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Morgan County High School

A Georgia College & Career Academy

Preparing Lifelong Learners for an

Ever-Changing World

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Class of 2013

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Class of 2013 - 5 years later

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Class of 2017

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1907 - Administration Building

Under Construction

Boys Dorm - 1912

Girls Dorm - 1922

Principal Cottage

Teacherage

1911

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1936

1930

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1950

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1960

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1966

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1972

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2006

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The Legacy of Innovation Continues...

Building Update

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Progress

In just one year… since January, 2017

  • Revisions on building plans completed
  • Approval from state received for HS/MS building project
  • 441 Bypass cut approved
  • Groundbreaking held
  • Academies established
  • Board of Directors and School Governance Team structures determined
  • Building started - still on schedule
  • Furniture bid selected
  • State BOE Program Grant applications completed
  • Marketing materials developed
  • New logo selected
  • Communication plan developed and implemented
  • Dual Enrollment Program increased
  • Increased training for and use of Project Based Learning
  • Block Scheduling training is underway
  • Advisement and Scheduling process underway
  • CTAE programs increase CTSO implementation and fidelity

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Morgan County High School

A Georgia College & Career Academy

We are ONE Morgan

Key Points

  • MCHS will operate as a Wall to Wall Academy, meaning all students will be engaged with Academies - think of it as having Majors and Minors

  • Advanced level academics are available through Honors, Advanced Placement, and Dual Enrollment courses and are applicable to all Academies

  • College and Career Academies are for ALL students - no matter their post-secondary plans. It’s not just for students who aren’t going to college or need to learn a trade!

  • Business, Industry, and Community support is critical to our success as students must gain “real world” experiences both in and out of the classroom.

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A strong foundation of community

You cannot serve from a distance.

It requires personal commitment and involvement.

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Community Support

Just since February...

$439,000 in pledges

$247,000 in the bank

$500,000 matching grant committed from an anonymous donor to match cash donations

Why? Because Morgan county is awesome and they are excited about the new possibilities that we are going to create for our students!

This couldn’t happen without the strong foundation that has already been built at MCHS throughout the years.

Capital Campaign

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A high school experience rich in tradition

and a wide variety of activities

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Why a College and Career Academy Approach?

  • Very few careers are purely skills based or academic only - they are a blend! Why teach subjects in isolation?

  • Colleges are Career Academies - but ours can save you $!

  • Business and Industry want to know what you know - and what you know how to do.

  • We are working to prepare our students for jobs that do not exist yet - and to keep them off of your couch when they should be grown and flown!

  • Students will have an opportunity to “major” and “minor” in different academies and courses.

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Why?

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Morgan County High School

A Georgia College & Career Academy

Academy of Media and Communications

Are you eager to learn through the lens of integration and technology?

The Academy of Media and Communication offers a progressive look into the world of Business, Information Technology, Digital Media, and

Sports and Entertainment Marketing.

Get ready to gain a competitive edge, as you work to build your brand and create your future in one these next generation pathways.

Advanced course options through Dual Enrollment, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, Honors, Technical Certificate of Credit and/or Industry Credentials will be available to students in all academies.

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Morgan County High School

A Georgia College & Career Academy

Academy of Arts and Humanities

Do you exist on the vanguard of innovation and creativity?

Do you have a passion for performing, music, language, or sound?

The Academy of Arts and Humanities bolsters an intensive and imaginative opportunity for students to experience and major in the the Pathways of

World Language, Band, Chorus, Drama, and Art.

Unleash your energy and passion; sign up to create something magical today!

Advanced course options through Dual Enrollment, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, Honors, Technical Certificate of Credit and/or Industry Credentials will be available to students in all academies.

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Morgan County High School

A Georgia College & Career Academy

Academy of Science and Industry

Are you ready to design and impact your future through

active, hands-on experiences?

In the Academy of Science and Industry, you will examine the world of

Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology, Engineering, and Industrial Sciences.

By using state of the art technologies and systems, you can construct a future that provides the knowledge, skills, and habits demanded in a 21st century workforce.

Advanced course options through Dual Enrollment, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, Honors, Technical Certificate of Credit and/or Industry Credentials will be available to students in all academies.

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Morgan County High School

A Georgia College & Career Academy

Academy of Health and Human Services

Do you feel as if you were born to help?

Does helping others provide you with a sense of accomplishment and purpose?

The Academy of Health and Human Services is committed to the development of caring, responsive, and self-directed leaders interested in bettering our community’s quality of life.

Pathways include Cosmetology, Culinary, Healthcare, ROTC, and Teaching as Profession.

Advanced course options through Dual Enrollment, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, Honors, Technical Certificate of Credit and/or Industry Credentials will be available to students in all academies.

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School Governance Team

and

Board of Directors

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Comparison of SGT and CCA BOD Responsibilities

SGT

  • Serve as a liaison between the school and the community
  • Encourage participation within the school community
  • Work to improve student and school performance
  • Provide overview and recommendations in the following areas:
    • Communication and Parent Involvement
    • Budgets
    • Resource Allocation
    • School Improvements
    • Personnel Decisions
    • Evaluation of School-related Measures

CCA BOD

  • Provide leadership, governance and oversight in the following areas:
    • Advisor to CEO/Principal
    • Approve budgets, audits and material business decisions
    • Enhance school’s public standing
    • Ensure legal and ethical integrity, accountability
    • Contribute to annual performance evaluation of CEO
    • Secure and build partnerships with Business and Industry
    • Promote economic development through CCA Programs
    • Provide input on programming
    • Start and maintain a 501(c)(3)

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Advisement and Communication

Strategies

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2017 Winter and Spring Timeline

Advisement and Scheduling

  • Advisement process begins - January
    • Dual Enrollment Informational Meeting for qualified Juniors - January 4
    • Teacher training for Advisement - January 4 and 5
    • Teacher recommendations for classes - Tuesday, January 9
    • Face to face Advisor/Student meetings every Wednesday in January
    • Informational videos about CCA and other courses play daily and every Wednesday
    • Eighth grade tours of Freshman Academy, Fine Arts, and CTAE areas - January 18
    • Eighth Grade Parent Night - Monday, January 22 - 6:30 pm
    • Advanced Programs Night for Parents - IB, DE, WBL, and Youscience overview - January 29-6:30 pm

  • Parent Advisement Night - February 1

Parents meet with advisors to discuss course selection

Course selection is sent to and compiled by the registrar

  • Master Schedule building begins based on course selections

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  • Was piloted at MCHS
  • State has fully funded for all students
  • All MCHS students participated during their Advisement Period
  • Students were given the task to look at their results as they possibly related to their upcoming course selection decisions
  • Youscience is now working on reports for schools (thanks to MCHS!) to be able to look at our students’ Aptitudes and Interests as a whole school - this will be helpful for projections and program development

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Change is a process and it’s already in progress!

There will be a change in scheduling, new programs, a new bell schedule, a new building, new classrooms, new lunch procedures, new bus loads, new traffic patterns, new furniture, new equipment, moving buildings, new parking, new faces, and more!

This will be scary for some, exciting for others, and a little confusing at times.

And?

We all get to experience and lead through this

once-in-a-lifetime process together!

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New School, New Programs, and a New Schedule!

We are adopting a “4 X 4 Block” schedule, meaning students will take 8 courses in a year, but will only take 4 classes each semester.

  • Each class is approximately 90 minutes long.
  • Students will have an opportunity to take 32 courses while in high school.

Why do we need a Block Schedule?!

  • Students have more opportunity in their high school career to take courses that will inform their post-secondary planning.
  • The block schedule allows teachers to go more in depth during classes and to have longer periods for labs and hands on learning.
  • Four classes each semester means that students can have more focus on fewer content areas.
  • Fewer students at one time on teacher caseloads allows for more thorough feedback to their students.
  • The block schedule makes scheduling Dual Enrollment and Work Based Learning more consistent with our college and business partners.

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New School, New Programs, and a New Schedule!

We are adopting a “4 X 4 Block” schedule, meaning students will take 8 courses in a year, but will only take 4 classes each semester.

  • Each class is approximately 90 minutes long.
  • Students will have an opportunity to take 32 courses while in high school.
    • 4 Core Academics, 1 Health/PE, Freshman Seminar, and two elective options

1st Semester

2nd Semester

1

English

Math

2

Science

Social Studies

3

Freshman Seminar/Health

Physical Education

4

Academy/Elective class

Academy/Elective class

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does my child select an Academy? What if they want to be in more than one?

In the MCHS model, our Academies are more like colleges inside of a larger University. Students will select pathways to take that will essentially have them “majoring” in an academy. Some students may experience courses from each Academy throughout their high school career. Our focus is to help our students select courses, both Academic and Electives, that help him or her build a pathway to their future goals.

My child is going to college, why do they need Career Academy courses?

Great question! When we talk to students about “What’s your plan?”, we are working to find out what they want to do after college, because college is really a career academy, right? We are looking for them to find their strengths and to learn more about what they can and want to do well. College and Career Academies are actually a great college savings plan because many times students take a class and realize that it is NOT what they want to do.

Most Career Technical Agricultural Education (CTAE) courses are actually designed to be highly technical and to prepare students for a wide variety of careers - many of which may not even exist yet! There is a focus on professionalism and work ethic as well - these are skills that are always in demand in every field.

We want our students to be ready for whatever post-high school option they choose.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What about Milestone and Advanced Placement (AP) and IB testing timing?

We’ve been working on this from the very beginning! Milestones (EOCs) can now be given in both December and May. AP tests are only given in the Spring. For that reason, we will be doing our best to schedule many of our AP courses in the Spring. For those that we cannot, we will hold AP test review sessions in the Spring for those students who took the course in first semester. This is a common practice in other districts who are on a 4 x 4 schedule. We are working with our IB teachers to develop the best course sequence possible and test preparation for our IB students.

Does the 4 x 4 have less instructional hours than our old schedule. How are the teachers going to cover everything?

The time difference is actually minimal. Teachers have been participating in ongoing training to transition to the block. As we began looking at new schedules last year, teachers overwhelmingly were in favor of the 4 x 4 block schedule. Fortunately, our teachers have been teaching block classes two days a week for several years. They are working on new pacing guides and assessment plans now to be ready for the transition. They are also visiting with teachers from surrounding districts on the block schedule to adopt best practices and timelines.

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Freshman Seminar

  • 2 Credits in 1 Semester!

Introduction to Business & Technology / Health Education�

    • fundamental computer skills - Google Certification
    • prepare students to be successful both personally and professionally in an information-based society
    • Understand the impact of financial decisions
    • Resume building/Marketing concepts
    • Health will be taught throughout the semester

Teaching Students How To Take Ownership �Of Their Own Learning

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2017 Winter and Spring Timeline

Stakeholder Communication Plan

January

MCHS Faculty and Staff - Vision Clarification and Next Steps - January 2

Board of Education - Scheduling, Building, Personnel, and Next Steps - January 8

Board of Directors - Building, Membership and Next Steps - January 9

SGT - Building, Scheduling, Programs, and Personnel - January 10

Rotary - January 16

Administrative Council * - January 17

8th grade Parents - January 22

Advanced Program Night for parents - January 29

February

Parent Advisement Night - sessions every 30 minutes - February 1

Business Community Lunch and Learn - February 7

BOE Training - February 10

District SGT* - February 14

Leadership Morgan - TBD

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Next Steps

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BEYOND THE BASICS

Investing in Innovation

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One Morgan Capital Campaign -

Beyond the Basics: Investing in Innovation

The goal is to raise funds to enhance the current FFE budget for the new building.

Auditorium - approx. $500K

Teacher wish list - $160K

October 16, 2018 - Possible first day in for students

May 18 - Pledges in from Committee

April 8, 15, 22, 29, May 6 - Community Tour Days

March 23 - 28 Tier 3/Community Kickoff Date, website live, letters to post office

March 11,18, and 25 - Tier 2 Tours

March 12 - Tier 3 materials to printer

March 1 - Invitation and personal letter to Tier 2

February 26 - 28 - Private Tours for Tier 1

February 16 - Tier 2 materials to printer

February 12 - 16 - Call and visit Tier 1 people - extend invitations

Tier 1 - $25,000 +

Tier 2 - $5,000 - $24,999

Tier 3 - up to $4,999

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Culture - CCA and KASH

Professional - KASH

Personalized - Helps to write their “future story”

Purposeful - Answers the “why I need to know this”

Participative - Promotes the One Morgan community

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But most importantly...

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A Construction Teacher, an Art Teacher, and

a Physics Teacher walk into a…

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The Bottom Line

  • Innovative and connected lessons throughout the building
    • Inside and outside of the building
    • think - TOGETHER - about how to fully utilize our building and community resources
  • Take being an advisor seriously
  • Project Based Learning/Problem Based Learning are essential

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Questions?

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The End

Slides beyond this point are stored for reference as needed

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Transformation usually includes a disconcerting reorientation.

Change can either help people to find a new meaning, or it can cause people to close down and turn bitter.

- M. Rohr