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Start with Why
Why are exit outcomes important?
Start with Why
Why are exit outcomes important?
Exit outcomes for a school provide a target for which everyone (teachers, students, and parents) are striving. These exit outcomes provide benchmarks that a proficient student demonstrates upon completion of a K-8 progression of learning.
A component that can be a challenge to include in this process is to collect information from the local area Lutheran high school to find out what expectations are desired of incoming freshmen. These desired expectations can provide good discussion and areas of development that can guide the work of this section.
Start with Why: Exit Outcomes
Start with Why: Exit Outcomes
Standards Lens:
State and national standards documents can provide a starting point to determine what exit outcomes are reasonable to set as the "floor not the ceiling" for what students can be expected to
know, understand, and do by the end of 8th grade.
Cross-curricular Lens:
When appropriate, connecting exit outcomes from different subject areas can simplify and streamline the amount of exit outcomes for 8th grade students.
Scriptural Integration Lens:
When appropriate, spiritual exit outcomes may be included in this section. Other areas that the scriptural integration may be included is in the Philosophy of Education section or the Grade Level Measurable Objectives section.
What are the exit goals for students when it comes to literacy for your school? What can you glean from the state/national standards? How might these goals be written as "student can-do statements"?
What are the exit goals for students when it comes to art and design for your school? What can you glean from the state/national standards? How might these goals be written as "student can-do statements"?
WI.Music.exit outcomes.pdfWhat are the exit goals for students when it comes to music for your school? What can you glean from the state/national standards? How might these goals be written as "student can-do statements"?
WI.Math.exit outcomes.pdfWhat are the exit goals for students when it comes to mathematics for your school? What can you glean from the state/national standards? How might these goals be written as "student can-do statements"?
WI.PE.exit outcomes.pdfWhat are the exit goals for students when it comes to physical education and health for your school? What can you glean from the state/national standards? How might these goals be written as "student can-do statements"? Will you include wellness/social emotional learning in this curriculum guide?
Religion - Coming Soon
Religion - Coming Soon
This discipline will be updated once the synod is complete with its Religion Curriculum development.
What are the exit goals for students when it comes to science for your school? What can you glean from the state/national standards? How might these goals be written as "student can-do statements"?
WI.SS.exit outcomes.pdfWhat are the exit goals for students when it comes to social studies for your school? What can you glean from the state/national standards? How might these goals be written as "student can-do statements"?
ISTE.Tech.exit outcomes.pdfWhat are the exit goals for students when it comes to technology for your school? What can you glean from the state/national standards? How might these goals be written as "student can-do statements"? Remember that these are exit goals for student use of technology not teacher integration of technology.
WI.WorldLanguage.exit.outcomes (overarching standards).pdfWhat are the exit goals for students when it comes to science for your school? What can you glean from the state/national standards? How might these goals be written as "student can-do statements"? Using the "Novice" level is appropriate when considering the equivalence to a high school course 1 in a world language.
To Create a What: Exit Outcomes
To Create a What: Exit Outcomes
Working through the above "Start with Why" is the "How" or process to create the what, or exit outcomes for the subject area.
In this section, consider including the following:
eighth grade standards from the state/national standards
student can-do statements that are written in student-friendly language
integration of spiritual exit goals to demonstrate a desire to train students to be responsible, Christian citizens and contributors to this world as they are Christian witnesses in this world and also await their citizenship in God's kingdom
Mrs. Melanie Giddings
for the Commission for Lutheran Schools
2022
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