Graham Local School District

Personalizing the educational experience for all students

DEEP DIVES

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Falcon Farms Provides STEM Learning Opportunities for Graham Students

Career Gears: K-12 Students Given Real-World, STEM Learning Opportunities, Through Project-Based Learning on Falcon Farms Providing a Culturally Responsive Education

From Elementary through High School, students will be provided exposure to ,multiple career pathways through outdoor education experiences and opportunities through Falcon Farms and Graham’s outdoor education spaces, such as our trails and land labs, that will include collaborative work with loca...

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Personalized pathways to success through Career Gears

Internships and capstone projects support student learning in fields they choose

The GLS Career Gears program blends student learning with work experience through our internship placement program. Through a partnership with OhioMeansJobs, students are connected to both for-profit and non-profit organizations throughout the state, offering positions aligned with their current ...

An app for personalized professional development

Graham Local staff are given voice and choice to grow, plan, teach, and lead

We offer personalized professional development to all district staff members. District personnel is able to identify a specific pathway through our grow, plan, teach, and lead options, which are aligned to the district mission and vision. Coordinators work closely to align these pathways with bui...

Promoting service learning and internships

District policies require service learning and job shadowing for all K-12 students

The GLS Board developed two model policies requiring all K-12 students to complete many service learning and job shadowing hours. This work allows our students to not only give back to the community but also experience career pathways and determine areas of interest and—just as important—areas of...

Partnerships help students develop leadership skills

Developing a leadership curriculum with community partners

Our partnerships with The Ohio State University, Clark State Community College, and Urbana University (to name a few) have allowed us to provide innovative credentialing and certification opportunities for our students. A few of these opportunities include a leadership excellence curriculum that ...