INSTRUCTION & GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

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Instruction & Assessment

JLA will incorporate three research-based methods of instruction in order to attain our academic goals. Inquiry based Instruction, Technology, and Small Learning Communities.

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Inquiry-based learning provides students the opportunity to construct the understanding necessary to produce deeper learning. Such understanding greatly increases the chances that students will be able to apply the concept in new situations. This increases the likelihood that it will be remembered. Inquiry-based learning strategies serve as a stimulus for learning, thinking and questioning.

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Technology education provides an opportunity for students to learn about the processes and knowledge related to technology. When technology integration in the classroom is seamless and thoughtful, students not only become more engaged, they begin to take more control over their own learning, too. Effective tech integration changes classroom dynamics, encouraging student-centered project-based learning.

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The Smaller Learning Community (SLC) concept comes out of research that demonstrates that students learn better and retain more when they learn things in context, when they know why they are learning. We are using this research-based school structure as a model as it has proven increases in student achievement in other secondary schools. Each of our grade levels is designed as an academy within a small learning community. The smaller learning communities are:

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Janus Freshman Academy (9th)

Janus College Preparatory & Credit Recovery Academy (10th-11th)

Janus Senior Academy (12th)

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JLA will administer all mandated state and school assessments to monitor student achievement and growth. JLA will track interim progress and outcomes related to school environment (including school culture, connectivity, and teacher and leader engagement and effectiveness) and student performance (including student progress and student outcomes).

 

Graduation Requirements

JLA will hold students to the following graduation requirements and will issue diplomas consistent with the attainment of these measures:

• Four credits of English which incorporate instruction in written communication, oral communication, grammar and usage of the English language, and literature.

• Three credits of social studies which incorporate instruction in state and local government.

• Three credits of mathematics which incorporate instruction in the properties, processes, and symbols of arithmetic and elements of algebra, geometry, and statistics.

• Three credits of science which incorporate instruction in the biological sciences and physical sciences.

• 1.5 credits of physical education which incorporate instruction in the effects of exercise on the human body, health-related physical fitness, and activities for lifetime use.

• Earned at least 0.5 credit of health education which incorporates instruction in personal, family, community, and environmental health.

• Minimum of 7.0 additional credits in fine arts and other courses.

• Wisconsin Civics Exam

22.0 units: Students must successfully complete, at minimum, 22 credits, approved by the school advisor.