"As a "Big Picture School, MetWest follows a nontraditional model, where students spend three days a week doing core learning and instruction, and spend Tuesdays and Thursdays participating in internships and career learning with a mentor. Their internships are in fields ranging from automotive to education, healthcare, and videography. "At Big Picture Schools, we believe not all the learning happens inside the schools but outside as well,""
"In the latest release of Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium results, the standardized math and reading tests known as SBAC that California uses to assess school performance, MetWest students made substantial gains - showing the most growth among Oakland Unified middle and high schools year over year. MetWest students gained 42 points in reading and 42 points in math, around twice the growth of the next highest secondary school."
Shalonda Gregory joined MetWest High School in 2020 from Kentucky during the pandemic and inherited a school with high staff turnover and two prior principals lost in recent years. In 2021-2022 only 29% of teachers returned, yet Gregory committed to stay and stabilize the school. MetWest operates a Big Picture model with three days of core instruction and two days of internships and mentor-based career learning across fields like automotive, education, healthcare, and videography. Gregory prioritized improving school culture and strengthening instruction alongside the internship program. SBAC results show MetWest students gained 42 points in reading and 42 points in math, the largest year-over-year growth among Oakland Unified secondary schools.
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