Resources in this section provide overviews on the types of smaller learning communities that districts and schools have created, as well as tools that can help state agencies guide districts in the engagement and planning efforts necessary for the successful implementation of smaller learning communities.
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Arizona Department of Education
This summary provides highlights from an Arizona Department of Education sponsored roundtable discussion on the status of high school reform and the need for developing an SLC network.
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The North Carolina New Schools Project,
2007
The North Carolina New Schools Project is a private-public initiative to redesign high schools, primarily by creating new small schools or converting existing comprehensive schools in to discrete smaller schools.
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School Redesign Network at Stanford University,
2006
This report provides a case study of redesign efforts in the Austin Independent School District, in partnership with the School Redesign Network at Stanford University.
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Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory,
2007
These tutorials are designed to address the needs of schools and districts who plan to implement, or are implementing, smaller learning communities.
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Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory,
2007
This resource warehouse includes implementation tools, information, and how-to suggestions for implementing smaller learning communities.
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Jobs for the Future,
2004
This paper examines the process of converting large schools to smaller ones and provides real-world case studies.
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The Small Schools Workshop,
2007
This website provides guidance and professional development to large public schools that are in the process of restructuring into smaller learning environments.
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School Redesign Network, Stanford University
This report identifies and develops ten features of effective school design to accompany the establishment of small schools.
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Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory,
2006
This paper introduces critical steps and a necessary set of commitments for large high schools attempting to convert to small learning communities.
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Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory,
2007
This report brings together a knowledge base, tools, and resources for implementing and deepening small learning community practice.
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Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory,
2001
This paper looks at the opportunities and challenges faced by five high schools in Boston that undertook whole school reform by implementing small learning communities.
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Jobs for the Future,
2006
This document is a toolkit that provides a road map for stakeholders to build a system of smaller learning environments that supplement large, comprehensive high schools.
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Jobs for the Future,
2002
This report argues that school size is a platform for creating learning communities which result in high levels of achievement by all students.
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MDRC,
2006
This resource researches three high school reform initiative: Career Academis, First Things First, and Talent Development. Districts interested in implementing one of these intitiatives in their high schools will find the conclusions drawn from that research helpful.
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Institute for Research and Reform in Education ,
2008
This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of the First Things First (FTF) high school reform program. FTF consists of a three-pronged approach to improving high schools: developing small learning communities, establishing a family advocate system, and emphasizing instructional improvement.
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