Sentences with phrase «comprehensive high school reform»

Texas was a pioneer with its comprehensive high school reform agenda as seen in HB 1.

There are tips and downloadable guides, practical advice, and videos that show how to get started on a high school transformation that some are calling the first comprehensive high school reform in more than century.

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New American High Schools Make the Grade Whether a comprehensive high school, a magnet school, a small pilot school, or a restructured vocational - technical school — the Department of Education's 30 «New American High Schools» have been transformed by research - based reform strategHigh Schools Make the Grade Whether a comprehensive high school, a magnet school, a small pilot school, or a restructured vocational - technical school — the Department of Education's 30 «New American High Schools» have been transformed by research - based reform strateghigh school, a magnet school, a small pilot school, or a restructured vocational - technical school — the Department of Education's 30 «New American High Schools» have been transformed by research - based reform strategHigh Schools» have been transformed by research - based reform strategies.

While the nation seemed transfixed by No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, and Common Core State Standards, «one of the most wide - ranging reforms in public education» during that time, according to a group of researchers from Duke and MIT, «was the reorganization of large comprehensive high schools into small schools» in New York City.

Panelists mentioned various important changes that needed to be made such as a juvenile justice system reform, access and support for early childhood education, comprehensive support services for parents that includes job training, a professional teaching structure, high schools that build pathways beyond just a four - year college degree, and educational supports for children living with undocumented immigrant parents.

Implications of One Comprehensive School Reform Model for Secondary School Students Underrepresented in Higher Education (PDF).

At day's end, the multifaceted challenge of high - school reform seems to be a problem that needs to ripen before any comprehensive solution can drop from the policy tree.

Tucker then founded the National Center on Education and the Economy and, in that role, created the Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, the New Standards Consortium, America's Choice (a comprehensive school reform program), the National Institute for School Leadership and Excellence for All (a high school reform proschool reform program), the National Institute for School Leadership and Excellence for All (a high school reform proSchool Leadership and Excellence for All (a high school reform proschool reform program).

provide staff ongoing, high - quality, job - embedded professional development that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure that they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;

While at ED, she co-authored the 2004 Report to Congress on the Implementation and Impact of the Comprehensive School Reform Program, and contributed to the 2001 Title I report High Standards for All Students.

provide staff ongoing, high - quality job - embedded professional development (e.g., regarding subject - specific pedagogy, instruction that reflects a deeper understanding of the community served by the school or differentiated instruction) that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;

During his tenure in the district, the high school was described by the United States Department of Education as «the most recognized and celebrated school in America,» won four Blue Ribbon awards from the United States Department of Education, and was one of the first comprehensive schools designated by the DOE as a New America High School for being a model of successful school refhigh school was described by the United States Department of Education as «the most recognized and celebrated school in America,» won four Blue Ribbon awards from the United States Department of Education, and was one of the first comprehensive schools designated by the DOE as a New America High School for being a model of successful school rschool was described by the United States Department of Education as «the most recognized and celebrated school in America,» won four Blue Ribbon awards from the United States Department of Education, and was one of the first comprehensive schools designated by the DOE as a New America High School for being a model of successful school rschool in America,» won four Blue Ribbon awards from the United States Department of Education, and was one of the first comprehensive schools designated by the DOE as a New America High School for being a model of successful school refHigh School for being a model of successful school rSchool for being a model of successful school rschool reform.

As the first large urban school district to introduce a comprehensive accountability system, Chicago provides an exceptional case study of the effects of high - stakes testing - a reform strategy that will become omnipresent as the No Child Left Behind Act is implemented nationwide.

The ultimate goal of the Comprehensive Secondary School Reform Plan is to promote student success, as measured by increased scores on high school assessments, increased attendance rate, increased graduation rate, decreased drop - out rate and decreased issues related to a safe and secure learning enviroSchool Reform Plan is to promote student success, as measured by increased scores on high school assessments, increased attendance rate, increased graduation rate, decreased drop - out rate and decreased issues related to a safe and secure learning enviroschool assessments, increased attendance rate, increased graduation rate, decreased drop - out rate and decreased issues related to a safe and secure learning environment.

What reformers should do is develop the tools that can allow families to make school overhauls successful; this includes building comprehensive school data systems that can be used in measuring success, and continuing to advance teacher quality reforms (including comprehensive teacher and principal evaluations based mostly on value - added analysis of student test score growth data, a subject of this week's Dropout Nation Podcast) that can allow school operators of all types to select high - quality talents.

The promise of CSR models — such as Accelerated School Project, Core Knowledge, Direct Instruction, High Schools That Work, School Development Program, Success for All — and the comprehensive reform that they support is that they are research - based and provide the training and other supports needed to encourage a coordinated approach to improvement that addresses curriculum and instruction, professional development, leadership, parental and community involvement, and other components needed for student success.

Since the mid-1990s, one increasingly employed approach for raising student achievement — school - level adoption and effective implementation of externally developed, research - based comprehensive school reform models — has been tried in more than 8,000 schools nationwide, most of which are high poverty and low performing.

A state department of education (SDE) that is served by the Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC) requested information on support for high school students, with a focus on whole - school reform, primarily behavioral and school climate initiatives.

The initial reform work in Boston was around changing the size of the schools from large, comprehensive high schools to small schools or small learning communities.

Talent Development Secondary, a comprehensive school reform effort, has emerged after over 20 years of research, applications and practices, well equipped to respond effectively to the needs of schools and districts seeking the strategies, tools, materials, supports and personnel needed to dramatically improve middle and high schools marked by low achievement and low graduation rates.

Future reforms in San Diego will continue to focus on a «portfolio of schools» approach and offer different types of schools, including comprehensive high schools.

In September 2005, Governor Romney introduced a comprehensive Education Reform bill aimed at closing two gaps: (1) the gap between Massachusetts student performance and our international competition, particularly in math and science; and (2) the achievement gaps within the state, between high - performing and low - performing schools.

His research background includes developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive whole - school reforms and translating research findings into effective reforms for high - poverty secondary schools.

He is the Co-Director of the Talent Development Middle and High School Project, which is currently working with more than 100 high - poverty secondary schools to develop, implement and evaluate comprehensive whole school refoHigh School Project, which is currently working with more than 100 high - poverty secondary schools to develop, implement and evaluate comprehensive whole school reSchool Project, which is currently working with more than 100 high - poverty secondary schools to develop, implement and evaluate comprehensive whole school refohigh - poverty secondary schools to develop, implement and evaluate comprehensive whole school reschool reforms.

We couldn't wait on any high school, so rather than phase in one school at a time, we'd try reform for all seven of the comprehensive high schools,» he says.

In addition to the small learning communities, San Diego is also using other reform models, all with the intent of breaking down the larger comprehensive high school and ultimately offering students a choice among many different kinds of schools that would suit their needs.

«It's hard to find consistent, long - term, high - quality service learning,» says Sarah Pearson of the American Youth Policy Forum in Washington, D.C. Pearson's recent report, Finding Common Ground: Service Learning and Education Reform (2002), establishes the compatibility between the goals of comprehensive school reform models and those of service leaReform (2002), establishes the compatibility between the goals of comprehensive school reform models and those of service leareform models and those of service learning.

The Role of Teacher Preparation, Licensure, and Retention in Creating High - Performing Middle Schools, C. Kenneth McEwin, Thomas S. Dickinson, and Tracy W. Smith Lessons Learned from Comprehensive School Reform Models, Nancy Ames State - Level Policy Development, David A. Payton Creating Common Middle - Level Knowledge: A New York Story, Jeannette Stern and Sandra L. Stacki A New Vision for Professional Learning, Stephanie Hirsh.

Westerberg provides comprehensive research on high school reform from leading education experts, candid examples from his 26 years as a principal, and thought - provoking insights from other high school leaders who have taken up the call to improve their schools.

I was the lead teacher of a small school - within - a-school project inside my large comprehensive high school and a facilitator for the whole - school reform efforts that had grown out of a school funding case known as Abbott v. Burke.

TDS» services to schools, districts, and states span the continuum of comprehensive transformation models, to key reform components, to high impact tools and supports.

The school reform described in our book titled «Creating a Culture for a High Performing School: A Comprehensive Approach to School Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces discipline and off - task behaviors byschool reform described in our book titled «Creating a Culture for a High Performing School: A Comprehensive Approach to School Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces discipline and off - task behaviors byreform described in our book titled «Creating a Culture for a High Performing School: A Comprehensive Approach to School Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces discipline and off - task behaviors bySchool: A Comprehensive Approach to School Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces discipline and off - task behaviors bySchool Reform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces discipline and off - task behaviors byReform, Dropout Prevention, and Bullying Behavior» reduces discipline and off - task behaviors by 75 %.

Paula White, NJ State Director for Democrats for Education Reform, added: «Democrats for Education Reform understands that the fight for high - quality public school choice is a crucial part of a larger, comprehensive effort to champion ALL of America's public school children, irrespective of their background or circumstance.

Instead, this report provides readers with brief reviews of the critical issues facing America's middle and high schools, and a survey of approaches - including comprehensive school reform - used to address these challenges.

Among other findings, MDRC's research demonstrated that «successful system - wide reform through the creation of new schools is possible» and that «comprehensive whole - school reforms can turn around struggling high schools, improve student achievement, and put more students on a successful path to graduation.»

That is also true of the Comer Process, which is a more comprehensive elementary and middle school reform model, developed and derived especially for low - income neighborhoods and schools, with high components of minority students.

Response This CSRQ Center Report on Middle and High School CSR Models provides a scientifically based, consumer - friendly review of the effectiveness and quality of 18 widely adopted middle and high school comprehensive school reform (CSR) modHigh School CSR Models provides a scientifically based, consumer - friendly review of the effectiveness and quality of 18 widely adopted middle and high school comprehensive school reform (CSR) mSchool CSR Models provides a scientifically based, consumer - friendly review of the effectiveness and quality of 18 widely adopted middle and high school comprehensive school reform (CSR) modhigh school comprehensive school reform (CSR) mschool comprehensive school reform (CSR) mschool reform (CSR) models.

One approach, comprehensive school reform (CSR), has been tried in thousands of schools nationwide, most of which are high poverty and low performing.

At this stage in the modern movement to redesign high schools, states should focus on policies that provide opportunity, encouragement, and support for local innovation — including those described above — rather than more sweeping policies that mandate statewide comprehensive reforms.

While the current movement to redesign high schools does focus on bottom - up solutions rather than top - down comprehensive reforms, state policymakers can support innovators in important ways.

In the wake of the Valentine's Day shooting that killed 17, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students have been hailed for their grass - roots movement that passed comprehensive gun reform in Florida's Republican - controlled legislature and spawned school walkouts earlier this month with more than 1 million students participating across the coSchool students have been hailed for their grass - roots movement that passed comprehensive gun reform in Florida's Republican - controlled legislature and spawned school walkouts earlier this month with more than 1 million students participating across the coschool walkouts earlier this month with more than 1 million students participating across the country.