Begin With The End In Mind
One
good thing about the end of a school year is you get a chance to do it
better next time. No matter how well your students performed this year,
there is room to grow. That’s where we come in.
SCORE is a systemic change
program offering staff development, curricular and support materials,
and technical assistance to schools in the midst of reform.
At the heart of school reform
is change. We face exciting opportunities and grave challenges. We can,
and we will, bring about powerful learning for every student. But we
won't do it with "business as usual." We must change. We must change the
way we see students. We must change the way we see ourselves. We must
change the way we think about our profession. We must change the way we
practice collaboration.
Truly accelerating students
involves planned change. In order to bring about this change, we need to
examine expectations, school climate, and school culture on our
campuses. Questions about student success and failure must be asked and
answered, honestly. Planned change begins with the organizational chart.
Organizational charts deal with the responsibilities of the individuals in the orga
nization
as they strive to meet the common goal and enact a set of common
values. SCORE’s organizational, too, chart deals with responsibility for
meeting a common goal. Shown as an inverted pyramid, it is the
responsibility of administrators to lift their hands in support of
teachers. It is the responsibility of teachers to lift their hands in
support of parents, students, and partners. It is the responsibility of
parents, students, and partners to join in the cause of powerful
learning in a rich curriculum for everyone.
Do you need help meeting your goals? Attend the Summer Institute and join SCORE's "Fast Track" to success.
SCORE endorses a comprehensive, holistic approach to systemic reform based on the following assumptions:
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1.For students to be eligible for their chosen college or career by the time they graduate from high school, they must participate in a rigorous academic studies leading to appropriate content mastery.
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2.If students are to be successful in these studies, they need to learn effective study skills.
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3.If students are to be successfully placed in a rigorous academic core curriculum, they will need academic support outside the traditional classroom.
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4.If high-risk students are to be successful in this curriculum, teachers must use whole-brain, state-of-the-art, multiple modality teaching techniques.
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5.If students are to be successful, they must recognize those elements in their lives which keep them in the downward spiral of failure; they must be provided with the means and/or tools to remove these negative elements from their lives. These negative factors include, but are not limited to, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, grief, loss, violence, gang involvement, or poor attendance.
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6.High-risk students, in order to be successful academically, need support from multiple sources: family, community, peers, and educators.
If any of these elements is
missing from a program, the end result will be diminished. When these
elements support one another toward a common goal, the results in
student achievement are dramatic.
Do you need help meeting your goals? Attend the Summer Institute and join SCORE's "Fast Track" to success.
