1. Mind the GAP

2. The American Dream
Hard Work + Good Education = The American Dream

3. 7 Billion People
5 Billion People Adults
3 Billion Adults that want to a Good Job
1.2 Billion Available Good Jobs
1.8 Billion Job Shortfall
The Coming Jobs War, Clifton (2011)

4. “We need to lift the bottom faster and the top higher.”
That Used To Be US (Friedman & Mandelbaum, 2011)

5. Academic Leadership Academy
Purpose:
To prepare tomorrow’s
leaders to influence positive
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change through action

6. Leadership Curriculum
Grade 9
Geometry Honors or Algebra 2 Honors
English 1 Honors or English 2 Honors
AP Human Geography Mind the GAP
Physical Science Honors
Spanish 2 or French 2
Design Foundations 1 and one other Visual Art Class or Band, Orchestra, Chorus,
Dance or Drama
PE or NJROTC
Integrated Business Applications or a major course or an elective
Leadership Log- Allows students to transform standards into action research
Participation in Leadership Seminars and beginning the Service Portfolio are
required. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in one school club.

7. Leadership Curriculum
Grade 10 Grade 11
Algebra 2 Honors or PreCalculus Honors BC Calculus or PreCalculus Honors
English 2 Honors or English 3 Honors English 3 Honors or English 4 AP
AP World History Language and Composition
Biology Honors Mind the GAP
AP United States History
Spanish 3 or French 3 Chemistry Honors
Major course or elective Spanish 4 Honors or French 4 Honors
Major course or elective Major course or elective
Leadership 1 Major course or elective
Research 1 (Students will begin
working on Senior Thesis during this
course.)

8. To prepare tomorrow’s leaders to influence positive change through collective action
Senior Thesis
Research 2
Humanities
12th Grade
STEAM Research 1
11th Grade
STEAM Leadership 1 Humanities
10th Grade Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Communications, Technology, Law, Business,
and Mathematics Visual & Performing Arts, and World Languages
Probationary Year
Honor/AP Curriculum
9th Grade Students are exposed to Leaders
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in various fields through Leadership Seminars

9. Senior Leadership Thesis
Leadership is the ability to influence positive change.
Students identify the need for change.

10. What are the colleges searching for?
Harvard seeks "well rounded" students that have contributed in various ways
to the lives of their schools or communities. Academic accomplishment in high
school is important, but we also seek people with enthusiasm, creativity and
strength of character.
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Princeton’s admission process goes beyond simply looking for academically
accomplished students. We care about what students have accomplished in
and out of the classroom. Tell us how you would seize the academic and
non-academic opportunities at Princeton and contribute to the Princeton
community.
We're most interested in those students who will challenge us, make
original discoveries, use their leadership skills in new venues, and take
advantage of the depth as well as the breadth of this university's offerings.
We like students who make intelligent and interesting mistakes, students
who understand that only in risking failure do we become stronger, better,
and smarter.

11. What are the colleges searching for?
As part of the Honors College, your creativity will be encouraged
and your intellect nourished. You’ll enjoy the best of both worlds —
an individualized educational experience within a community
where face-to-face relationships are the norm and full access to the
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incredible breath of a research university. Most importantly, you
will be able to customize your Carolina experience based upon your
academic goals, your career plans, and your unique interests.
The purpose of Honors is not to reward past achievement,
but to foster continued intellectual growth, to cultivate a
lifelong love of learning and to prepare each student for life
as a leader and agent of change.

12. Academic Leadership Diploma Recognition
Each semester, throughout the four years of
high school, students will participate in an
Academic Leadership Seminar. This may be
outside regular school hours.
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Students will successfully complete a Senior
Thesis which will include research, a written
paper, presentation of the Senior Thesis and oral
defense of student’s position.
Students will complete 90 hours of community
service by the end of the junior year.
Students who complete 120 hours of community
service by the end of the senior year will receive
special recognition.

13. 21st Century Learning
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Take Action
Research the Issues
Learn the Standards

14. ALA is ALL in
• Students in the ALA program are expected to
sign up for all of the ALA classes.
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• If you were not recommended for the ALA
honors classes you MUST opt up and parents
sign a waiver for the ALA classes. You cannot
move down at the start of the year in this
option.

15. ALA Vision and program
• In addition the leadership, service and
technology thread follow throughout the
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years

16. Choose STEAM or Humanities
• Students will be asked to choose a path of
STEAM
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OR
• Humanities
This will line up with your major if you are a
Freshman in the program

17. Leadership addresses
• To help young people in Chapin High School ALA have a
greater appreciation for themselves and others and a greater
understanding of leadership principles;
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• To support young people to work constructively in teams with
peers and professionals from their community and boost
youth participation and contribution to positive change
• To enable youth to enact civic service project(s) that advance
the social good, academic progress and improve relations in
the community.
• Develop a research proposal

18. Leadership Class
• Core Curriculum via State Standards
• Learning about myself as a leader
– Focuses on self-awareness, learning agility, influence and
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communication
– Introduce core leadership skills needed to work effectively
on project teams, succeed in complex assignments, and
meet strategic objectives.
• Maximize leadership potential
– assessment of the critical leader skills and personalized
assessment and data for feedback and improvement.
– Enhance skills of influencing, conflict resolution and
communication.

19. Leadership Activities
• Freshman participants will attend a full day May 4th simulcast
(from Atlanta) of the Chic Fil a Leadership Summit at
Lexington High School (http://www.chick-fil-aleadercast.com/)
– Roland FryerHarvardthe GAP who was named one of the Top Young
Mind Professor
Economists in the World by Economist Magazine
– Sheena IyengarA professor and world-renowned expert on the subject
of choice, she says that choice is essential to our well-being.
– Tim TebowNFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner and New York
Times best-selling author
– Soledad O’Brien
– Anchor for CNN morning show Starting Point with Soledad O’Brien and
special correspondent for CNN/U.S.

20. Leadership Activities
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21. Leadership Activities
• August 2012 -Ropes activities at Riverbanks
Zoo to develop leadership, risk taking and
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team building
• Center for Creative Leadership activities
• And others as they become available

22. Registration for classes
• Freshman year- standard year with choices in:
– The arts (chorus, band, strings, visual, dance)
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– Business computer apps or intro to engineering
design
• Choose STEAM vs Humanities
• Sophomore thru Seniors will accumulate
points related to your program choice for
graduation in ALA the senior year

23. • The form for service hours is on the CHS
website under courses, ALA
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• Completed forms can be given to Ms Maylath
or Ms Pillow

24. Service Requirement-90 Hours
• ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
• COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT VERIFICATION FORM
• Completing 90 hours of Community Service by the end of the junior year is one of the requirements of
the Academic Leadership Academy. Students who complete 120 hours of Community Service by the end
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of the senior year will receive special recognition. Please complete this form for each Service Learning
Project and return to the Assistant Principal for Instruction at Chapin High School.
• Name of Student __________________________________________________________
• Date(s) of Project _______________________________ Grade Level ______________
• Total Number of Service Hours Worked _____________________
• Description of Community Service Project:
• This is to certify that ______________________________ completed the Service Project as described
above.
• ______________________________________________ ____________________
• Name and Title of Project Supervisor (Please Print) Phone Number
• ___________________________________________ _____________________
• Signature of Project Supervisor Date
• ___________________________________________ _____________________
• Student Signature Date

25. What parents can do…
• We will need mentors in the community
– Please sign up yourself and your neighbors up in
the ALA link to the GAP
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the mentor book. We will need
speakers on various topics and mentors for Jr and
Sr year research students.
• Parents may want to create a foundation– to
fund the research project materials like the
Dutch Fork High School STEM program did

26. Advantages of ALA
• Faculty collaborate across the curriculum to integrate
technology and engage student interests
• Small learning community- ALA Mast classes with
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dedicated ALA teacher coaches
• Faculty cover standards and move on to relevant
community and world issues
• ALA classes dedicate time to develop student driven
research
• ALA students have the skills that colleges and our
future require

27. We aRe Chapin
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We aRe Building A Better Future