Career Dreams Educational Foundation

EVALUATION

TEACHERS & STAFF SEMINAR

Phoenix Alternative School

 Carlsbad, New Mexico

(Teachers & Staff for Kids at Risk)

September 23, 1999

Evaluation of Speaker:

1=Poor to 10=Excellent: Average = 9.6

10, 10, 9, 10, 9, 9, 10.

Comments:

• Great Job

Evaluation of Program:

1=Poor to 10=Excellent: Average = 9.6

10, 10, 10, 10, 8, 9, 10.

Comments:

• It was good.
  
  
• The second half seemed more relevant and effective than the first.

What have you learned from the program?

• This is what I feel is important even before today - so I just felt we were on the right track.
  
  
• How there are no limits if you really want to do something.
  
  
• That goals are in reach.
  
  
• Things we can do to improve the school.
  
  
• That I would like to see more about the program.
  
  
• Things the community might help us get.

How do you feel the program has helped you?

• Not sure yet.
  
  
• It has helped me come up with ideas to improve education and also get students interested in coming to school.
  
  
• By making me aware of programs and organizations available.
  
  
• No dream is too big.
  
  
• I’m inspired to become proactive in programs for the school.
  
  
• Given me some new ideas.
  

What did you like about the program? What would you change?

• I liked it because I can express my feelings & ideas and feel at ease. Nothing, I would have them come more often.
  
  
• The enthusiasm toward success in Education.
  
  
• Sharing ideas with staff members.
  
  
• Good introduction - opportunity to get more of a big picture sense of the program.
  
  
• The whole presentation. It’s not much help doing the "fake" companies at all with what we need here.
  

The teachers were asked to create, with no limits and no negatives, the best Phoenix program they would want. They were broken into four groups to do this and the following are the lists they created.

Group A:

• Uniforms.
  
  
• Chef school/home ec/catering business. Learn to cook.
  
  
• Federal Government gives us money to train & provide food.
  
  
• Mechanic classes - metal.
  
  
• Wood working class - welding.
  
  
• Make what we need at school and sell to the community.
  
  
• Have a gym and a PE teacher.
  
  
• Computer/tech lab.
  
  
• Transportation.
  
  
• Technology center; beauty college; nursing school (nurse aids); trained when they leave.
  
  
• Building that is set up for success/safety.
  
  
• Money to work with - spent with staff collaboration.
  
  
• Landscaping by students.
  
  
• Group home homeless staffed with counselors.
  
  
• Clinic on site

Group B:

• Landscape - class project (science).
  
  
• Inviting for any students (person) who wants to be here. Include those sent (special deliveries).
  
  
• Kids to express selves by murals, include family.
  
  
• Music flowing.
  
  
• Cafeteria - self sufficient.
  Cooking class/restaurant for credit.
  Home owned & operated.
  
  
• Library - as a gentlemen’s room
  Magazines & music - overstuffed/beanbag chairs
  Ease in literature.
  
  
• Guest speaker once a month - update community.

Group C:

• Own separate entity (not part of high school).
  
  
• Make it a charter school. Hire your own staff, admin., etc.
  
  
• Corporate sponsorship, pay for what you want.
  Provide: tools, internships, scholarships, opportunities to give students real world experience.
  
  
• Community action groups with parent care to support, corporate and community corporation that positively supports Phoenix.
  
  
• Finish school by 1:00 pm. From 1:00 - 5:00 students involved in the community to get an idea of how it works. Volunteer = freshman/sophomore . Swap jobs every 3-4 weeks (to get a well rounded, real world picture of life around them). Should promote: discipline, responsibility, and maturity.
  
  
• Hand-pick staff to develop teachers/students strengths. No chauvinism intended = predominately male (given population).
  
  
• VIP type program with in-house career opportunities

Group D:

• Vocational training (more than HS; electric, plumbing, mechanics).
  
  
• Electives (arts and humanities).
  
  
• Tutoring.
  
  
• School business to earn money for school from community. (service - cleaning, etc.).
  
  
• PE with dressing room, weight room, exercise classes, gym, etc.
  
  
• Separate school - own rules, etc.
  
  
• Library.
  
  
• Science Lab/tech.