Resources in this section look both at providing leadership to districts in their efforts to implement secondary school redesign, as well as at how smartly structured state systems can help foster stronger leadership at the state level.
This collection of tools helps schools make the most of learning communities among students, between students and teachers, and between schools and their external community partners.
The website for High School!, a best practice periodical for educators, highlights issues, research, and resources relevant to secondary school redesign.
State of New Hampshire Department of Education,
2007
This report brings together state, regional, and national resources with the work of New Hampshire educators in a plan to support the improvement of secondary schools.
This website communicates the need for high school redesign and the rationale behind Arkansas's SmartCore Curriculum - graduation requirements to be implemented with the state's graduating class of 2010. The site is divided into sections for students, educators, parents, and business.
Great Maine Schools Project, High School Summit,
2006
This slide presentation emphasizes how today's students must be able to succeed in a global context, and focuses specifically on Maine's efforts to ensure their success.
This blueprint looks at existing data and assessments of Virginia’s education system and then establishes action goals and areas of focus to address these goals.
This tool was created for CCSSO's secondary school redesign initiative. The purpose of the tool is to help State Education Agencies think about, plan and discuss their secondary school redesign initiatives from a number of perspectives. If these discussions take place, and are implemented thoughtfully, then the state will have a much greater chance of seeing success in their SSR efforts.
The High School Redesign Simulation is designed to put users in the role of a state education agency senior staff member. The Simulation allows the user to learn by doing in a realistic, yet risk-free environment.
The primary aim of any state education agency is to ensure the outstanding instruction of each student it serves through sound leadership, guidance, and support to every district and school. While there is no one right approach to providing SEA leadership, learning the practices of other states improves the quality of leadership that each state can provide.
