(FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- High school and middle school students from across Kentucky will gather at regional sites for the inaugural series of Kentucky Student Summits on Refocusing Secondary Education.
The summits will take place beginning in late October. The goal is to engage a diverse group of students in dialogue about the secondary experience, beginning an exchange of ideas, hopes and reflections on how to make the high school experience meaningful for every young person. The summits will launch an ongoing relationship with students so that their input can be used to transform Kentucky's system of secondary education.
All summits begin at 8:30 a.m. local time, with registration at 7:45 a.m. Adjournment is set for 3 p.m. local time.
Monday, October 31
Center for Rural Development, Somerset
Tuesday, November 1
Mountain Arts Center, Prestonsburg
Monday, November 7
Paroquet Springs Conference Centre, Shepherdsville
Wednesday, November 9
Northern Kentucky University METS Center, Erlanger
Monday, November 21
Curris Center, Murray State University
Members of the Kentucky Secondary Alliance were invited to send students and adults to the summits. The alliance, formed in April 2005, is made up of more than 150 high schools, middle schools, educational cooperatives and community and technical colleges and is designed to share resources, knowledge and input so that all Kentucky students leave high school prepared and ready to pursue a next level of learning in college and the workforce.
Summit agendas include topical information sessions and working sessions centering on the theme of secondary education reform in Kentucky. Topics for students will include:
- creating a culture for change
- establishing and maintaining small learning communities
- senior projects
- middle school to high school transitions
- expanded learning opportunities
- transitions beyond high school
Parallel activities for adults will be offered, so that they may interact with other educators about engaging the student voice in school redesign.
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