These resources provide tools, case studies, and other resources to help evaluate your own states’ leadership and determine ways to improve. |
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Council of Chief State School Officers ,
2008
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.
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Council of Chief State School Officers,
2007
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.
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The State of New Hampshire Department of Education ,
2005
The report chronicles several the activities of the High School Leadership Team in the effort to develop a vision for New Hampshire high schools.
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Resources for Learning,
2007
This interim report on the Texas High School Project evaluates various models of school redesign.
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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.
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Maine Department of Education,
1998
This report brings together the findings of an exploration into the state of secondary education in Maine.
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The Ohio Partnership for Continued Learning,
2007
This brief outlines how Ohio will partner with districts to build teacher capacity for implementing the Ohio Core curriculum.
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Office of Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction,
2006
This report looks at three high school reform initiatives that schools are using in Washington State and offers an initial evaluation after one year of implementation.
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Wisonsin Department of Public Instruction,
2006
This report provides a summary of the mission, research, proceedings, and finally concluding recommendations of the Wisconsin High School Task Force.
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Connecticut State Department of Education,
2006
This working guide outlines seven expectations to redesign Connecticut's high schools to be met by the year 2014.
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Rhode Island Department of Education,
2007
The Rhode Island Statewide Curriculum website is an interactive tool that supports teaching, learning, and high achievement for all students; it provides resources and information for students, their families, communities, and educators.
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Arkansas Department of Education
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.
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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.
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Virginia Department of Education,
2005
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.
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Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
This website provides a framework for the goals of the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure a focus on building capacity to better lead and support schools in improving teaching and learning.
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North Carolina New Schools Project,
2004
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Deleware State Board of Education
This webpage summarizes the information and discussions held during the Secondary Schools Summit: Challenges and Opportunities, sponsored by the Delaware State Board of Education in April 2005.
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Iowa Department of Education,
2007
This is a set of materials designed to communicate the message, "Grow, Prepare, Succeed" (GPS) to students, parents, and the community.
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Louisiana Deptartment of Education,
2007
This website provides a wealth of documents issued by or relevant to the work of the Louisiana High School Redesign Commission
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Mississippi Department of Education,
2006
This web page provides resources related to the Mississippi Department of Education’s dropout prevention plan, including videos and PowerPoint presentations defining the state's graduation and dropout rate goals and suggesting strategies to meet these targets.
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Virginia Department of Education,
2006
This website outlines how Virginia used its National Governors Association Honor States grant to implement high school redesign in thirty high schools across the state.
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Louisiana High School Redesign Commission,
2006
This report explains the rationale behind high school redesign and offers recommendations for state action
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Illinois State Board of Education,
2007
This report provides a brief examination of issues surrounding the re-enrolling of high school dropouts in Illinois. It provides related statistics, an overview of programs already in place, and initial recommendations on potential new programs.
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Great Lakes West Comprehensive Assistance Center,
2007
This survey, taken at the end of the Illinois 2007 High School Challenge Conference, consists of attendee responses to the presentations and workgroups at the conference. It offers constructive criticism of the sessions from the 2007 conference, and suggests changes that can be made at future conferences.
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Great Lakes West Comprehensive Assistance Center,
2007
This survey consists of thoughts and reflections on Illinois High Schools. The survey responses are divided into three sections: principals, teachers, and other administrators.
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Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Federal requirements outlined in NCLB have increased attention to graduation and dropout rates. This resource examines why these rates have not changed despite 30 years of research and reform efforts focused on improving them.
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Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
This resource acknowledes that successful schools do exist. The authors review more than 20 studies, and find that a combination of nine characteristics are prevalent among high performing schools. This second edition of the resource expands upon and deepens understanding of the characteristics through new research and professional references.
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Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
This resource provides a comprehensive look at high school reform based on a review of research and professional literature. The intended audience for this report includes educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders.
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Education Commission of the States,
2007
A comprehensive summary of state policy information, both enacted and proposed, as well as contact information for each state.
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Center for American Progress,
2007
This report highlights the growing dropout problem and summarizes the proposed Graduation Promise Act of 2007.
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National High School Alliance,
2005
This report identifies core principles for fostering high academic performance and recommends strategies for achieving each principle.
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National High School Alliance,
2007
This resource is a more detailed version of A Call to Action: Transforming High School for All Youth, providing strategies for implementing core principles and other indicators, resources, and research.
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