Peoria Notre Dame High School

Future Opportunity Redefine Excellence Distinctive Approach Good to Great

Industrial Model Carnegie Scheduling Rigid Structures Often Unengaged High student : teacher ratio Instructional strategies that focus on

passive learners

More Authentic Assessment Project Based Learning Inquiry Driven Instruction Teaming and Responsibility Role of the Teacher Changes

Less Sage on the stage Mistaking Volume for Rigor Assessments focused on short term memory Set and get model of instruction Worksheets / Scanton – student work

Five courses meeting daily for 65 minutes Three trimesters of 12 weeks in length. Dramatically reduces the student :

teacher ratio Increases instructional choices

Three twelve week semesters Five Class Periods a Day with 65 minutes

of instruction Thirty-five minute lunch / thirty-five

minute advisory period Five classes a trimester Rotating class times each day A Later Start

Period 1: 8:30 – 9:35 Period 2: 9:40 – 10:45 Period 3: 10:55 – 12:00   Lunch A / Advisory A12:00 – 12:35 Lunch B / Advisory B12:35 – 1:10   Period 4: 1:15-2:20 Period 5: 2:25 – 3:30

Flex Trimester 12 weeks X 5 X 65 3,900 minutes

Current 18 weeks X 5 X 45 4,050 minutes

Begins in the 2010 – 2011 school year with Freshmen and Sophomore Class

Partner with Apple provide a macbook to each student

Junior and Senior participation Not mandatory Open network for them

Cost Freshmen $30 per month Sophomores $36 per month Juniors $55 per month Seniors $90 per month

Varied Instructional Strategies Design of School Impacted College Prep Model Teacher to student ratio improved Advisory period builds community More freedom with electives Better for activities / athletics Later start better for students

Scheduling issues with trimester Complications for part-time staff Need to link math and foreign language Cost of 1:1 (less than $1 a day)

How will this change alter the school calendar in terms of breaks?

Will the later start hurt athletes? What about families who need the

building to be opened earlier? Where else is this type of scheduling

utilized? What effect will this have on test scores?

Website available here: www.vision2012pnd.wikispaces.com

Join us: October 31, 2009 @ 10:00 AM in the

Livingston Auditorium November 5, 2009 @ 7:00 PM in the

Livingston Auditorium Other Trimester Information