Advisories Design Considerations: A Discussion Tool
Adapted by the Small Schools Project from a prototype of Discover
the Power of Advisories: Personalizing Your Smaller Learning Community The Education Alliance
at Brown University
The 26 design options listed in the tool must be adapted to fit your
specific needs. We encourage you to use only those options that are
applicable and align with your school mission and philosophy. Make multiple
copies of the tool and indicate which option is being discussed by checking
the appropriate box. As you discuss, take notes on the ideas, opinions,
and decisions raised by the topic. It may be helpful to keep an advisory
planning binder with these discussion sheets inside for future reference.
It may also be useful to modify this tool for decision-making when your
staff has reached that stage. The Education Alliance has two additional
components in their tool that are not included here. They include areas
of support and opposition, and consensus.
