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SUSQU E HANNA T OWNSHI P SCHOOL DI ST RI CT Dr. T a m a ra Willis Sup e rinte nd e nt o f Sc ho o ls De c e m b e r, 2019

Obje c tive s • Sha re the distric t’ s c o mmitme nt to the suc c e ss o f e ve ry le a rne r – WHO do we se rve ? • De mo nstra te c o nstra ints o f the c urre nt syste m in a ddre ssing the distric t’ s c ha lle ng e s • Sha re the distric t’ s sho rt-te rm a nd lo ng -te rm pla ns to pro vide le a rning o ppo rtunitie s to e nha nc e po st- se c o nda ry o utc o me s fo r stude nts

L e a de rship I mpro ve me nt Mo de l

Our L e a rne rs 2nd Mo st Dive rse Distric t in the Co mmo nwe a lth

Our L e a rne rs Free & Reduced Lunches have increased from 25.84% in 2009 to 57.73% in 2019 Co mb ine d Annua l I nc o me fo r a F a mily o f 4 (USDA, 2018) Re duc e d L unc h: $46,435.00 F re e L unc h: $32,630.00

Our L e a rne rs Tw o-percent (2%) of our student population identify as homeless This equates to 56 students or roughly 3 kindergarten classrooms

Of 106 Safe2Say tips (February-October of 2019) more than 60% related to depression, suicidal ideation, self- harm and abuse Our L e a rne rs

Our L e a rne rs Gro up Re a ding Asse ssme nt & Dia g no stic E va lua tio n (GRADE ) 35 K inde rg a rte n Re a dine ss in Re a ding 30 25 20 15 10 5 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 0

Our L e a rne rs Students for w hom English is a second language increased from 38 in 2009 to 175 as of May 29, 2019 26 L a ng ua g e s Distric t-wide

L a ng ua g e s Re pr e se nte d by E nr ollme nt Ne pa li # 1 Spa nish # 2 Urdu # 3 Chine se # 4 Our L e a rne rs

# 1 Reported Incident School Incident School District Disorderly Conduct Central Dauphin East HS 23 Central Dauphin SD Disorderly Conduct Central Dauphin East MS 17 Central Dauphin SD (1) Fights Susquehanna Township MS 22 Susquehanna Township SD (2) Fights Steelton-Highspire HS 11 Steelton-Highspire SD (3) Fights Central Dauphin HS 9 Central Dauphin SD Fights Middletown Area MS 7 Middletown Area SD (4) Harrassment, Intimidation South Side Elementary School 8 Central Dauphin SD Possession, use or sale of tobacco or vaping Lower Dauphin HS 44 Lower Dauphin SD (5) Possession, use or sale of tobacco or vaping Hershey HS 25 Derry Township SD (6) Possession, use or sale of tobacco or vaping Lower Dauphin MS 20 Lower Dauphin SD Possession, use or sale of tobacco or vaping Middletown Area HS 5 Middletown Area SD DAUPHIN COUNT Y SCHOOL DIST RICT & SCHOOL S SCHOOL SAF E T Y - # 1 RE PORT E D INF RACT IONS [SOURCE DAT A – Pe r PDE as r e por te d by Pe nn L ive ]

“I f we do no t find ways to re duc e the g ro wing ine q uality in e duc atio n o utc o me s – b e twe e n the ric h and the po o r – sc ho o ls will no lo ng e r b e the g re at e q ualize r we want the m to b e ” - Se an F . Re ardo n T he Wide ning I nc o me Ac hie ve me nt Gap E duc a tio na l L e a de rship, 2013

Our world is changing… c . 1903 c . 2019

Our world is changing… c . 1876 c . 2019

Well…MOST of our world has changed c . 1899 c . 2019

T he Co mmitte e o f T e n (1892)

Re c o mme nda tio ns, c irc a 1892 ◦ T we lve ye a rs o f e duc a tio n ◦ E ig ht ye a rs o f e le me nta ry e duc a tio n ◦ 4 ye a rs o f Hig h Sc ho o l ◦ T e a c h E ng lish, Ma th, Histo ry o r Civic s to e ve ry stude nt e ve ry a c a de mic ye a r in hig h sc ho o l ◦ T e a c h Bio lo g y, Che mistry, a nd Physic s re spe c tive ly in a sc e nding hig h sc ho o l a c a de mic ye a rs

◦ One physic ia n ◦ 27 pa tie nts, simulta ne o usly ◦ 45 minute s to dia g no se a nd pre sc rib e tre a tme nt fo r e ve ryo ne

c . 1899

F undame ntal T r uths How suc c e ssful is our c ur r e nt syste m in Humans Humans addr e ssing le ar n in le ar n at the se diffe r e nt diffe r e nt fundame ntal w ays rates tr uths?

The Ideal Learning Experience (ILX) I t I mpa c ts E VE RYT HING T e a c he r T urno ve r (Ope n Po sitio ns) • T e a c he r Re c ruitme nt (F illing Ope n Po sitio ns) • T e a c he r Re te ntio n • L e a rne r E ng a g e me nt (Be ha vio r) • L e a rne r Suc c e ss •

Learner Agency ◦ L e a rne rs (stud e nts) will unde rsta nd… L e a rne r WHAT the y RE SPONSIBIL T Y ne e d to be WHY thy fo r the ir HOW to L e a rn suc c e ssful ne e d to le a rning : a nd move le a rn T ra c king the ir forwa rd o wn g ro wth

Why GROWT H Mindse t is Critic a l! ◦ E VE RYONE c a n le a rn with the rig ht e duc a tio na l e nviro nme nt a nd instruc tio n. ◦ E VE RYONE c a n le a rn with the rig ht a ttitude a nd g ive n the time ne e de d. ◦ Ab ility is no t inhe re nt in a pe rso n a nd fixe d… it’ s so me thing yo u de ve lo p. ◦ T a le nt is re a l b ut c a n a lso b e de ve lo pe d.

T r ansfor mational T e c hnology T ra nsfo rma tive te c hnology is ha rdwa re - a nd so ftwa re - b a se d to o ls de sig ne d to e nha nc e huma n psyc ho lo g ic a l we ll-b e ing , c o g nitive func tio n a nd physic a l c a pa b ilitie s

Me a nwhile in e duc a tio n…

Cur r e nt Options for Uppe r c lassme n Ca pita l Ar e a Online L e a r ning Assoc ia tion Dua l E nr ollme nt Options (CAOL A) •Co urse Offe ring s •HACC •Suppo rts •Unive rsity o f Pittsb urg h •Adviso r a t HS •Ha rrisb urg Unive rsity o f Sc ie nc e a nd •Study Ha ll Pro c to rs T e c hno lo g y •AAP Co nte nt T e a c he rs

L EARNING PAT HWAYS E ng ine e ring & Busine ss, F ina nc e , Arts & I ndustria l & I nfo rma tio n Co mmunic a tio n T e c hno lo g y T e c hno lo g y Huma n Se rvic e s Sc ie nc e & He a lth

2019-2020 COMMUNI CAT E T HE VI SI ON • T ra nsit(DRAF T )io n Pla nning fo r AL L stude nts • Artic ula te a lig nme nt o f c o urse to 5 Pa thwa ys PDE CONSUL T AT I ON •Cha pte r 339 Pla n fo r Co lle g e a nd Ca re e r Sta nda rds (K -12) BUSI NE SS ADVI SORY •Sta ke ho lde r I nput •Alig nme nt o f I ndustry/ Po st-se c o nda ry Ne e ds

2020-2021 SI T E VI SI T AT I ONS • Re g io na l a nd L o c a l Pa thwa ys Mo de ls • Struc ture / Dra ft a n ST SD Mo de l CURRI CUL UM AL I GNME NT • Stre ng the n Co lle g e / Ca re e r-Re a dy E xpe rie nc e s (7-12) • Re fine Co urse wo rk fo r E a c h Pa thwa y • Re vie w Gra dua tio n Re q uire me nts COMMUNI CAT E T HE PROGRE SS

2021-2022 CURRI CUL UM AL I GNME NT • Sta nda rdize Co lle g e / Ca re e r-Re a dy E xpe rie nc e s (7-12) • Re fine Co urse wo rk fo r E a c h Pa thwa y ART I CUL AT I ON OFPAT HWAYS • F ina lize & Mo nito r Guida nc e & Sc he duling Pro c e ss • All Pa thwa ys Appe a r in Co urse Ca ta lo g fo r 2022-2023 SY COMMUI CAT E T HE PROGRE SS

2022-2023 SOF TL AUNCH

Why Custo mize pa thwa ys? Whe n le a rning is c usto mize d, L le a rne rs e xc e l! AL

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