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Welcome to the 6 th Annual Spring Forum of the Washington Educational Research Network

Welcome to the 6 th Annual Spring Forum of the Washington Educational Research Network Enjoy the food and meet others Program begins at 7:00 pm. High School Reform In WA: Insights from Research and Practice. 6 th Annual Spring Forum of the Washington Educational Research Network

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Welcome to the 6 th Annual Spring Forum of the Washington Educational Research Network

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  1. Welcometo the 6th Annual Spring Forum of the Washington Educational Research Network Enjoy the food and meet others Program begins at 7:00 pm

  2. High School Reform In WA:Insights from Research and Practice 6th Annual Spring Forum of the Washington Educational Research Network May 11, 2006 Sponsored by Washington Education Research Association (WERA) and Research & Evaluation Office, OSPI

  3. Reasons for Current Focus on High School Reform • Higher expectations • Accountability • Problems with current high schools • Disparity in achievement across groups • High dropout rates, lower graduation rates • Growing consensus for change

  4. Annual Dropout Rates in WA inGrades 9-12 (School Year 2003–04)

  5. Attrition in the Class of 2004 * A total of 10.1% of the Grade 12 students were still enrolled in school at the end of the year, which represents 8.5% of the cohort.

  6. Class of 2004 CohortEnrollment Status

  7. Estimated Graduation RatesState of Washington, Class of 2004 Source: Graduation and Dropout Statistics for Washington's Counties, Districts, and Schools: School Year 2003-04, OSPI, September 2005

  8. 45% met all 3 standards in 20052008 is coming!

  9. Helping Students Finish SchoolWhy Students Drop Out and How to Help Them Graduate The High Schools We NeedImproving an American Institution December 2003, Updated May 2006 May 2006

  10. Forum Venue Four Presentations • Overview of High Schools We Need report • Lessons learned from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation projects in WA • School improvement efforts in high schools • Update on career and technical education issues

  11. High Schools We Need Guiding Questions • What are the characteristics of the high schools we currently have and need? • What historical forces have influenced high schools to shape them into what they are now? • How can we improve high schools to better prepare students for their future lives?

  12. Contents of Report • Urgency for Improving High Schools • Characteristics of Contemporary High Schools • Historical Development • Changing the Organization to Improve • Changing Classrooms, Improving Instruction • Processes for Changing High Schools • Current High School Reform Initiatives • Appendix: Profiles of High School Reform in WA

  13. Characteristics of Traditional High Schools • Bureaucratic • Batch-process students • Subject-matter specialization • Superficial rather than in-depth curriculum • Routinized activities • Disengaged, apathetic students • Uninspired Instruction • Future-reward orientation

  14. Students’ Views • Most students value learning • Most believe good grades are important • Many do not make much effort to do schoolwork; many say they are bored • Many feel schools are uncaring, impersonal • Many have little interaction or feedback from teachers

  15. Historical Development • Latin Grammar Schools (1635) & Academies (1749) • The Committee of Ten (1892) • The Cardinal Principles (1918) • Modern Comprehensive High School • Standards Movement

  16. Changing the Organization to Improve High Schools Personalized Structures & Opportunities • Communally-oriented • Positive school environment • School-wide strategies • Classroom strategies • Small learning communities • Increased opportunities for co-curricular activities • Family and community involvement

  17. Changing Classrooms, Improving Instruction • Students’ View of Good Teaching • Teaching Learning Communities • New Science of Learning • Authentic Pedagogy • Adaptive Pedagogy • Differentiating Instruction • Interventions to Ensure Student Learning • Student Motivation

  18. Processes for Changing High Schools • Characteristics of High Performing Schools • Planning and Managing Processes for Change • Roles of Change Coaches • Building Support for High School Reform • Sample Processes • Impediments to Change

  19. Current High School Reform Initiatives • Comprehensive School Improvement Models • Coalition of Essential Schools • High Schools That Work • Talent Development High School • New American High Schools • Career Academies • Career and Technical Education • Early College High School

  20. Current High School Reform Initiatives • National Organizations’ Initiatives • State Plans • Washington Plan

  21. Conclusion and Appendix Implications and Next Steps Vignettes of schools and districts Q & A

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