2006 Annual Report - Timberlane Regional School District

2006 Timberlane Regional School District Annual ReportEVENING DIVISIONDwight Wilder, Assistant Principal, TRHSThe High School Evening Division has twoprimary missions: first, to provide creditcourses leading to a high school diploma,for both traditional and non-traditionalstudents, in a different setting from theregular school day; and second, to meetother continuing education and enrichmentneeds of our community. In 2006, wecontinued to move forward on both of thesegoals.The diploma program continues for asecond year to grow dramatically. Over 100students enrolled in the fall term of 2006,and the trend appears to be the same forevening credit classes for the spring. Incore subjects such as English and Math, wenow offer multiple sections, and arescheduling additional electives such asMeteorology, Oceanography, ChineseHistory, and the SAT Prep course in Math.Computer Applications is also being offeredthis spring. The subjects being offered arenow directly aligned with the Day Divisionofferings. Several day division faculty havestepped forward to teach in the evening aswell as adjunct instructors from thecommunity. In the 2006 fall term, weoffered a second course in Project RunningStart, a cooperative venture with the NewHampshire Community Technical College,which may enable students to earn bothhigh school graduation credit andtransferable college credit. In 2007, theprogram will probably move to become partof the more traditional day offerings.The most important result, though, comesfrom individual students who have foundthat an evening schedule gives them theenvironment in which they can succeed. Itis important, for instance, to meet theneeds of motivated juniors who want tofinish a year ahead of time, by being able tocomplete their senior English requirement inthe evening. However, it is just asimportant, and even more gratifying, tohelp a student who has struggled with thepressures of a day division schedule, andwho now is able to respond positively andsuccessfully to the challenges of eveningclasses. It is with such students in mind thatthe Evening Division has lost much of itspast “night school” reputation, and insteadhas become Timberlane’s “School of FreshStarts.” As a result of the Evening Division’ssuccess, Timberlane’s drop out rate issignificantly lower than the state average.Timberlane Regional High School StudentsWe are similarly exploring new avenues forour community education schedule. Inaddition to workshops and classes for whichthere is continuing demand, such ascomputer skills, we added topics such asestate planning, health and wellness, andlocal history. Due to demand, there havebeen increased offerings in the area ofcomputer technology. We welcome yourinput and suggestions as we evolve.TRMS 8 Spirit Dressed For Spirit Week16