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Partnering for Change, Challenge and Success

Partnering for Change, Challenge and Success. The original idea started with area teachers wanting to provide more opportunities for students. The ideas were further discussed by area school superintendents during the 2007-08 school year.

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Partnering for Change, Challenge and Success

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  1. Partnering for Change, Challenge and Success

  2. The original idea started with area teachers wanting to provide more opportunities for students. • The ideas were further discussed by area school superintendents during the 2007-08 school year. • A consortium of districts formed and a program director was hired in August 2008

  3. Belleville • Middleton-Cross Plains • Mt. Horeb • Oregon • Madison • McFarland • Verona Area • Wisconsin Heights

  4. The Global Academy will be a hybrid secondary/post-secondary learning environment designed primarily for high school juniors and seniors from the consortium districts. • The Global Academy will provide specialized and advanced training in areas that culminate in two and four year degrees.

  5. Goals of the Consortium

  6. These school districts have formed a consortium to accomplish the following: Goals of the Consortium

  7. Create course offerings and program of studies for specialized and advanced training. Goals

  8. Create a facility to house specialized programs and advanced training. Goals

  9. Partner with business, academic and manufacturing sectors to supply expertise and specific content areas, materials, staff development, staffing, apprenticeship and career placement. Goals

  10. Goals • Pursue flexible instructional delivery models that may be offered in the Global Academy facility, in business/manufacturing settings, or other electronic/dynamic environments.

  11. Goals • Actively and energetically seek partnerships with business, academic and manufacturing sectors in the Dane County Region.

  12. Develop a skill set and mindset that allows for rapid change and adaptation as change occurs on the global scale. Students will

  13. Develop a technological skill set that will serve as a launching pad for any further education, career or career change. Students will

  14. Have individual learning plans to reflect personal interests and passion. Students will

  15. Receive post-secondary credit as well as high school credit. Students will

  16. Engage in relevant/meaningful project-based learning. Students will

  17. Participate in business/industry/research-based apprenticeship/internships and job shadowing. Students will

  18. Retain full access rights to all programs and activities at home school. Students will

  19. The consortium will establish a location for the Global Academy and have in place a program of studies and course offerings in at least one of the career clusters by September 1, 2010.

  20. The Global Academy may be located in a building that the Madison Area Technical College is leasing on the far west side of Madison. MATC West • The building was the former Famous Footwear Headquarters across from the West Town Mall. • The facility is centrally located to serve all consortium districts.

  21. Biomedical Sciences, September, 2010 • Biotechnology, January, 2011 • Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, September 2011 • Information Tech, September, 2011

  22. Biomedical Sciences, fall 2010 • Biotechnology, January 2011 • Other, fall 2011 May include: • Information Technology • Architecture and Construction • Engineering Planned Program Implementation

  23. Four Course Sequence starting fall, 2010 1st Course: Principles of the Biomedical Sciences. 2nd Course: Human Body Systems 3rd Course: Medical Interventions 4th Course: Science Research “Students are engaged in real-world, hands-on learning that is activities-based, project-based and problem-based.” Biomedical Sciences (Project lead the way

  24. School District Curriculum Leaders and Teachers MATC and UW Program Leaders Private Sector and Business Representatives (TomoTherapy, BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center) Professional Associations (Bioforward) Note: Committee serves to guide program and student learning opportunities. Global Academy advisory committee

  25. Bill Reis, Program Director cell: 608-333-7699 Email: wm.reis@yahoo.com

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