INSPIRE

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
17A, 3:45 – 4:45
The Audacious Transformation of an
Alternative School
ACADEMIC PERFOMANCE
This session will illustrate how an alternative school of
choice met the needs of the whole student by addressing
the nutritional, physical, psycho-social, emotional, and
educational needs of their students, 150 pregnant or
parenting girls aged 13–21. Learn how a failing school
was able to transform from an enabling culture to one
of empowerment and success. This session will show
how our school instilled exercise and proper nutrition
into a normal day through simple expectations and
adult leadership. Learn how positive expectations; zero
tolerance for drama, and earning the right to remain at our
school through good grades, attendance, and behavior
changed the culture from one of enabling to one of
empowerment. Teachers, administrators, and teacher
leaders will learn how refinement of teachers’ pedagogy
leads to more targeted and focused instruction,
ultimately improving the relationship between teacher
and student to create student academic success.
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