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Reynoldsburg City Schools

Reynoldsburg City Schools. September 13, 2013 Presented by: Dr. Dan Hoffman, Jaclyn Angle and Dee Martindale. About Us. A first-ring suburb of Columbus, Reynoldsburg’s demographics are reflective of the state and the nation. Reynoldsburg has . . . 34,000 residents 6,000 students

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Reynoldsburg City Schools

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  1. Reynoldsburg City Schools September 13, 2013 Presented by: Dr. Dan Hoffman, Jaclyn Angle and Dee Martindale

  2. About Us • A first-ring suburb of Columbus, Reynoldsburg’s demographics are reflective of the state and the nation.

  3. Reynoldsburg has . . . 34,000 residents 6,000 students 700 staff Median income: $34,000 Average teacher salary: $62,000 Operating budget: $55 million

  4. Why should you care? • District Report Card: 26 out of 26 indicators • RHS Performance Index: • eSTEM – Top 25 • HS2 – Top 50 • STEM Elementary – Top 15 • Two of Ohio’s 11 platform STEM schools • Primary site for Ohio STEM Learning Network activities statewide • Ohio’s first K-12 STEM campus system • LDC training site for Ohio • More than $1 million in competitive grants

  5. External Forces: Ohio’s 3 Cs Cost Models College and Career Ready Choice

  6. 25 years of Innovation Inspired and Guided by the research of Theodore Sizer 1932 – 2009 Coalition of Essential Schools

  7. Ted’s Big Ideas . . . Primary purpose of school is helping students to use their minds well Schools must be highly personalized Curriculum axiom of “less is more” Use of the metaphor “Student – as-worker, Teacher – as-coach” The school should be full of democratic practices Goals of the school apply to all students

  8. 1st K-12 STEM Pathway

  9. Integrationof content and 21st Century Skills (Core Values) • More time devoted to math and science • Engineering, Design and Technology • Expanded learning environment • Exhibitions- Making our work public • Problem-Based Learning

  10. Integrated Problem-Based Units

  11. STEM Middle @ Baldwin Road • Teachers as Designers…. • Integrated Curriculum • Mastery Teaching and Learning • Flexibility • 8 x 1 Schedule • Utilization of Resources • Rigor and Relevance • Partnerships

  12. One School – 4 Academies – 2 Campuses

  13. Partnership Development What do we have? What does each prospective partner need? What tools exist / are needed? How does the community fit in? • Space = currency • Benefactors aren’t sustainable… look for mutual benefits • Flex credit, dual enrollment … • Schools as value-added

  14. RSCD Partners- BalletMet- Mount Carmel Hospital- Columbus State Community College- Kiddie Academy-

  15. Connecting to the Design Principals of the P20 Innovation Lab Personalized Learning Comprehensive systems of learning supports World-class knowledge and skills Performance-based learning Anytime, anywhere learning Student voice/agency

  16. Reynoldsburg City Schools Discussion Groups Elementary Middle-High School/Central Office

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