Jefferson City Public Schools
Jefferson City, Missouri
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Discussions began
in 2010
Site visits – Texas,
Indiana, Kansas
Decision to move
forward – 2011
First class 20142015 school year
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Simonsen 9th Grade Center
9th grade – 650 students
Freshmen Transition Camp
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Jefferson City High School
10-12 grades 1800
students
Sophomore Transition Camp
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Seven Academies
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1. 1: World
*Started with 9th grade.
*Two years in.
*Continual staff
training; by staff.
*Student help desk.
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Introductory Courses
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Tier 2 Lessons
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Small Learning Community
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Business Partners
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Business Partners
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Academies
Blended Learning with
Technology
Tier 2 Lessons –
Relevance
Intro Courses – Rigor and
Relevance
Small Learning
Communities –
Relationships
Business Partners Relationships
C
= Cry or cuss
 H = Heave or hurl
 A = Anger
 N = Negotiate
 G = Go
 E = Engage
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“An investment in
knowledge pays the
best interest.”
Benjamin Franklin
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“The task of
the modern
educator is
not to cut
down jungles,
but to irrigate
deserts.” C.S.
Lewis