State Leadership Action
New Hampshire’s Vision for Redesign: Moving from High Schools to Learning Communities
Source: State of New Hampshire Department of Education Date: 2007
This report is designed to assist local educators and community stakeholders in New Hampshire to develop a new high school delivery model through six guiding principles that ensures every learner is engaged and successful; to inspire active, sustained participation in the process of high school redesign; and to encourage the concept of learning communities. The report also highlights the key high school issues addressed in the revised Minimum Standards For School Approval, and offers an example of a competency-based assessment transcript.
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Background and Context
Providing leadership across a state's vast education system is a daunting challenge. In an era of increased accountability, the state's role is even more central to the teaching that takes place in each classroom throughout the state. Whether through the establishment and improvement of state data systems, or shifting the internal organization of the agency, states are undertaking a variety of efforts to provide stronger leadership.