2025 SPS Cohort Information

This Cohort will provide 1 hour, instruction based classes to walk teams and coaches through the SPS process using a case study based on the district topic.

Teams may choose to stay for an additional 30 minutes following the lesson to practice writing the step covered in that day's lesson. During this 30 minutes the Program Director will review writing and offer feedback.

Registered teams will receive electronic research packets on the district, region, and state topic during the first session. Teams may use these packets to assist with writing various components of the SPS Process.

All classes will be prepped and led by the SPS Program Director, Chris Hill

All teams will be able to submit materials for feedback.

The Cohort is limited to 50 elementary/Junior registrations and 50 Middle/High School registrations.

Registration: $75

Registration Deadline: October 10th, 2025

Links to the virtual meetings will be sent to the email on the registration form by 10am on the day of the session.

Teams can have as many students, coaches, and parents on the virtual meeting as desired.

Elementary/Junior Cohort

Class Schedule

  • Class 1 (Oct) : 4:30pm-5:30pm EST 
    • Research Presentation on the District Topic - Extreme Weather
    • Space Exploration Background Information
    • Space Exploration Concerns and Research
    • Space Exploration Solutions and Research
  • Class 2 (Oct) : 4:30pm-5:30pm EST 
    • Introduction to the course
    • Reading the Case Study and brainstorming Concerns.
    • Use breakout rooms to generate Concerns based on categories.
  • Class 3 (Oct) : 4:30pm-5:30pm EST
    • Review Step 1 Process
    • Writing Brainstormed Concerns
    • Use of template to learn how to write Concerns
    • View Concern Examples
    • Each team will be able to submit 4 Concerns for feedback by October
    • Feedback will be submitted back to teams by November.
  • Class 4 (Nov) : 4:30pm-5:30pm EST
    • Review Step 2 Process
    • Writing the Central Concern
    • Avoid Fundamental Flaws
    • View Central Concern Examples
    • Each team will be able to submit 1 Central Concern for feedback by November. 
    • Feedback will be submitted back to teams by November 12th.
  • Class 5 (Nov) : 4:30-5:30pm EST
    • Review Step 3 Process
    • Writing Solutions
    • Using templates to practice writing solutions
    • View Solution Examples
    • Each team will be able to submit 4 solutions for feedback by November.
    • Feedback will be submitted back to teams by November.
  • Class 6 (Nov) : 4:30-5:30pm EST
    • Review Step 4 & 5
    • Justifications
    • Correctly Written Justifications
    • Applicable vs. Non-Applicable Justifications
    • Strategic Plan Template and Questions to answer within each heading
    • Each team will be able to submit 5 Justifications and 1 Strategic Plan for feedback by November.
    • Feedback will be submitted back to teams by November.

 

Middle/High School Cohort

Class Schedule

  • Class 1 (Oct) : 4:30pm-5:30pm EST 
    • Research Presentation on the District Topic - Extreme Weather
    • Space Exploration Background Information
    • Space Exploration Concerns and Research
    • Space Exploration Solutions and Research
  • Class 2 (Oct) : 4:30pm-5:30pm EST 
    • Introduction to the course
    • Reading the Case Study and brainstorming Concerns.
    • Use breakout rooms to generate Concerns based on categories.
  • Class 3 (Oct) : 4:30pm-5:30pm EST
    • Review Step 1 Process
    • Writing Brainstormed Concerns
    • Use of template to learn how to write Concerns
    • View Concern Examples
    • Each team will be able to submit 4 concerns for feedback by October
    • Feedback will be submitted back to teams by November.
  • Class 4 (Nov) : 4:30pm-5:30pm EST
    • Review Step 2 Process
    • Writing the Central Concern
    • Avoid Fundamental Flaws
    • View Central Concern Examples
    • Each team will be able to submit 1 Central Concern for feedback by November. 
    • Feedback will be submitted back to teams by November 12th.
  • Class 5 (Nov) : 4:30-5:30pm EST
    • Review Step 3 Process
    • Writing Solutions
    • Using templates to practice writing solutions
    • View Solution Examples
    • Each team will be able to submit 4 solutions for feedback by November.
    • Feedback will be submitted back to teams by November.
  • Class 6 (Nov) : 4:30-5:30pm EST
    • Review Step 4 & 5
    • Justifications
    • Correctly Written Justifications
    • Applicable vs. Non-Applicable Justifications
    • Strategic Plan Template and Questions to answer within each heading
    • Each team will be able to submit 5 Justifications and 1 Strategic Plan for feedback by November.
    • Feedback will be submitted back to teams by November.
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