myHighSchool REIMAGINED: Practical Solutions. Personalized Learning. Innovation Sustainability.

by Joseph Richard Poletti

Overview

The skills gap in many high school graduates contributes to the talent pipeline deficit in post-secondary destinations. Traditional public high schools can solve the challenge by emphasizing a variety of pathways to success. All students deserve intentional, acute and unique preparation and plans for post-secondary enrollment, enlistment or employment pathways. 

Personalized learning pathways for all students will not materialize as mere substitution, augmentation, or modification of the status quo. Rather, it will be a complete overhaul...a true redefinition of traditional public high school education.

This is not a book just for education professionals. The intended audience is anyone (teachers, parents, employers, lawmakers...) with a stake in relevant high school education. The comprehensive discussion guide can influence and energize local stakeholders. The tide is rising with wave after wave of alternative educational options crashing ashore. Now is the time to reimagine traditional public high schools to ensure their place in 21^st and 22^nd Century relevance and personalization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798987969014
Publisher:	Joseph Richard Poletti
Publication date:	03/17/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	164
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

For 37 years Joseph Richard Poletti's jobs as an educational professional have included classroom teacher, instructional technology facilitator, state department consultant, university program administrator, athletic director, central services director, and school administrator. He holds four college degrees. His professional affiliations and community service networks run deep. He has received local and state-wide recognitions.

Table of Contents

Author's Note. 4

Introduction. 7

CHAPTER ONE: Collisions Create Energy. 13

Competition and Relevance. 14

Organizational Darwinism... 20

Meaning of Change. 27

CHAPTER TWO: Work That Matters. 31

Tyranny of Habit. 32

The Re-imagining. 37

Reform and Convergence. 45

New Precedents. 52

New Rules; New Roadmaps. 58

Plan for Options. 63

CHAPTER THREE: Innovative Pathways to Success. 67

Sustainability Models. 68

Career Academies. 73

CHAPTER FOUR: Skin in the Game. 77

Comprehensive Stakeholders. 78

CHAPTER FIVE: Portrait of Entry Level Workforce. 83

Local Interviews and Surveys. 84

Entry Level Jobs. 88

Worker Composite. 89

Turnover. 90

OTJ Training. 92

Durable Skills. 94

Detriments. 97

Fringe Benefits and Advancement. 99

Candidate Pool 102

Growth Opportunities and Challenges. 104

Disruption and Innovation. 106

Grow Your Own. 108

Influencing Career Pursuit. 110

Collaboration Within Sector. 113

CHAPTER SIX: In Sum. 115

Skills Gap / Talent Pipeline Deficit. 116

Opportunities and Tangents. 118

Challenges. 121

To Do List. 123

First Fruits. 124

The Duality. 126

myHighSchool REIMAGINED.. 128

CHAPTER SEVEN: Postscript 135

How REIMAGINED Came to Be. 136

Post-Pandemic Potential, I 138

Post-Pandemic Potential, II 141

Art of Reflection. 143

So, Why "My?". 154

yourHighSchool REIMAGINED.. 156

Acknowledgements. 166

Works Cited. 169

Bibliography for Post-Pandemic Potential 176

Bibliography for Further Reading. 184