Teri Ann Lin 6th Grade LA/SS Teacher Wheeler Middle School (202) 810-3025 |
Empowerment & Accountability (SD1*)
As we advance through our work in creating an understanding of how to lead through the school design process, there is an important component that goes hand-in-hand that must be further defined. School design work is about site-based empowerment to create rigorous, creative and innovative academic curriculum in a highly engaging learning environment designed around students. Over the past several years as the DOE/BOE Strategic Plan was discussed and documented, there were many discussions about the value placed on school-based empowerment, i.e. decision-making about teaching and learning to occur closest to the student.
As we advance further into this discourse about innovation through school design, it is important to work through a definition of both empowerment and accountability. With increased empowerment, there is also increased accountability for outcomes, resource utilization, and quality. This is our next level of work and I look forward to working through an initial framework for our HIDOE empowerment and accountability structure which, among other applications, will be embedded into future leadership and aspirant program trainings.CTE Conference (SD2; TC5*)
Last week, several hundred HIDOE and University of Hawai'i educators descended upon the UH-Manoa campus for an all-day CTE Conference. It was a great showcase of best practices in our classrooms, as well as professional development for our CTE teachers to continue to advance their teaching and engagement strategies aligned with new opportunities across fields of study and work. The CTE pathway structure is a great model for us to continue to build upon as we aim to ensure that all high school students graduate with the experience and skill set to pursue a pathway of their choosing.
The partnership between the HIDOE and UH continues to expand and we are at an important development point as we begin transitioning from six career pathways to nine "Career Clusters." They are:
- Agriculture, Food Innovation, and Natural Resources
- Arts, Creative Media, and Communication
- Business, Marketing, and Finance
- Culinary, Hospitality, and Tourism
- Education
- Health Sciences and Human Services
- Industrial and Engineering Technology
- Information Technology
- Law, Government, and Public Safety
The advantages to the Programs of Study within these clusters are that students can explore a career path aligned to their areas of interests, they can take both a written and performance based assessment to demonstrate mastery of higher level skills and knowledge which can lead to certificate and degree readiness, and they can earn college credits while in high school. The CTE Pathway approach is one of several that our high schools use to ensure that all students have an exploratory experience that prepares them for their career and college decisions, including the opportunity to create and design a job that we have not yet thought of but that addresses a community or industry need.
* From the HIDOE Implementation Plan 2017-2020 high leverage action steps. SD = School Design strategy; TC = Teacher Collaboration strategy.
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