Why Junior Jets?Building early foundations for college and career readiness

• A small, community-oriented middle school program• Reduces the middle to high school transition• A strong focus on the social & emotional needs of middle

school students• Access to high school resources (electives, academics,

athletic facilities, technology)• Access to higher level courses & necessary interventions• Explicit study skills instruction• Students guided to develop and fulfill post-secondary goals

starting in grade 6• High School bell schedule allows for more core instructional

time

Encinal Mission and Vision Statement

Mission Control:

• Encinal is an inclusive learning community engaging and

empowering all students to actively take ownership of their

education and future.

Flight Plan:

• Our vision is to be an extraordinary school—in the eyes of our

students, educators, staff, and community. At Encinal, all students

will become college and career ready in our dynamic, engaging, and

cutting-edge environment.

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Social & Emotional Needs of Students

• Small size means all students seen and known

• Spring needs assessments and interviews

• Close-knit, safe learning environment

• Advisory classes for Junior Jets

• Students learn early how to “be a Jet”

Project Cornerstone Peer-to-Peer Support Teacher Support

Community

COMMUNITY

• Helps schools work toward creating positive and caring

school climates that support academic achievement and

the social/emotional needs of adolescents

• Will provide training and consulting on building strength

and resiliency in our students

• Asset-building curriculum will be implemented in Junior

Jet’s Advisory course and embedded throughout

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Project Cornerstone

Link Crew

• Existing high school orientation and mentoring program will

expand to middle grades

• Jets share the responsibility of welcoming and supporting the

Junior Jets

• Tie-in to both high school and middle school Leadership classes

Mentoring and Tutoring

• At-risk Junior Jets paired with successful Jets

• Academic and social-emotional needs addressed

• Monitoring and training of 9th--12th grade mentors ensures appropriate,

guided relationships between older and younger students

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Peer-to-Peer Support

Advisory

• All students grades 6-8 part of an Advisory class

• Forges close, meaningful relationships between students and a key adult

• Students and teachers loop from 6th-8th grade

• Character Education (Project Cornerstone) and explicitly taught study skills

Interventions

• Teachers and staff approach intervention as a team

• Advisory allows for both enrichment and intervention

• Elimination of transition allows for continuity and easier needs

assessment

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Adult Support

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Athletics

• P.E. classes will include the use of the track, tennis and volleyball

courts, swimming pool, baseball field, football field

• P.E. teachers will collaborate 6-12 to better implement the P.E. scope

and sequence

• Junior Jets will have the option to participate in the Alameda

Education Foundation’s enrichment athletics program

• Possible intramural program based on student desire

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Common Core State Standards

• Required beginning 2014-2015

• Selecting or developing curriculum that is already aligned with the CCSS

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills emphasized

• Literacy and technology skills embedded across disciplines

Academics

Identity

Grade 8

Conflict:How do I deal with conflict in my

life?

Grade 6

Discovery:Who am I?

Grade 7

Change:How have I changed?

History

Who am I as a historian?

ELA

Who am I as a reader/writer?

Science

Who am I as a scientist?

Math

Who am I as a

mathematician?

Electives

Who am I as an artist/actor?

Advisory

Who am I at school, at home,

and in the world?

History

How have I changed as a

historian?

ELA

How have I changed as a

reader/writer?

Science

How have I changed as a

scientist?

Math

How have I changed as a

mathematician?

Electives

How have I change as an

artist?

Advisory

How have I changed at home,

at school, and in the world?

History

How do I deal with conflict

as a historian?

ELA

How do I deal with conflict

as a reader/writer?

Science

How do I deal with conflict

as a scientist?

Math

How do I deal with conflict

as a mathematician?

Electives

How do I deal with conflict

as an artist?

AdvisoryHow do I deal with conflict at

home, at school, and in the

world?

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Math

• Implementation of district initiatives and collaboration with District Math

Coaches about best practices

• Flexible scheduling allows teachers to tailor instruction

• Accelerated math classes (including access to high school math classes

and college course A-G requirements)

Science

• Next Generation Science Standards require reading, writing and critical

thinking in all science classes

• AUSD text books in conjunction with Lawrence Hall of Science’s FOSS

curriculum

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English Language Arts

• IBD (Inquiry By Design)

• Implemented in all Junior Jets English classes

• All 9th—12th grade English teachers trained

• Procedures transferable to other disciplines

• Emphasis on reading, writing, analysis and synthesis of non-fiction text

History

• TCI/History Alive

• Project-based, hands-on curriculum

• Art History emphasis

• Also used in some classes 9-12

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Integrated Study Skills & Strategies

SIM (Strategic Instructional Model) Routines and Strategies

• Series of strategies with over 30 years of research-based practices

• All staff 6-12 trained and implementing

• In-house trainers/coaches

Information Literacy Standards

• Standards integrated within curriculum

• Crosswalk –California State Model School Library Standards connected

to the Common Core Standards

• Rubric of skills – scope and sequence for 6-8 & 9-12 grades

Academics

• Electives wheels in grades 6 and 7 aligned with 8-12 electives

• Electives Pathways starting in grade 8

• Options for 8th graders to participate in high school electives (Ex.

The Arts, World Languages, and Digital Media)

• Junior Jets can take advantage of high school electives’ resources

• Some high school A-G requirements met in 8th grade

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Possible Junior Jet choices Media & Technology Existing resources

Entrepreneurship

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• Visual Arts– Ceramics

– 3D Design

– Art History

– Painting and Drawing

• Performing Arts– Band

– Orchestra

– Drama

• World Languages– Spanish

– French

Possible Junior Jets Electives

Film-making and Editing : Storytelling through the lens

Digital Literacy : Including keyboarding, word processing

Digital Life: Understanding the digital world and the social media that drive

modern society

Computer Science : 2 courses : A-G introductory course followed by an AP

course within Berkeley UC Computer science department

Multimedia Art : Digital Illustration & Photography

Multimedia 1 : Foundation in graphic design, web design, filmmaking and after

effects

Digital Animation 2D & 3D : Introduction to the animation industry utilizing

industry standard software

Video Game Design : Follows the production path of game design from

concept through the creation of a game level in Snap & unity 3D

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Media & Technology Electives

Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurship : Foundation class –

Introduction of Junior DECA

Marketing 1 : Marketing Principles

Marketing 2 : Marketing Strategies

Sports Marketing : Specialized Marketing course

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Business & Marketing Electives

JetSetters• Nationally-recognized after-school enrichment and tutoring program offering

classes such as Culinary Arts, Fashion, Creative Writing, Robotics and APP development, Art

• Expanding to Junior Jets

MAD Academy (Media, Animation and Game Design)

• Expand existing pathway which teaches multimedia skills and technology tied to the Common Core State Standards

DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America)

• DECA-Junior DECA club added to our existing DECA Club

• DECA is embedded into Business , Marketing and Entrepreneurship course

offerings• DECA store

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Existing Resources

Why Junior Jets?Building early foundations for college and career readiness

• A small, community-oriented middle school program• Reduces the middle to high school transition• A strong focus on the social & emotional needs of middle

school students• Access to high school resources (electives, academics,

athletic facilities, technology)• Access to higher level courses & necessary interventions• Explicit study skills instruction• Students guided to develop and fulfill post-secondary goals

starting in grade 6• High School bell schedule allows for more core instructional

time