Advisement at CCHS would be better for students if the curriculum was focused on post-high school guidance rather than community-building discussions.
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Community building circles have become a new addition to Clarke Central High School since the start of the 2019-20 school year.
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Glad Time is discontinued as of the 2017-18 school year and has been replaced with a reformatted, weekly Advisement class.
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You walk towards the room. A few kids stand in the hallway right outside the door. Inside, some students have their heads down, some have their headphones on and some work furiously to finish their homework. Few speak to each other. The teacher tries to call the attention of the class to no avail.
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According to CCHS International Baccalaureate/Gifted Collaborator and Scheduler Dr. Meri Blackburn, who was on the initial advisement committee, Advisement was conceived as an element of a smaller-learning community focus initiative, along with the freshman academy and the Athens Career Academy.