What's working at Bryan Station High School?
Academy of Information Technology
“Being a part of the IT Academy gives kids the opportunity to learn basic skills that will help them with their future careers. It’s more than just passing the tests and getting through high school, it is something that students are really interested in and care about.” – Senior |
The Academy of Information Technology (AOIT) at Bryan Station High school is committed to preparing students for the rigorous academic and work demands of post-secondary institutions and the workplace by addressing 21st century skills, providing a work-based learning program, having a well-rounded technology and core content curriculum, and providing graduating students with an edge in today’s
competitive global economy by making connections with industry businesses in the community. As a member of the National Academy Foundation (www.naf.org), the program is structured to ensure all students will benefit from a small learning community approach in which teachers are teamed in order to best address the needs of the individual student. This four-year program provides students with elective courses focused on the skills needed in information technology careers as well as embedding technology and other work-place skills in the core content areas. Students also have opportunities to participate in a paid internship between their junior and senior years, as well as participate in field trips, guest speakers, job shadowing, mentoring, community projects, and more. If you have any questions about the IT Academy, contact Heather Eppley at [email protected].
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C.O.P.E.
(Collaborative Opportunities through Positive Experiences) “COPE is helping me graduate, stay out of trouble, and guides me down the right path. We practice a lot and it really helps me stay on track. It’s getting me out of here on time. I never thought I would do that.” - Senior |
The overall goal of the C.O.P.E. program is to teach students to COPE in real life Collaborative Opportunities though Positive Experiences and to ensure that all students enrolled in the program are college and career ready by the time he or she graduates from high school. The curriculum is delivered through creative and performance based experiences centered around the Common Core Standards in all subject areas while focusing on the social/emotional well being of the student as well as their academic successes. Students will obtain initial credit in content areas as well as credit for electives classes. For those students behind in academic credits, credit recovery is an option on a computer based program (PLATO).
If you have any questions about the C.O.P.E. program, contact Traci White at [email protected]. |
Design Team
“I feel that design team really makes a difference. It gives [students] a chance to feel like we are a part of something. Like the modular schedule next year, kids are making that. It helps us make learning the best way for us.” - Senior |
The Design Team is led by staff and students who are interested in bringing the design thinking process to our classroom and school by identifying authentic, real-world opportunities that promote learning. Currently, the team has worked to create a new modular schedule for next year. However, plans for the future include mentoring program, transitional support for freshman, committee design, etc.
For additional information, contact Stacey Middleton at [email protected]. |
NaviGo
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NaviGo is a group of former educators and community leaders who saw a need to aid students with the challenges in the tough transition from high school to the next educational or professional level. Using an innovative inquiry-based approach for high school students and their families, NaviGo's staff of highly trained and motivated coaches helps young people go far beyond the walls of their classrooms. It is critical that young people learn how to become self-motivated. The process of understanding what motivates and inspires the student we work with is at the core of NaviGo's mission. NaviGo works to create a thread that connects a student to successful outcomes.
For additional information, please see the tab for Key III strategies. |
PBIS
(Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support) |
This program focuses on gathering staff feedback regarding Tier I interventions and concerns within the building. The PBIS committee meets monthly to review staff feedback generated through surveys and a googledoc forum and analyze data in order to identify, adapt, and sustain effective school-wide disciplinary practices.
If you have any questions about PBIS at Bryan Station High School, contact Jeana Gilles at [email protected]. For more information about PBIS implementation in other schools, view the strategies tab by clicking her (Key IV). |
Project 9
"Being in the program helps keep me on track. My teachers help me study and remember what I am supposed to do so I can do [well] in all my classes." - Freshman |
Project 9 targets students whose main disability is ADHD, or something with similar effects. These students tend to struggle in all or some of the following areas: organization, maintaining attention, work completion, prioritizing assignments, following study schedules, planning for long term projects, and/or simply do not KNOW how to study for tests. The main goals of the project are to move students, who are capable of doing the work but haven’t had the opportunity, into more advanced classes without co-teachers and to teach these students the skills they need to be released from special education.
If you have any questions about the program, contact Sarah Stoner at [email protected]. |