Rutland Central Supervisory Union – State of the School System April 2017 The Rutland Central Supervisory Union is a school district in the beautiful green mountains of Central Vermont. The district includes Rutland Town School, West Rutland School, Proctor Elementary, and Proctor Jr./Sr. High School serving 1200 students. Here in Rutland Central Supervisory Union, we are striving to achieve Learner-Centered schools. Working toward this end, our classrooms and schools are centered on intellectually rigorous learning incorporating technology. Our administrators, faculty, and staff honor individuality, develop potential, and equip students with the ability to think freely and independently by increasing student voice and choice. We aim to serve learners by enabling good teaching to flourish, cultivating competence, and celebrating excellence. We nurture and reward professional development and support curriculum, instruction, and assessment that is relevant and challenging - stimulating transformative change. Proud History, Strong Present, Bright Future Our communities have been strong supporters of our schools for generations! For over 100 years, schools in Rutland Central have been providing strong education, supporting learners in many ways. Here are some facts about our graduates. •
Graduation rate: 98%
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College Acceptance: 100%
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College Attendance: 85-90%
Under Construction Our school administration, teachers, and students are
constructing learning in new and exciting ways! We have been implementing Learner-Centered Education.
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Rutland Central Supervisory Union – State of the School System April 2017 Here students are at the center. Our goal is to ensure that we provide just the right instruction, guidance, and support to ensure that each student learns at a high level. There is no doubt that our graduates will face very different expectations than in the past. Students are taking greater ownership for their own learning. Imagine, for a moment, what it is like to learn in our classrooms of the future – today! To accomplish this our teachers need to work together, learn, and grow. In fact on March 17, we held an RCSU LearnerCentered In-service based on teacher-identified needs which was facilitated by our teachers! Our teachers are… • • • • • • • •
Learning about virtual reality apps for virtual student field trips. Using Google Sites to build websites with their students. Using Open Educational Resources to augment our curriculum. Building proficiency based learning opportunities that cultivate student self-direction within a framework of productive transferable skills. Learning about how to build project based lessons to engage and motivate our students. Personalizing learning through formative assessment. Using Google Classroom to organize, communicate and instruct students. Using video for performance based assessments.
In addition, thanks to a Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education grant, our students can now learn in an engaging, hands-on environment and practice key transferable skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, and problem solving. Each school has a M aker Space equipped with learning tools such as 3D printers, vinyl cutters, construction sets, circuit boards, robotics construction kits, programmable robots, electronics teardown stations, duct tape creation stations, 360 cameras, virtual reality headsets, drones, tools, and a variety of arts and crafts. Through Learner Centered structures and strategies, teachers are partnering with students to help them build their own futures.
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Rutland Central Supervisory Union – State of the School System April 2017 Here are some examples of our students at work!
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Rutland Central Supervisory Union – State of the School System April 2017
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Rutland Central Supervisory Union – State of the School System April 2017
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Rutland Central Supervisory Union – State of the School System April 2017
For more information concerning our school transformation, please visit our website: http://www.rcsu.org/departments/curriculum
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