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Toward 21 st Century Schools and Classrooms: The Napa Valley Unified School District

Toward 21 st Century Schools and Classrooms: The Napa Valley Unified School District September 2007. The Tower Instruction that is: Student centered, Inquiry-based, Highly relevant , and Whole student oriented

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Toward 21 st Century Schools and Classrooms: The Napa Valley Unified School District

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  1. Toward 21st Century Schools and Classrooms: The Napa Valley Unified School District September 2007

  2. The Tower • Instruction that is: • Student centered, • Inquiry-based, • Highly relevant , and • Whole student oriented • And that provides meaningful choices for colleges, careers, and vocational training The Foundation Fundamental Literacy and Numeracy: Students at proficiency and advanced

  3. The Tower • Instruction that is: • Student centered, • Inquiry-based, • Highly relevant , and • Whole student oriented • And that provides meaningful choices for colleges, careers, and vocational training The Foundation Fundamental Literacy and Numeracy: Students at proficiency and advanced

  4. The Tower • Instruction that is: • Student centered, • Inquiry-based, • Highly relevant , and • Whole student oriented • And that provides meaningful choices for colleges, careers, and vocational training The Foundation Fundamental Literacy and Numeracy: Students at proficiency and advanced

  5. Preparing the Foundation

  6. Number Tested General Math 03-04: 1,268 04-05: 545 05-06: 298 06-07: 196 Algebra 1 03-04: 1,909 04-05: 2,594 05-06: 2,716 06-07: 2,835

  7. Percent and Number at P & A General Math and Algebra 1 Percent at Proficient General Math • 03-04 19% • 04-05 7% • 05-06 10% • 06-07 15% Algebra 1 • 03-04 20% • 04-05 17% • 05-06 20% • 06-07 22% Number at Proficient General Math 241 38 30 28 Algebra 1 382 441 548 612 (230 more students at P & A in 2007 than in 2004 – 60% increase)

  8. District & School-wide Academic Performance Index Growth • District: 7 points - 744 to 751 (State API = 727) +24 2005: District API 722 (State API=709) +13 2003: District API 690 • Growth: All Schools: 24/33 (73%) Elementary: 18/25 (72%) Middle: 4/5 (80%) High: 2/3 (67%)

  9. Significant Growth

  10. Significant Growth

  11. Met Annual Yearly Progress – 73% • 20 of 25 elementary • 3 out of 6 middle • 4 out of 6 high • NVUSD met 42 out of 42 criteria

  12. Going Deeper - Elementary • 100% met math proficiency • EL subgroup in ELA: Bel Aire - 2 students McPherson – 2 students NVLA – 3 students Phillips – 8 students

  13. District - Going DeeperELA – Target 23% NVUSD 48.7 Afr. Am. 48.2 Am. Ind. 52.8 Asian 67.8 Filipino 60.9 Hisp. 29.6 *Pac. Isl 54.5 White 66.7 SED 30.2 EL 23.1 SWD 25.7

  14. District - Going DeeperMath – Target 23.7% NVUSD 51.7 Afr. Am. 43.6 Am. Ind. 50.6 Asian 72.0 Filipino 68.0 Hisp. 37.5 *Pac. Isl. 50.9 White 64.5 SED 38.3 EL 33.3 SWD 29.3

  15. What Employers WantSample “21st Century” Skills: • Attitudes: willingness to learn, self-reliance • Communications: reading, writing, listening, speaking articulately, verbal presentations. • Applied problem-solving: math, technology, locating and retrieving information, inquiry • Interpersonal skills: personality, team work, customer service, work ethic, dependability • Behavior: incorporate new approaches, sense of awareness and competency, attention to detail and abiltity to implement quickly

  16. The Tower • Instruction that is: • Student centered, • Inquiry-based, • Highly relevant , and • Whole student oriented • And that provides meaningful choices for colleges, careers, and vocational training The Foundation Fundamental Literacy and Numeracy: Students at proficiency and advanced

  17. Life in the Tower • Student-Centered 21st Century Classroom Initiative: focus on collaboration, self-expression, complex problem-solving, digital literacy, and local, national, and global understanding • The graduates of our system will be prepared for a range of compelling, economically attractive and socially beneficial life-choices. • We expect to provide an environment that develops and nurtures our entire organization—students and adults– to be highly respectful, responsible, self-motivated, student centered, inquiry-based learners.

  18. This initiative will take community-wide support, including parents, businesses, service clubs, and foundations

  19. A Look at Facilities

  20. Canyon Oaks

  21. Bel Aire

  22. NVLA

  23. McPherson

  24. Salvador

  25. Salvador

  26. Stone Bridge

  27. Redwood

  28. Silverado

  29. Napa High

  30. Vintage High

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