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All classrooms will be equipped with mobile classroom furniture to facilitate a collaborative learning environment.
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All students, grades TK - 6, will have a mobile device for use in school (TK-1: iPads; 2-6: Chromebooks).
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Brea's first magnet school, with an emphasis on Innovation and Career Exploration (I.C.E.) opens its doors to 389 PK - 6th students.
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Emphasis on 21st Century Learning and the instructional/learning shifts of Laurel Elementary Magnet for the 2016-2017 school year.
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Implementation of PBL in all grades - minimum of 1 schoolwide PBL unit per trimester.
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Implement a school wide focus on digital citizenship lessons. We will begin with Common Sense Media. (https://www.commonsensemedia.org)
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Emphasis on parent driven learning. (Examples: English, computer skills, school/home communication)
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Emphasis on implementation of NGSS standards. School wide PBL showcase focused on environmental science. Work with AP Environmental Science teacher at BOHS and community partnerships.
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Schoolwide showcase of career exploration PBL with community based partners.
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Complete first year of implementation of the Laurel Elementary Magnet School of Innovation and Career Exploration with a stakeholder survey to determine successes and needs for future areas of focus.
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All 6th grade students will participate in and complete the PLTW Design & Modeling course. This opportunity will allow students to skip this elective course at Brea Junior High and move on to higher levels of STEM electives if interested.
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Begin year long implementation of grade level team lesson study design as a school wide practice and PLC.
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Transform conferences from reporting how students are doing (parents will know based on frequent communication) to students sharing work, learning, and learning goals for the upcoming year.
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Work with district IT department and parent community to provide processes to allow students in 5th & 6th grade to take their 1:1 devices home for projects, research, and other school related work.
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Open classrooms and school for school visits of model classrooms and instructional practices. Share with other district teachers, leaders, and community members.
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Begin to put into writing a reform of student homework. What are our goals for homework? What are our expectations? How has flipped learning changed our assignments?
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Implementation of the elementary AVID program as another pathway into Brea Junior High elective programs, along with PLTW.
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Implementation of standards based, learning based grading. This will culminate frequent dialogue and coaching of both teachers and the parent community to prepare for successful implementation.
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Maintain and sustain promising practices that have shown success in school and student learning (PBL, PBIS, technology integration, magnet TOSA) throughout the 2018-2019 school year. Continue to evaluate and revise program implementation as necessary. We are never done!
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Students will showcase and share their portfolios of innovative and career based learning to community, business, and education partners.
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Continue to provide opportunities for teaching staff to hone their skills as teacher leaders. Laurel EMS teachers will present at local and state conferences as well as continue to open their PLC and classrooms via lesson study and model classroom observations. Additionally, site PD will be guided and led by teacher leaders as much as possible.
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We will focus our study of growth on our significant subgroups (English learners, Hispanic/Latino. Socio-economically disadvantaged) and see no major variation of success between students.
