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 Expeditionary
Learning
LCCS’ affiliation with Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound
is a powerful enhancement of our professional development. As
an Expeditionary Learning (EL) school we will benefit from:
- Thirty (30) days of school site training, support, and feedback
from a trained EL coach who also has experience with start-up
charter schools
- Off-site professional development that includes EL literacy
institutes, the sharing of best practices, school visits, and
leadership development
In affiliating with EL, LCCS is affirming our shared visions
for schools of the 21st century while also affirming the quality
of EL coaching and development.
"In a 1999 National Staff Development Council (NSCD)
study of staff development programs that demonstrate an impact
on student achievement in the middle grades, Expeditionary Learning
was the only model of 26 programs studied that was found to
meet all 27 NSCD standards for high quality staff development.
EL was also rated as exemplary in a 2002 NSCD report on staff
development in elementary and high schools."2
Affiliating with Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound was a
simple choice when finally considering the past results of affiliation.
"Students’ academic achievement in math and reading
on standardized, norm-referenced, achievement tests increased
significantly as a result of their participation in ELOB when
compared to other school in the states and/or districts. In addition,
students’ attendance, parent involvement, attitude about
school, enjoyment of school, and active engagement in learning
increase as a result of the expeditionary structure of learning."3
2. http://www.elob.org/evidence/success/nsdc.html
3. What Works in the Middle: Results-based Staff Development,
Joellen Killion, 1999
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