Presentation to the Port of Seattle Commission
April 13, 2021
Maritime High School
Launching September 2021
Item No. 10a_supp
Meeting Date: April 13, 2021
How will funding be used?
● Instructional Design
● Community Engagement
● Partnership Development
● Family & Student Engagement
● Staff Development
What are the deliverables?
● Instructional Plans demonstrating Maritime focus of curriculum
● Six Month Report to include demographics and number of students trained, recruited, and any other
tangible benefits of the program.
● Annual Report to include demographics and number of students trained, recruited, and any other tangible
benefits of the program.
What will students learn?
● All standards for subjects required to graduate
● All standards required by Washington's College Admissions Distributed
Requirements (CADRs)
● Additional standards
○ 21st Century Skills (Career and College)
○ Since Time Immemorial
○ Environmental Sustainability
○ Social Justice as defined by Learning for Justice (Teaching Tolerance)
● Maritime related standards, including those leading to industry certifications
● Standards defined by College in the High School and/or other dual credit
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How will students learn across these standards?
Presentation to the
Washington State Board
of Education
March 21, 2021
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● Projects designed to engage students in real problems in the maritime sector
● Integration across content areas in applied settings
● Significant time in the field learning alongside industry and community partners
● Carefully planned classroom-based instruction to complement work in the field
● Specially designed supports in the field and the classroom based on students' strengths and needs
● Culminating demonstrations of learning to celebrate and recognize learning
How will we know and document what students learn?
● Project design includes intentional opportunities to demonstrate mastery of specific standards
● At any time, a student can also demonstrate mastery of standards beyond the intentionally identified
opportunities
● Students, with staff support and final review, submit work that demonstrates what they have learned
● The Mastery Transcript documents students learning through a dynamic interactive platform
● In addition to supporting students in tracking their learning, the Mastery Transcript also provides a college-going
transcript
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How will community, industry, and families be involved?
● Cross-sector design team
● Advisory board
● Robust community engagement
● Student engagement in school design
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How will we hold ourselves accountable?
● Yearlong planning to ensure all standards are met
● Regular review and adjustments based on analysis of student learning
● Regular reporting to Highline Public Schools Board of Directors
● Regular reporting to the Maritime High Schools Advisory Board
● An ongoing and unrelenting commitment to all our students, their families, and community
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Questions?
Thank you!
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