does not fit all of the states needs/requirements as well as our students’ needs/requirements. We hired highly qualified teachers in all content areas to develop curriculum, projects, and assignments. All teachers have a green light to try any innovative way for students to learn content and be able to demonstrate the knowledge. The graph also shows that we are focused more on the external rather than the internal. The reason for this is that overall we have had graduation rate issues with students at APS. Some of these problems were due to many students from other districts coming over to McKinley for the alternative education programming. This has caused a shift in not only not taking new students from outside the district but also a focus on making sure students come to McKinley with an end outcome in place. They must graduate either with a high school diploma or a G.E.D if they are not going to finish on time. The graph also shows that McKinley has a focus on flexibility rather than control. With a seat time waiver there are controls that the director must be aware of such as the auditing, paperwork, etc. With so much innovation or creativity trying to take place in the first year of the program there is a major emphasis on flexibility rather than control. The graph also shows that there is a human relationship model. The staff is relatively new and understands the challenges of working with alternative education students. These students are often the most troubled students. There has been a feeling of supporting each other and doing this as a unit. This is most likely none of the staff first choice of job. With that mentality they know that they must stick together lean on each other and work with one another. I understand what each of them have to deal with on a daily basis because I am teaching one hour a day and have worked at the building at a previous time.
does not fit all of the states needs/requirements as well as our students’ needs/requirements. We hired highly qualified teachers in all content areas to develop curriculum, projects, and assignments. All teachers have a green light to try any innovative way for students to learn content and be able to demonstrate the knowledge. The graph also shows that we are focused more on the external rather than the internal. The reason for this is that overall we have had graduation rate issues with students at APS. Some of these problems were due to many students from other districts coming over to McKinley for the alternative education programming. This has caused a shift in not only not taking new students from outside the district but also a focus on making sure students come to McKinley with an end outcome in place. They must graduate either with a high school diploma or a G.E.D if they are not going to finish on time. The graph also shows that McKinley has a focus on flexibility rather than control. With a seat time waiver there are controls that the director must be aware of such as the auditing, paperwork, etc. With so much innovation or creativity trying to take place in the first year of the program there is a major emphasis on flexibility rather than control. The graph also shows that there is a human relationship model. The staff is relatively new and understands the challenges of working with alternative education students. These students are often the most troubled students. There has been a feeling of supporting each other and doing this as a unit. This is most likely none of the staff first choice of job. With that mentality they know that they must stick together lean on each other and work with one another. I understand what each of them have to deal with on a daily basis because I am teaching one hour a day and have worked at the building at a previous time.
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