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Idea to send:	Topic Education Content Teachers are working hard to meet initiatives passed every year through "No Child Left Behind" and Oklahoma's API and AYI requirements. They are all worthy goals that need the attention of teachers at every level. On the same note, students in Oklahoma, according to the recent report card from the National Chamber of Commerce continue to fall short. My idea is to use Dr. Joseph Renzulli's Schoolwide enrichment model to enrich education for all students, increase student interest and motivation, and decrease dropout rates. This consists of three levels of enrichment, starting with level one in which guests or teachers offer special-interest or career-based presentation in an assembly setting. Level two involves allowing smaller groups of interested students to futher pursue the subject as they become involved in projects or mini-courses based on the level one subjects they find interesting. Level three of the model takes truely committed students a step further by matching them with mentors in the field of study or real world work environment. The innovative angle I would like to see taken here is to give this project to the community. Allow business leaders, college professors, retired educators, family volunteers, legislators, and other concerned citizens to come into the school and help to train the students they hope to hire someday. Allow the teachers to concentrate on core subjects and merely assist in this model, having only one school employee as a coordinator of the program.