 INFORMATION
FOR PARENTS INTERESTED IN ENROLLING THEIR CHILD AT A
SCHOOL THAT
OFFERS THE ARROWSMITH PROGRAM
Relationship
of the school with Arrowsmith Program {back
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All of the schools that offer the Arrowsmith Program do so pursuant
to the terms of a substantially similar form of license agreement.
These schools are publicly or independently owned and managed
and Arrowsmith Program otherwise has no involvement in their
operations.
One of our goals is to ensure that each school that offers the
Arrowsmith Program adheres to the same standards of program delivery.
What
Arrowsmith Program provides {back
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The following in overview is a summary of what Arrowsmith Program
provides to each school offering the program:
Methodology and program materials
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- a license to use the
Arrowsmith Program methodology and intellectual property during
the term of the agreement
- master copies of all program exercise materials including
auditory CDs and computer programs
- Arrowsmith instructional materials
including the Arrowsmith Program reference manual
- ongoing support and professional development for teachers
Arrowsmith Program teacher training {back
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- review of candidate resumes and credentials
where appropriate
- instruction during the Arrowsmith three week
training course held at Arrowsmith School in August
- assessment of teacher candidate
performance during the course and reporting on the completion
of the course
- ongoing professional development training
to keep teachers apprised of updates and modifications to the
program methodology
Assessment {back
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- assessment of each student
- creation of learning profile for each student
Programming {back
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- individualized program
of exercises for each student based on an analysis of each
student’s learning profile
- annual review and modification
of each student’s program
Liaison with teachers, supervision of program delivery and monitoring
of student progress {back to Top}
- an Arrowsmith Program co-ordinator
is assigned to each school who acts as the liaison with Arrowsmith
Program and is available to respond to teachers’ questions
and comments about the delivery of the Arrowsmith Program at
the school
- provision
of an Arrowsmith Program designed and maintained on-line
Record of Program (‘ROP’) where classroom
teachers record the progress of each student on his or her
program of exercises on a monthly basis together with comments
that are reviewed and responded to by the Program Co-ordinator
- ongoing
professional development training for teachers
What
the school provides {back
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The schools offering the Arrowsmith Program provide:
- school facilities, administration and management
- teachers
in the Arrowsmith Program at the school
- equipment necessary
to deliver the Arrowsmith Program
- exercise materials for each
student created from master copies provided by Arrowsmith Program
Admission and enrolment {back
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The criteria for admission to the Arrowsmith Program at a particular
school, and the consideration of the factors that would make
a student a candidate for the Arrowsmith Program are the same
as the criteria for admission to Arrowsmith School.
Please refer to the Admissions section of the Arrowsmith School
site.
Our Program Co-ordinator is available to review student records
and assessment reports and consult with and advise the school
on the appropriateness of a student for the Arrowsmith Program.
Some schools or school boards may have additional or other entrance
criteria specific to that school or board.
Students enroll at the school that offers the Arrowsmith Program
and pay their fees to that school. Students enrolled in the Arrowsmith
Program at a particular school are considered for all purposes
to be students of that school and are subject to all of the policies
of that school.
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