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High School of the Future Project Parent Focus Group MARCH 18, 2008 3:30 p.m. – 4:30p.m. & 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
A little over a year ago, the Clinton Board of Education hosted a number of community forums designed to gather insights and feedback about high school education and needs for the future. Recently, the Board enlisted the services of the Center for Secondary School Redesign (CSSR) to facilitate a six-month process to explore the essential requirements for 21st Century high school students and to identify community expectations for high school graduates. The findings will be reviewed and shared with the community as a tool to guide the ongoing educational improvement efforts in the district.
As part of this process, the Board has formed a thirty-five member task force to work with CSSR in gathering and reviewing information and ideas regarding 21st Century education. The task force includes parents, educators, students, board of education members, representatives from town government, and representatives from the business community. The primary goals for the task force are:
1. to provide insights and perspectives about what a 21st Century high school program should include and how it would be different from the present; and 2. to ensure that final recommendations are both accurate representations of the group’s findings and reflect a realistic plan for future improvements.
The first meeting for the task force was held on Saturday, March 1, 2008, in The Morgan School’s library media center and was a tremendous first step. During the morning, a representative group of Morgan students worked on presentations that provided the task force with their personal insights and perspectives about their educational expectations and experiences.
An integral part of the process is to solicit insight, perspective, and feedback from the as much of the community as possible. We will be conducting a series of focus group sessions for students, parents, community agencies, staff, and the business community. The focus group sessions will afford us the opportunity to ask you a few questions as well as time for open feedback from you.
On behalf of the Clinton Board of Education, I would like to invite you to participate in the High School of the Future Project through the focus group process on March 18, 2008, from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Library Media Center at The Morgan School. Parent perspective is vital to the work we are doing. Our aim is to be able to use the data collected, along with current research and trends, to define program needs for a high school of the future; a high school that truly addresses the skills and knowledge that students will need to be successful in the 21st Century.
We are certain that you will find the experience of participating in the focus group both rewarding and informative. Please feel free to call Jack Cross at 664-6500 or email at jcross@clintonpublic.org or Keri Hagness at 664.6504 or email at khagness@clintonpublic.org should you have questions about the High School of the Future Project. Thank you in advance for accepting this opportunity to shape the future of learning in Clinton. I look forward to working with you.
Jack Cross Keri Hagness Assistant Superintendent of Schools Assistant Principal Clinton Public Schools The Morgan School 860.664.6500 860.664.6504 |
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Schools of the Future:
Connecticut’s High School Reform:
21st Century Skills-Teaching and
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Accreditation:
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