FUTURE

FOCUSED
SCHOOLS

THEN . . .

 and NOW

Yesterdays Educational Approach:

The Factory Model
Skilled and
Unskilled
Laborers
Extra People
Leaders

The Bell Curve of Results

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EMPLOYMENT:Then and Now

Professional & managerial

Clerical &
administrative
Service
Sales
Manufacturing & other
blue collar occupations
Agricultural &
related occupations
*Source: 1959 data- the 1960 census, Table 100, Social and Economic CharacterisDcs of the
PopulaDon. 2008 data- the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and StaDsDcs, Current
*Source: 1959 data- the 1960 census, Table 100, Social and Economic CharacterisDcs of the PopulaDon. 2008 data- the PopulaDon Survey, CharacterisDcs of the Employed, Table 10
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and StaDsDcs, Current PopulaDon Survey, CharacterisDcs of the Employed,
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Table 10

1920

1950

1980

2010

2015

CURRICULUM: Then and Now

Social Studies

1960
American History
Soc. Prob.
Social Studies
Western History

Today

Adv. World History
AP European History
AP Psychology
AP US Government
AP US History
Basic Law
Economics
Government
Psychology
Sociology
US History
World Geography
World History

CURRICULUM: Then and Now

Business Education

1960
Basic Business
Bookkeeping
Business Law
Office Practice
Shorthand
Transcription
Typing 1-3

Today

AccounDng 1
Business Mrkt. Mgmt.
Business/Tech Conc.
Computer ApplicaDons
Consumer EducaDon
Co-op OccupaDons 1-2
Keyboarding
MulDmedia
Video ProducDon 1-4
Web Design/Media Devt
Yearbook ProducDon 1-2

CURRICULUM: Then and Now

Special Education

Today

1960
Not required

Life Skills Business

Consumer EducaDon
Life Skills Elec4ves
VocaDonal Training
VCE 1-3
Job Training
Computer Skills
Fine Arts
Home Arts
Life Skills
Social Problems
ParenDng/Childcare
RecreaDonal/Leisure
Independent Living
Adult Living
Life Skills
Language Arts
Basic Reading
PracDcal Language
VocaDonal Language
Consumer Language
Life Skills Mathema4cs
Basic Math
Math 1
Math 2

Life Skills PE
Health
AdapDve PE
Life Skills Science
Basic Science
Life Science
Earth Science
Life Skills Social Studies
Geography
Current Events
Civil Law
Social InteracDons
Cross CAT/SED Business
Consumer EducaDon
Computer Skills
Careers
VCE 1-3
VCE Job
Cross CAT/SED Family &
Consumer Science
Home Arts
Childcare
ParenDng
Social Problems
Social InteracDon Skills

Cross CAT/SED
Language Arts
Read 180
English FoundaDons 1-4
Cross CAT/SED
Mathema4cs
FoundaDons of Algebra 1
FoundaDons of Geometry
FoundaDons of Algebra 2
Cross CAT/SED PE
Health
Drivers EducaDon
AdapDve PE
Cross CAT/SED Resource
Learning Strategies
General Physical Science
General Biology
General Earth Science
US Geography
World History
US History
Government

Do school facilities affect

academic outcomes?

YES!

17 separate studies all found posiDve health

impacts from improved indoor air-quality,
ranging from 13.5% up to 87% improvement.

ST
21

CENTURY

Learning Environments
Learning is no longer optional
Meet the needs of every child
Engage students in learning
Anywhere/anytime learning
Support the 4Cs:
collaboration - communication
creativity - critical thinking
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characteristics of

FUTURE
FOCUSED
SCHOOLS
How is FORM changing to
follow FUNCTION?