3. Essential Element 1: Philosophy and Mission Status quo and inertia Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
4. Essential Element 1: Philosophy and Mission An dually-articulated vision for the future Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
5. Essential Element 1: Philosophy and Mission Status quo and inertia An dually-articulated vision for the future Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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7. Essential Element 2: Educational Program Standards “incidentalism” or Standards-referenced Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
8. Essential Element 2: Educational Program Beginning with the End in Mind… all the time. Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9. Essential Element 2: Educational Program Standards “incidentalism” or Standards-referenced Beginning with the End in Mind… all the time. Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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11. Essential Element 3: Organization and Structure Junior High School Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
12. Essential Element 3: Organization and Structure Deliberate and intentional design Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
13. Essential Element 3: Organization and Structure Junior High School Deliberate and intentional design Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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15. Essential Element 4: Classroom Instruction Traditional Teaching Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
16. Essential Element 4: Classroom Instruction Best Practice and Research-based Learning Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
17. Essential Element 4: Classroom Instruction Traditional Teaching Best Practice and Research-based Learning Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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19. Essential Element 5: Educational Leadership Mis-matched Management Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20. Essential Element 5: Educational Leadership Effective Leadership and Situational Match Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
21. Essential Element 5: Educational Leadership Mis-matched Management Effective Leadership and Situational Match Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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23. Essential Element 6: A Network of Academic and Personal Support Haphazard Programs and reliance on AIS Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
24. Essential Element 6: A Network of Academic and Personal Support Deliberate and Collaborative Network Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
25. Essential Element 6: A Network of Academic and Personal Support Haphazard Programs and reliance on AIS Deliberate and Collaborative Network Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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27. Essential Element 7: Professional Training and Staff Development Disconnected, one-shot, wants-based staff development Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
28. Essential Element 7: Professional Training and Staff Development Aligned and Distributed Professional Learning Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
29. Essential Element 7: Professional Training and Staff Development Disconnected, one-shot, wants-based staff development Aligned and Distributed Professional Learning Rate your situation on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 high: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Introduce the Essential Elements as a research based framework that identifies the key components of a middle school. Make the point that the research has been done, using the state assessments, that clearly concludes that schools with greater implementation of the essential elements have higher student achievement. Introduce these as the “standards” for middle schools. Make sure the organizers have been distributed to all attendees.