Learn effective
magnet school strategies by studying our online courses and toolkits on curriculum integration and student recruitment.
Learn effective
magnet school strategies by studying our online courses and Toolkit on curriculum integration and student recruitment.
Not exact matches
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
strategies.
If traditional public
schools refuse to provide a safe, orderly, academically enriching environment for young adolescents to prepare for college preparatory high
schools or high - quality career and technical options, then we should encourage the development of charter
schools,
magnet schools, and other choice
strategies that do.
The second
strategy we propose is to allow public charter
schools and
magnet schools to use weighted lotteries to create or maintain socioeconomic diversity.
This type of
strategy is not seen as harmful by the district because it helps them «launder» their
school grades — the
magnet students artificially boost the
school metrics and the district can take credit for the «improving»
school grades.
Since ESSA requires states to adopt evidence - based interventions for the lowest performing bottom 5 percent of
schools, and
school diversity is a research - supported
strategy linked to improved student outcomes, (when appropriate) states could use this mandate as an opportunity to invest in these
schools by turning them into high - quality racially and socioeconomically diverse
magnets.
Moreover, the report included case studies of three
school districts, located in separate areas of the country, each using different
strategies to voluntarily increase racial and socioeconomic diversity, such as utilizing
magnet schools, new student attendance zones, and
school choice policies.
During this session,
Magnet Super Heroe's will engage in Master Planning for Innovation (MPI)
strategies to re-engineer processes, engage critical stakeholders, and to enable cohesive, collaborative work focused on
magnet school goals and MSA Standards of Excellence.This session will allow learning innovators to discover their superpowers.
It offers tools, information, and
strategies to assist in planning, implementing, and revising
magnet school programs.
Interdistrict
magnet schools are designed to attract students from all around the area and from all walks of life, but there are many factors that could affect which students end up applying to and attending the
school, including both the
school's marketing
strategies as well as qualities of the
school.
Inter-district
magnet schools were one of the components of the
school choice
strategy.
The major planks of Mr. Dupree's improvement
strategy have been the
magnet programs in each elementary
school, a redesign of graduation requirements, and increased rigor in all high
school classes through the Cambridge International curriculum.
All of MSA's directors have not only been catalysts for change in their own communities, they are leading a national dialogue and creating
strategies for
magnet schools by improving educational environments now that lead us into the future.
Read
magnet school studies and best practices by visiting our Library, and learn new STEM educational
strategies and activities from our STEM Resources.
Ask state and local
school districts / superintendents to consider the
magnet school approach as an option for promoting student academic achievement in the lowest performing
schools as part of a comprehensive Title I
school improvement
strategy.
We should invest in proven
strategies —
strategies such as smaller class sizes, parental involvement,
magnet and community
schools — that we know help to improve the success of all of our students.»
Inviting your elected officials to visit your
magnet school is a creative
strategy to increase the visibility of the theme - based programs that are being offered in your district.