School Development Model

One insight we have developed as we worked through our first year is that our school have three spheres that guide our growth and serve as a basis for how the entire school community is evaluated. These interlocking spheres are:

1. Our School's Programming - the actives, interactions, and experiences used to facilitate learning. We have identified two critical factors that drive achievement within this sphere. They are the RELATIONSHIPS that are developed with in our school community and the RESPONSIBILITIES expected by the school community for all members performance.
2. Our School's Climate - the actives, interactions, and experiences used to develop personal character and habits of the mind. The two essential factors essential in this sphere are the REASON individuals apply to their actions and the RISK TAKING skills helping members step from their comfort zone to explore new learning.
3. Our Schools Performance Outcomes - the actives, interactions, and experiences used to assess what learners know and are able to do. The two essential factors essential in this sphere are the RIGOR through which individuals perform and the RELEVANCE these outcome have to students lives and the expectations our our world.