The Accelerated Schools Center - Ohio is committed
to training and mentoring school personnel in the accelerated school model
for the purpose of transforming schools. The primary goal of the Center is
to promote school achievement for all students in each of the network
schools within the Accelerated Schools Center - Ohio.
(1)
UNITY OF PURPOSE: In accelerated schools, all members of the school
community share a dream for the school and work together toward a common
set of goals that will benefit all students.
(2) EMPOWERMENT COUPLED WITH
RESPONSIBILITY: Every member of the school community is empowered to
participate in a shared decision-making process, to share in the
responsibility for implementing these decisions, and to be held
accountable for the outcomes of these decisions.
(3) BUILDING ON
STRENGTHS: In creating their dream school, accelerated school
communities recognize and utilize the knowledge, talents and resources of
every member of the school community. Accelerated school communities share
a set of values, beliefs, and behaviors which create an environment that
nurtures innovation and collaboration. As an accelerated school develops,
qualities such as equity, trust, collaboration, reflection and risk-taking
emerge and help guide the action and interactions of all members of the
community.
In accelerated schools, the
best of what we know about education -- that which is usually reserved for
gifted and talented students is shared with all students. Members of the
school community work together to transform every classroom into a
powerful learning environment, where students and teachers are encouraged
to think creatively and explore their interests' and where they are given
the capacity and the encouragement to achieve at high levels. Accelerated
schools seek out, acknowledge, and build upon every child's natural
curiosity, encourage students to construct knowledge through exploration
and discovery, and to see connections between school activities and their
lives outside the classroom. All of these learning experiences require
imaginative thinking, complex reasoning, and problem-solving.
Rather than focusing on a particular grade,
curriculum, or approach to teaching, accelerated school communities use a
systematic process, encompassing collaborative and informed decision
making to transform their entire school. The transformation begins with
the entire school community taking a deep look into its present situation
through a process called "taking stock." The entire school community
then forges a shared vision of what it wants the school to be - the kind
of dream school that everyone would want for their own child. By comparing
the vision to its present situation, the school community identifies
priority challenge areas. The school community itself then sets about to
address those priority challenge areas, working through an accelerated
schools governance structure and analyzing their challenge areas using the
Inquiry Process. The Inquiry Process is a systematic method that helps
school communities clearly understand problems, find and implement
solutions, and assess their results
Additional
Information: Contact:
Accelerated Schools Center - Ohio
A Learning Community Project Initiative Dr. Julie K. Biddle,
Director School of Education University of
Dayton 300 College Park. Dayton. Ohio -
45469-0510 Phone # (937) -229-4517
Fax # (937)-229-5991
Accelerated Schools Center - Ohio
A Learning Community Project Initiative
School of Education & Allied Professions
Chaminade Hall
University of Dayton
300 College Park. Dayton. Ohio - 45469-0510
Phone # (937) -229-4517
Fax # (937)-229-5991 This
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