Arkansas City High School: A Lifetime of Learning

Autor/inn/en	Rourke, James; Hartzman, Marlene
Titel	Arkansas City High School: A Lifetime of Learning
Quelle	In: Principal Leadership, 9 (2009) 10, S.6-10 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-8957
Schlagwörter	High Schools; Grade Point Average; Community Colleges; Career Centers; Guidance Centers; Work Ethic; Program Effectiveness; Partnerships in Education; Instructional Leadership; School Districts; Boards of Education; Business; School Business Relationship; College School Cooperation; Economic Status; Scholarships; Personality Traits; Communication Skills; Educational Certificates; Lifelong Learning; Kansas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Community college; Community College; Berufsbildungszentrum; Guidance center; Counseling center; Counseling centers; Beratungsstelle; Arbeitsethos; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; School district; Schulbezirk; Ausschuss; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Scholarship; Stipendium; Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Kommunikationsstil; Bildungsabschluss; Schulzeugnis; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen
Abstract	Everyone knows that school is supposed to help students become responsible adults, but how can high schools encourage students to accept responsibility for the learning and behaviors that they will need to do so? One answer is School Counts, the work ethic certification program at Arkansas City (KS) High School. Through a partnership with Cowley County Community College and the Arkansas City Area Chamber of Commerce, the school's career center has begun a program focused on helping students learn the soft skills (e.g., dependability, effective communication, and friendliness) that are essential to workplace success. For each year that a student meets the program requirements--being on time for classes, earning a 2.5 or better GPA, attending monthly skill-building brown-bag lunch workshops, creating a portfolio of experiences, and participating in community service--the student earns a one-semester tuition scholarship to Cowley County Community College. The program initially was for juniors and seniors, but it was so successful that it has been extended to all students. Any entering freshman who enrolls and successfully completes the program can expect that four years later, he or she will be able to take any degree program at the college for free. Arkansas City is not a wealthy community. It is a farming community that also has a large General Electric plant and a meat packing facility. That the community came together to offer access to higher education for every student is a testament to the leadership in the school, the district, the board of education, the community college, and the chamber of commerce. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association of Secondary School Principals. 1904 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1537. Tel: 800-253-7746; Tel: 703-860-0200; Fax: 703-620-6534; Web site: http://www.principals.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10