Common use of Design Elements Clause in Contracts

Design Elements. The School shall implement and maintain the following essential design elements of its educational program:  Teach to the high, and through strict adherence to the Harbor School Method, use the M ethod’s educational approach, curricula, and tools to provide multiple opportunities for mastering concepts, and to exceed State benchmarks in required academic testing.  Ensure instructional fidelity across grade levels with core instructional methodology being consistent among teachers and grades, ensuring that students learn the instructional routines in early grades which accelerates their ability to focus on new information, skill development and thinking skills.  In addition to emphasizing the traditional core curriculum areas of language arts, math, s cience, social studies, incorporate the Harbor Method’s educational features of providing self-contained 7th & 8th grade classes, the study of a foreign language beginning in at least the 3rd grade, and participation in music, PE and computer classes.  Provide a School-to-Work experience that, in addition to the school’s academic p rogram, purposefully trains students to demonstrate “Attitude and Effort,” along with the characteristics of enthusiasm, efficiency and excellence in the work they do. Work- related programs appropriate for each grade level will be carried out, and will include an eighth-grade experience when each student spends two weeks working in the café under the direct supervision of the administrator. Working alongside the students, the administrator will give students feedback and issue a final grade based upon their work performance.  Provide a School-to-Work emphasis and school culture by adopting policies that are intentionally designed to prepare students for the rigors and challenges of the workplace, including school policies establishing strict attendance requirements, respect for authority, real-life consequences for both positive and negative behaviors, and a culture of respect and kindness.  Remove fear, threat and intimidation from the learning environment by implementing and carrying out the Harbor Method’s character education program that emphasizes kindness and a zero tolerance policy for teasing, taunting, bullying, and negative peer pressure. The character education program will also emphasize and require adults in  Hold the school’s principal(s) directly accountable for the environment in which teachers teach and students learn. The principals’ primary responsibility will be to support teachers and protect teaching time and to be present throughout all student support of teachers to ensure instructional fidelity.  Provide a college-bound, high school experience that sets a substantial academic foundation so that graduates possess key advantages upon entering college or post- high school/professional-technical training, and helps ensure that each graduating student who has college as a goal will have been offered the opportunity to complete a minimum of 9 college credits.

Design Elements. The School shall implement and maintain the following essential design elements of its educational program:  program • Teach to the high, and through strict adherence to the Harbor School Method, use the M ethodMethod’s educational approach, curricula, and tools to provide multiple opportunities for mastering concepts, and to exceed State benchmarks in required academic testing.  • Ensure instructional fidelity across grade levels with core instructional methodology being consistent among teachers and grades, ensuring that students learn the instructional routines in early grades which accelerates their ability to focus on new information, skill development and thinking skills.  • In addition to emphasizing the traditional core curriculum areas of language arts, math, s ciencescience, social studies, incorporate the Harbor Method’s educational features of providing self-contained 7th & 8th grade classes, the study of a foreign language beginning in at least the 3rd grade, and participation in music, PE and computer classes.  • Provide a School-to-Work experience that, in addition to the school’s academic p rogramprogram, purposefully trains students to demonstrate “Attitude and Effort,” along with the characteristics of enthusiasm, efficiency and excellence in the work they do. Work- Work-related programs appropriate for each grade level will be carried out, and will include an eighth-grade experience when each student spends two weeks working in the café under the direct supervision of the administrator. Working alongside the students, the administrator will give students feedback and issue a final grade based upon their work performance.  • Provide a School-to-Work emphasis and school culture by adopting policies that are intentionally designed to prepare students for the rigors and challenges of the workplace, including school policies establishing strict attendance requirements, respect for authority, real-life consequences for both positive and negative behaviors, and a culture of respect and kindness.  • Remove fear, threat and intimidation from the learning environment by implementing and carrying out the Harbor Method’s character education program that emphasizes kindness and a zero tolerance policy for teasing, taunting, bullying, and negative peer pressure. The character education program will also emphasize and require adults in  the school to model the expectations and behaviors for character required of students. • Hold the school’s principal(s) directly accountable for the environment in which teachers teach and students learn. The principals’ primary responsibility will be to support teachers and protect teaching time and to be present throughout all student contact areas during school hours. The principal(s) will be visible to students in the classroom, in the hallways, in the lunchroom, and on the playground, and will perform before- and after-school duties, and lunchroom duty in order to model attitude and effort and servant leadership. The principal(s) will also provide daily supervision and support of teachers to ensure instructional fidelity.  • Provide a college-bound, high school experience that sets a substantial academic foundation so that graduates possess key advantages upon entering college or post- high school/professional-technical training, and helps ensure that each graduating student who has college as a goal will have been offered the opportunity to complete a minimum of 9 college credits.

Design Elements. The School shall implement and maintain the following essential design elements of its educational program: program  Teach to the high, and through strict adherence to the Harbor School Method, use the M ethodMethod’s educational approach, curricula, and tools to provide multiple opportunities for mastering concepts, and to exceed State benchmarks in required academic testing.  Ensure instructional fidelity across grade levels with core instructional methodology being consistent among teachers and grades, ensuring that students learn the instructional routines in early grades which accelerates their ability to focus on new information, skill development and thinking skills.  In addition to emphasizing the traditional core curriculum areas of language arts, math, s ciencescience, social studies, incorporate the Harbor Method’s educational features of providing self-contained 7th & 8th grade classes, the study of a foreign language beginning in at least the 3rd grade, and participation in music, PE and computer classes.  Provide a School-to-Work experience that, in addition to the school’s academic p rogramprogram, purposefully trains students to demonstrate “Attitude and Effort,” along with the characteristics of enthusiasm, efficiency and excellence in the work they do. Work- Work-related programs appropriate for each grade level will be carried out, and will include an eighth-grade experience when each student spends two weeks working in the café under the direct supervision of the administrator. Working alongside the students, the administrator will give students feedback and issue a final grade based upon their work performance.  Provide a School-to-Work emphasis and school culture by adopting policies that are intentionally designed to prepare students for the rigors and challenges of the workplace, including school policies establishing strict attendance requirements, respect for authority, real-life consequences for both positive and negative behaviors, and a culture of respect and kindness.  Remove fear, threat and intimidation from the learning environment by implementing and carrying out the Harbor Method’s character education program that emphasizes kindness and a zero tolerance policy for teasing, taunting, bullying, and negative peer pressure. The character education program will also emphasize and require adults in the school to model the expectations and behaviors for character required of students.  Hold the school’s principal(s) directly accountable for the environment in which teachers teach and students learn. The principals’ primary responsibility will be to support teachers and protect teaching time and to be present throughout all student support of teachers to ensure instructional fidelity.  Provide a college-bound, high school experience that sets a substantial academic foundation so that graduates possess key advantages upon entering college or post- high school/professional-technical training, and helps ensure that each graduating student who has college as a goal will have been offered the opportunity to complete a minimum of 9 college credits.