisory Committees  Multiple orientation are formed and in process.  opportunities for students are in Events for families to learn  the planning stages. about the transition are occurring.

| Instruction Technology Math Literacy Electives Instrumental Music Library Resources

| Supporting Students with Special Needs | Middle School Staffing Benefits Full-time mental health  Counselors  Social Emotional Learning Specialists  Content Area Experts  Additional 0.5 FTE flexible use  Resources follow students 

| Supporting Students with Special Needs | Center Programming Reviewing all fifth and sixth grade students in transitioning schools as  we have previously done for sixth grade. Determining if neighborhood middle school is transitioning or not.  Need and program is defined by the local IEP team including parents.  Customization based on need.  SSN III programs - who they serve. 

| Supporting Students with Special Needs | Secondary Center Program | Other Available Options Arvada K-8 (2)  Sobesky general program  Wayne Carle (1)  Fletcher Miller  Creighton (1)  Lighthouse  Alameda 7-12 (3)  Out of District Settings  Jefferson 7-12 (2)  Deer Creek (2)  Sobesky (2) 

| Facilities We are prepared to have buildings ready for students. 16 classroom addition to Drake Middle School  Groundbreaking November 2017, Complete August 2018  8 classroom addition to Dunstan Middle School  Groundbreaking November 2017, Complete July 2018  Schools ready for 6-8 transition without adding square footage:  Arvada K-8, Carmody, Everitt, Mandalay, Moore, North Arvada, Oberon &  Wayne Carle

| Facilities | Preliminary Expansion Plans | Short and Long Range Development Prepared Plans Underway for Ken Caryl MS Arvada K-8   Creighton MS Bell MS   Oberon MS  Summit Ridge MS 

| Facilities | Capital Cost Summary – | Capital Cost Estimated – Committed Funds Uncommitted Funds Drake MS Addition - $10 Million 8 CR Addition to Ken Caryl MS -   $6.5 Million Dunstan MS Addition - $4.5 Million  8 CR Addition to Creighton MS -  $2 MM Capital Reserve: includes  $4.5 Million minor remodel to Arvada K-8, Bell, Carmody, Manning & Oberon MS, 8 CR Addition to Summit Ridge  as well as incidental costs MS - $4.5 Million

| Teachers Matter | Multiple Strategies, Two Key | Details Objectives Create capacity for elementary Early notification incentive and   teachers who want to remain at opportunity to take an additional elementary to stay at year of leave. elementary. Pathways workshops; support to  Create pathways for teachers become content qualified; MS  who want to move to middle visits and hiring event. school.

| One-Year Voluntary Transfer Program | Partnership with JCEA resulted in MOU - creates voluntary transfer opportunity Teachers decide  HR manages process, notifications to schools/principals  Teachers seek out own jobs  On-going placement if necessary 

| Successful Implementation Chatfield Articulation Area Transition Status  Welcoming Parents & Students  Hiring Great Teachers 

| Successful Implementation Reviews thus far... “Our daughter had a wonderful experience with her transition. She felt very welcome and supported right away.” “So many other parents warned about putting 6th graders in a middle school environment. They had me worried it was premature and my student would get left behind. But at Deer Creek, it was a wonderful transition. The orientation day was invaluable, and the sixth graders are largely kept apart from the other two grades, yet they still share the school and get accustomed to it.” "We've had a great sixth grade year and have seen so many positive changes in our daughter. We appreciate the multiple opportunities for extra help and the ability to redo work that wasn't mastered. It is clear that you are truly focused on the success of all students. Thank you for all that you do."

| Successful Implementation “I think the message needs to be that we are being thoughtful—that we have gathered feedback from multiple Jeffco neighborhoods, from our families, from families currently in our typical feeder elementary schools, from our students and from our staff—to make decisions that honor what our community needs us to be. . . Finally, I think it’s important to share that we believe in the work. We are excited to welcome the energy of sixth graders and to build a school family that lasts for three years instead of just two. Yes, the work has been hard, but we are having a ball!” - Jeena Williams, principal, The Manning School “Our middle school has had sixth-graders for many years. They come into the building excited, and they enjoy the variety of teachers as well as electives.” - Becky Brown, principal, West Jefferson Middle School “We are so excited!!” - Brenda Fletcher, principal, Moore Middle School

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