The Township Model for the 21st Century School

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THE TOWNSHIP MODEL FOR THE 21STCENTURY SCHOOL 1

The Township Model fo !he 21s!Cen!"# S$hool

S%&"el P' (%$)son

Uni*esi!# of No!h Te+%s ,Den!on-

The Township Model fo !he 21s!Cen!"# S$hool

S$hools of $hoi$e. po/%&s of $hoi$e. s$hools wi!hin s$hools. %nd %$%de&ies of *%io"s

!i!les $on!in"e fo!if#in/ % fo"nd%!ion of $hi$%ne#0 !hese %ppo%$hes l%$) % f"nd%&en!%l ele&en!

$on$enin/ !he shif! %w%# fo& !%di!ion%l &e!hodolo/ies %nd p%$!i$%li!# %nd pod"$e

in$onsis!en!. of!en!i&es &edio$e. es"l!s' The !%nsi!ion e!ween se$ond%# ed"$%!ion %nd pos!

se$ond%# ed"$%!ion o *o$%!ion%l e&plo#&en! pesen!s *%io"s iss"es e/%din/ s!"den!

pep%edness' 3lso. ed"$%!os h%*e %n oli/%!ion !o pep%e s!"den!s fo &oe !h%n si&pl#

%!!endin/ $olle/e o 4$lo$)in/5 in %nd o"!' 4His!oi$%ll# %nd pesen!l#. s$hools h%*e een %nd

%e s!ill e+pe$!ed !o ins!ill $i*i$. so$i%l. %nd h"&%ni!%i%n %!!i!"des %nd s)ills !h%! will sh%pe o"

de&o$%$#6s$hools %e e+pe$!ed !o "ild s!"den! espe$! fo diffeen$es in ide%s %nd $"l!"es5

,C"%n. 2778. p/' 29:-' C"en!l#. !%di!ion%l p%$!i$es in*ol*in/ s$hed"lin/. %ssess&en! %nd

en*ion&en! f%il e/%din/ !he efoe&en!ioned $i*i$. so$i%l. %nd h"&%ni!%i%n %!!i!"des0 !his


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p%%&o"n! %e% of $on$en ne$essi!%!es %n %*%n!/%de e*i!%li;%!ion' Wh%! if s!"den!s e$%&e

in*ol*ed in $e%!in/ % &i$oso$ie!# $o&ple!e wi!h i!s own /o*enin/ s#s!e& %nd pse"do

e$ono e+o/eno"s of % !%di!ion%l se!!in/< Wh%! if %ssess&en!s wee e&edded in po=e$!s

whi$h in!insi$%ll# el%!ed !o !he de*elop&en! of !he &i$oso$ie!#>s e$ono. poli!i$s. foei/n

el%!ions %nd $"l!"e< Wh%! if !he s!"den!s> e+peien$es %nd !he d%!% po*ided *i% !hose

e+peien$es de*eloped $on/"en!l# !o !he e%l wold< 4Ed"$%!os need %!!end no! onl# !o !he

!e$hni$%l $oe of ins!"$!ion "! !o !he n%!"e of !he h"&%n en*ion&en!s in whi$h !his

ins!"$!ion o$$"s5 ,Lee ? @#). 1:A:. p/' 1:7-' Ins!e%d of in!e/%!ed on!he=o !%inin/ %nd

%$%de&i$ s!"dies. !he =o e$o&es !he !%inin/ %nd ed"$%!ion' The Township Model epesen!s

%n %&%l/%& of ese%$h $on$enin/ Bilp%!i$)>s po=e$! &e!hod. s!%nd%ds%sed /o"pin/. %nd

pofession%l le%nin/ $o&&"ni!ies wi!hin % e%lis!i$ en*ion&en! ,i'e'. % s$hool $%&p"s

$ons!"$!ed %s % !own-0 %d&inis!%!os. !e%$hes. s!"den!s. p%en!s %nd o!he $o&&"ni!# &e&es

possess !he oppo!"ni!# wi!hin !his &odel !o no! onl# ein*i/o%!e $"en! p%$!i$es "! %lso

po*ide !%n/ile e+peien$es fo s!"den!s whi$h el%!e !o f"!"e *o$%!ions'

Bilp%!i$)>s ,2719- po=e$! &e!hod se*es %s !he ins!"$!ion%l fo"nd%!ion fo !he

Township Model0 %ssess&en!s. e&edded in !he *%io"s po=e$!s whi$h ope%!e in $o%li!ion wi!h

!he o*e%ll s"$$ess of !he $i!i;ens ,e'/'. s!"den!s. !e%$hes. %d&inis!%!os- %nd !he !own. po*ides

d%!% fo ins!"$!ion%l %nd lo/is!i$%l de$ision&%)in/' o%ls whi$h !he $i!i;ens se!. in

$on$od%n$e wi!h lo$%l. s!%!e %nd n%!ion%l /"idelines. e+is! %s $o&ponen!s of !he o$$"p%!ion in

whi$h !he# se*e0 !he s"$$ess of !he "siness whi$h /o*ens !hei o$$"p%!ion die$!l# el%!es !o

peson%l %$hie*e&en!' Fo e+%&ple. !he !own>s o$e# S!oeRes!%"%n! e&plo#s s!"den!s %nd

!e%$hes %s M%n%/es. 3ssis!%n! M%n%/es. Se*es. Chefs %nd C%shies0 !he !e%$hes. se*in/ %s

M%n%/es. in$opo%!e $o"ses s"$h %s. He%l!h. @o!%n#. @iolo/#. oolo/#. C"lin%# 3!s.

%phi$ Desi/n %nd 3$$o"n!in/' This &odel ens"es s!"den! %w%eness 4of !he /o%l !h%! he o


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she is s"pposed !o e%$h5 e$%"se of !he $onne$!ion wi!h !he e%l wold0 &oe so. s!"den!s

indi*id"%ll# %nd in /o"ps possess 4% $ons$io"s %i&. % &o!i*e fo %$!i*i!#6% $oll%o%!i*e

wo)in/ &e!hod5 ,S"!inen. 2719. p/' 1782-' The o*e%ll /o%l of !he &odel in$opo%!es o!h

%$%de&i$ %nd so$i%l s"$$ess wi!hin % !%n/ile. el%!i*e en*ion&en!'

The Township Model. $on$enin/ s!"den! /o"pin/. e&plo#s % *esion of s!%nd%ds

%sed /o"pin/0 !he s!%nd%ds "sed # !he Township Model in$opo%!e $%ee $hoi$es. %p!i!"de

%ssess&en!s el%!ed !o !he $%ee $hoi$e. %n in!e*iew po$ess # !e%$hes %nd s!"den!s. %nd d%!%

fo& pe*io"s $o"sewo) %nd s!%nd%di;ed !es! es"l!s' The &odel po*ides s!"den!s of *%#in/

%/es %nd !%len!s !he oppo!"ni!# !o $oll%o%!e wi!hin *%io"s /o"ps in !he &i$oso$ie!#0 !his

shif! fo& 4!%di!ion%l %/e%sed s!"den! /o"pin/ !o s!%nd%ds%sed /o"ps5 %llows %nd

po&o!es 4s!"den! &o*e&en! %&on/ /o"ps5 ,o/el. 2712. p/' 92G-' The Township Model

"!ili;es % !%iloed *esion of s!%nd%ds%sed /o"pin/0 in !he p%$!i$%l sense. i! ese&les %

&ilie" of s!"den!p%en! $hoi$e. %p!i!"de !es!s %nd in!e*iews. s!%!e %nd fede%l /"idelines %nd

p%s! $o"se wo) %nd %ssess&en!s' In !his w%#. /%dele*el o %/e%sed /o"pin/s e$o&e %

noniss"e. olde s!"den!s &en!o #o"n/e s!"den!s0 %lso. !he &odel en$o"%/es $o&ple!ion of

$o"se wo) %sed on %ili!# %nd no! %/e' P%$!i$%ll#. s!"den!s se*in/ %s M%n%/es o 3ssis!%n!

M%n%/es. wi!h o!h s!"den! %nd !e%$he &en!os. in !he efoe&en!ioned o$e# Res!%"%n!.

*%# in %/es %nd %ili!ies whi$h $e%!es % &oe e%lis!i$ le%nin/ en*ion&en!' Wi!hin !he &odel.

s!"den!s %lso o$$"p# f%&ilies0 /o"ped s!o$h%s!i$%ll#. !hese f%&ilies se*e %s /o"ps fo so$i%l

in!e%$!ions %p%! fo& e&plo#&en!%sed in!e%$!ions'

3d&inis!%!os. !e%$hes %nd s!"den!s in !he Township Model wo) $oll%o%!i*el# in

pofession%l le%nin/ $o&&"ni!ies0 !e%$hes wi!hin !he %ppli$%!ion of !he &odel. %! !he

o$e#Res!%"%n! fo e+%&ple. $oll%o%!e wi!h s!"den!s %s ins!"$!os %nd pse"do"siness

p%!nes' Te%$hes fo& e%$h "siness $oope%!e %nd 4s!"d# &"l!iple so"$es of s!"den! d%!% !o


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dis$o*e whee s!"den!s %e pefo&in/ well5 ,Hod. 277:. p/' 87-' These so"$es in$l"de =o

pefo&%n$e. e&edded s!%nd%ds wi!hin !he po=e$!s in$l"ded in !he d%#!od%# %ssi/n&en!s.

%nd o*e%ll pefo&%n$e of !he pse"do"siness' In !he o$e#Res!%"%n!. if %$$o"n!in/ iss"es

o$$". !hen !he "siness p%!nes need s"pple&en!%l !%inin/ in $e!%in %e%s of &%!he&%!i$s'

Te%$hes %s "siness p%!nes $onne$! wi!h !e%$hes"siness p%!nes of o!he "sinesses in !he

!own0 one !e%$he fo& e%$h "siness $ons!i!"!es % !e%&' 4In !hese s&%ll /o"ps. &e&es fo$"s

on !hei s!"den!s> needs. !hei $"i$"l"&. %nd ins!"$!ion%l p%$!i$es5 ,Hod. 277:. p/' 82-' The

Township Model %lso "!ili;es Town H%ll Mee!in/s in*ol*in/ %ll !e%$hes %nd %d&inis!%!os. %nd

% we%sed dis$"ssion o%d whee !he s&%ll /o"ps en/%/e in $oll%o%!i*e $o&&"ni$%!ion'

The &odel %lso in$opo%!es p%!neships wi!h s$hools in o!he s!%!es %nd $o"n!ies0 *ideo

$onfeen$in/ %nd o!he *i!"%l fo"&s fos!e $olle/i%li!# e+o/eno"s !o !he !own'

Lo/is!i$%ll#. s!"den! sho!!e& s$hed"les in*ol*e e&plo#&en!s!#le se/&en!%!ions0 fo

e+%&ple. s!"den!s wo) !wo ho" shif!s %! !hee diffeen! "sinesses' The !wo ho" lo$)s

in*ol*e ins!"$!ion %nd %ppli$%!ion0 de$isions e/%din/ pl%$es of e&plo#&en! s!e& fo&

$oll%o%!ion wi!h !e%$hes. %d&inis!%!os. $o"nselos. s!"den!s %nd p%en!s' These o!%!ions l%s!

one se&es!e0 %! !he end of !he fis! se&es!e. !he s!"den! &ee!s wi!h !he efoe&en!ioned

$o&&i!!ee !o de!e&ine %n# ne$ess%# %d="s!&en!s' Re/%din/ lon/!e& s$hed"lin/. %s !he

s!"den! po/esses !ho"/h !he !own %! *%io"s $%p%$i!ies. heshe de*elops % &oe pe$ise pos!

se$ond%# pl%n whi$h de!e&ines s$hed"lin/ de$isions'The Township Model $onsis!s of % $%&p"s of &"l!iple f%$ili!ies %sse&led o ;oned %s %n

%$!"%l !own0 !he &oe e%lis!i$ !he en*ion&en!. !he &oe s!"den!s %nd !e%$hes $on!i"!e !o

owneship of !he "l!i&%!e /o%l0 on!he=o !%inin/ e$o&es !he =o' In e%$h "ildin/ o

"siness. !e%$hes %nd s!"den!s %ss"&e le%deship oles' The $en!%l "ildin/. Ci!# H%ll. ho"ses

!he Pin$ip%l %s M%#o %nd !he 3ssis!%n! Pin$ip%l %s Dep"!# M%#o0 %lon/ wi!h % S!"den! M%#o


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%nd s!%ff. !he lo$%!ion %lso ho"ses Fin%n$i%l Offi$es. L%w Enfo$e&en! ,%$!"%l poli$e offi$e

wi!h s!"den! "ndes!"dies-. ("d/es. L%w#es %nd % Shippin/ %nd Re$ei*in/ Dep%!&en!'

S!"den!s %nd !e%$hes %ddess !he followin/ s"=e$! &%!!e0 Poli!i$s. Ci&in%l ("s!i$e.

o*en&en!His!o#. P"li$ Spe%)in/. D%!%Sof!w%e M%n%/e&en!. Po%ili!# %nd S!%!is!i$s

%nd En*ion&en!%l E!hi$s' The P"lishin/ Co' e&plo#s %n Edi!o in Chief. 3$$o"n!%n!s %nd

Ope%!ions M%n%/es0 !e%$hes %nd s!"den!s $e%!e %nd &%n%/e !he !own newsp%pe. wesi!e.

/%phi$ %!s desi/n fo pin!in/ %nd %d*e!isin/. oo!i$s %nd p%pe $onse*%!ion' The# en/%/e in

!he followin/ s"=e$!s0 (o"n%lis&. Ess%# Wi!in/ %nd Rese%$h. We Desi/n. %phi$ Desi/n.

Roo!i$s. @iolo/#. 3$$o"n!in/. Che&is!#' 3! !he efoe&en!ioned o$e#Res!%"%n!.

s!"den!s %nd !e%$hes se*e %s M%n%/es. 3ssis!%n! M%n%/es. Chefs. Se*es %nd C%shies0 !he#

will en/%/e in s!"dies in He%l!hN"!i!ion. @o!%n#. oolo/#. C"lin%# 3!s. %phi$ Desi/n %nd

3$$o"n!in/' The !own>s F%& e&plo#s F%&es %nd F%&h%nds0 !he# wo) !o s"ppl# !he

Res!%"%n!o$e# wi!h pod"$e %nd &e%! pod"$!s' This lo$%!ion %lso ho"ses %n 3"!o

Me$h%ni$s f%$ili!#. e!ein%i%n>s offi$e %nd L%nds$%pe Desi/n0 s!"den!s %nd !e%$hes en/%/e in

le%nin/ E$olo/#. oolo/#. 3n%!o. Che&is!#. Roo!i$s. S"ppl# %nd De&%nd %nd 3/i$"l!"e'

The !own %lso h%s %n E&%ss# whi$h e&plo#s 3&%ss%dos %nd Co&&"ni!# Li%isons0 !he#

se*e !he !own # $onne$!in/ wi!h o!he s$hools ,s!%!e %nd n%!ionwide %nd in!en%!ion%ll#-. %nd

po&o!in/ ilin/"%lis& %nd &"l!i$"l!"%lis&' The lo$%!ion %lso ho"ses !he followin/ po/%&s0

D"%l L%n/"%/e ,1 W%# %nd 2 W%#-. LOTE. %nd Wold His!o# %nd C"l!"es'

The Clini$Fi!ness Cen!e e&plo#s % Do$!o. N"ses %nd % Fi!ness Die$!o0 !he lo$%!ion

ho"ses. o!he !h%n !he selfe+pl%n%!o#. % food %nd $lo!hin/ %n)' Te%$hes %nd s!"den!s en/%/e

in He%l!hN"!i!ion $o"ses. 3n%!o. Ph#si$%l Ed"$%!ion. @io$he&is!# %nd P"li$ Se*i$e

3nno"n$e&en! Pod"$!ion' To %"/&en! !he so$i%l %spe$!s %nd in!e%$!ions. Co"nselos se*e %s

F%&il# Le%des wi!h !e%$hes %nd s!"den!s %s 3ssis!%n!s0 f%$ili!ies $%lled Ho&es ho"se !he


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f%&ilies ,%ndo& /o"pin/-0 !he# e+ploe so$i%l iss"es. $o"nselin/. $o&pe!i!ions ,f%&il# *s'

f%&il# $o&pe!i!ions-. sh%e so&e &e%ls %nd ho"sewo) ,$hoes-' Co"nselos ins!"$! f%&il#

&e&es e/%din/ D"/ %nd 3l$ohol 3"se. Se+ Ed' %nd Ps#$holo/#0 s!"den!s wi!e &e&ois

,peson%l- %nd io/%phies ,o!he f%&il# &e&es-' The The%!e M"si$ H%ll ho"ses !he @%nd

Die$!o %nd 3ssis!%n!s wi!h !he Fine 3!s Die$!o %nd 3ssis!%n!s0 !he The%!e po*ides li/h! %nd

so"nd pod"$!ion. $on$e!s fo !own %nd $o&&"ni!#. @o%dw%#s!#le pod"$!ions. %nd hos!s

Town H%ll &ee!in/s %nd $onfeen$es' S!"den!s le%n Pefo&in/ 3!s. Ele$!i$%l En/ineein/.

So"nd %nd Li/h! En/ineein/. 3$$o"n!in/. %phi$ Desi/n. Son/wi!in/ %nd Pl%#wi!in/. 3!

His!o# %nd M"si$ His!o#'M%s)in/ !%di!ion%l p%$!i$es wi!h s"pefi$i%l el%elin/ e+e&plifies !he $"en!.

o&ino"s. $on"nd"& whi$h poll"!es p"li$ s$hools0 !"e efo& e"ies es$hewin/ !%di!ion%l

p%$!i$es ,s$hed"lin/. /o"pin/. %nd ph#si$%l en*ion&en!- %nd %dop!in/ &odels whi$h %ddess

!he spe$ifi$ so$io%$%de&i$ needs of s!"den!s %nd !e%$hes' Ul!i&%!el#. de*elopin/ %n %!!i!"de of

owneship e&%ins % sine "% non0 when s!"den!s %nd !e%$hes %ppo%$h le%nin/ f"eled # !he

i&pe!"s !o le%n. !"e. l%s!in/ !%nsfo&%!ion o$$"s' The Township Model epesen!s %n %!!e&p!

!o o!h s%!isf# !he so$io%$%de&i$ needs of !e%$hes %nd s!"den!s %nd po=e$! le%nin/ in!o %n

e/%li!%i%n di&ension'

Refeen$es

C"%n. L' ,2778-' M%)in/ P"li$ S$hools @"sinessli)e63/%in'Political Science and Politics.


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Hod. S' M' ,277:-' Pofession%l le%nin/ $o&&"ni!ies'Journal of Staff Development. 30,1-.

8789'Lee. ' E' ? @#). 3' S' ,1:A:-' 3 M"l!ile*el Model of !he So$i%l Dis!i"!ion of Hi/h S$hool

3$hie*e&en!' Sociology of Education. 62,9-. 1J21:2'

S"!inen. 3' ,2719-' Two Po=e$! Me!hodsK Peli&in%# ose*%!ions on !he si&il%i!ies %nddiffeen$es e!ween Willi%& He%d Bilp%!i$)>s po=e$! &e!hod %nd (ohn Dew#>s

pole&sol*in/ &e!hod'Educational Philosophy and Theory. !,17-. 178717G9'

o/el. L' R' ,2712-' 3 Le%de>s (o"ne#K The Ch%llen/es of I&ple&en!in/ S!%nd%ds@%sedS!"den! o"pin/'"#SSP $ulletin. %6,8-. 92998:'

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