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High Schools That Work ORIENTATION

High Schools That Work ORIENTATION. Southern Regional Education Board. KWL Strategy. What about…. Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) High Schools That Work (HSTW). WWW.sreb.org.

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High Schools That Work ORIENTATION

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  1. High Schools That WorkORIENTATION SouthernRegionalEducationBoard

  2. KWL Strategy

  3. What about… • Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) • High Schools That Work (HSTW) WWW.sreb.org

  4. Work Harder to Get Smarter:We need to change our thinking and our language from an ability model to an effort model. SouthernRegionalEducationBoard

  5. American Institute for Research “High Schools That Work is one of only three research-based school reform designs that has significant data supporting effectiveness in raising student achievement.” That quote is based upon the state network of schools.

  6. HSTW States

  7. TOPIC—HSTW 10 Key Practices Main Ideas (10 Key Practices) Details GIST/Summary

  8. Key Practice #1 Raise expectations and get students to meet them.

  9. Students Experience Intensive High Classroom Expectations

  10. Students See that High Schoolis Important to Their Future

  11. Common Actions Schools Take • Increased requirements – total or specific courses – GO BEYOND THE MINIMUM • Senior course requirements/Senior Project • Course syllabi clearly defines expectations • Common end-of-course (and unit) exams • A-B-C Not Yet grading • Expand opportunities to earn college credit in high school

  12. Key Practice #2 Increase access to challenging career and technical studies, with a major emphasis on using high-level mathematics, science, language arts and problem-solving skills.

  13. High-Achieving Sites Challenge Students High- Low-Students said they: Achieving Achieving Sites Sites • Used mathematics in 73% 57% vocational assignments • Read technical manuals to 85 65 complete assignments • Met standards on a written92 36 exam to pass a course

  14. Common Actions Schools Take • Business Advisory Committees become active • Seek industry certification • Require reading, writing and math • Written final exams • Capstone Projects • Link with community colleges for dual credit opportunities • Expand work-based/school-based/virtual learning opportunities

  15. Key Practice #3Increase access to challenging academic studies

  16. Common Actions Schools Take • Literacy Focus • 25 books per year across the curriculum • Write weekly in all classes • Reading and writing strategies to help understand the content of all classes • Research papers in all classes • Eliminate sections of low-level courses • Curriculum maps – pacing guides • Raise the level of classroom questioning

  17. 2004 Percentage of Students Experiencing Quality Academic Studies

  18. Key Practice # 4Have students complete a challenging program of study with an upgraded academic core and a concentration.

  19. HSTW-Recommended Academic Core • Four credits in college-prep/honors English • Four mathematics credits – including Algebra I, II, and Geometry • At least three credits in lab-based science – Physical, Biology & Chemistry • At least three credits in college-prep/honors social studies • NOTE: 4 X 4 core for schools with schedules that allow at least 28 credits. • Math in the senior year • PLUS. . .

  20. Concentrations • 4 credits in a planned sequence of career and technical studies or • 4 credits in a planned academic concentration such as: • Humanities • Math/Science • Fine Arts • Schools determine concentrations with business community help

  21. 2004 Recommended Core and Academic Achievement

  22. 2004 Percentage Taking Recommended Academic Core

  23. Key Practice #5Give students access to a system of work-based and school-based learning planned cooperatively by educators and employers.

  24. Work-based Opportunities • Job shadowing • Internships • Co-op • Youth apprenticeship • Service learning • School-based enterprises • Teacher externships

  25. Require students in work-based learning opportunities to: • Attend a regular class and/or seminar • Keep a journal of experiences • Develop a professional portfolio

  26. 2004Percentage of Students Having Quality Work-site Learning

  27. Key Practice #6Have teachers work togetherto integrate instruction.

  28. Approaches to Integration • Short-term projects • Long-term projects • Thematic projects • Academies • Ninth-grade • Career • Magnet Schools • Team teaching

  29. Academic and Career Technical Teachers Work Together Students said they frequently had joint assignments in: High- Achieving Sites Low-AchievingSites Writing 90% 23% Mathematics 41% 13% Science 60% 19 %

  30. Engage students actively in learning. Key Practice #7

  31. Actions for Engaging Students • Literacy Across the Curriculum • Socratic Seminars • Project-based learning • Cooperative learning • High-level questioning • Integrated instruction • Integration of technology • Effective direct instruction

  32. Involve students and parents in a guidance and advisement system Key Practice #8

  33. Actions Schools Take • Advisor-Advisee • Reality checks for juniors • Required annual parent meetings • Follow-up studies • Graduates return to talk to students • Use technology to communicate with parents • Involve community leaders • Meet at convenient places for parents • Provide child care

  34. Key Practice #9Provide a structured system of extra help

  35. Common Actions Schools Take • Require extra help • Build extra help into school day • Use technology • Credit recovery • The 9th grade transition • 9th Grade Academy • Double-dosing and/or Ninth Grade Seminar • Summer bridge program (1 day to 6 weeks) • Tutoring program using various support

  36. Key Practice #10Use student assessment and program evaluation data to continuously improve.THE FOUNDATION

  37. Four Types of Data • Achievement • Demographics • School and Classroom Practices • Perceptions

  38. Three R’s for High Schools • Rigor • Raise Expectations • Challenging Academic • Program of Study • Relevance • Challenging Career Technical • Work-based Learning • Teachers Working Together • Active Engagement • Relationships • Guidance and Advisement • Extra Help The Framework

  39. Monitoring Progress: The HSTW Assessment • Required in even years and optional in odd • NAEP Based Assessment in Reading, Mathematics and Science • Student Survey of Experiences • Transcript Analysis • Faculty Survey • Given to seniors (random sample or all) in January window • Goals based on skills needed to pass employer exams and college placement exams

  40. HSTW Design • Whole-school reform design requiring faculty ownership • Network provides expertise – learn from others with similar issues • Key Conditions create the culture for improvement • Schools develop plans to address the 10 Key Practices using faculty teams

  41. TOPIC—10 Key Practices Rank the 10 Key Practices in Order of Priority for Big Spring High School Main Ideas Details GIST/Summary

  42. 4-2-1 Free Write

  43. Four Corners Activity • The four corners of the room are each marked with a key practice • Please move to the corner that most represents which key practice you think should be top priority for our high school

  44. HSTW Why Develop Leadership Teams? • Teachers spend too little time talking about their work. • Leadership teams carry on if a leader leaves and sustains the effort. • Communication improves. • Teams come up with better ideas; work and responsibility are shared

  45. Focus on What You Can Change • Structure: Rigor of what is taught and what is expected. • Quality Instruction: How are students taught? • Supportfor Students: How is staff related to students? • Supportfor Teachers: How do teachers learn and related to each other? • Leadership: How are we involved in using data for Continuous Improvement?

  46. HSTW Table Teams • Review your current status • Identify one outstanding practice • Determine 3-5 major actions for year 1 • When you finish with year 1, go on to year 2 and 3

  47. Next Steps - Today • Regroup into your focus teams • Take the charts with actions aimed at addressing your focus team’s charge. • Hold first meeting • Determine date/time for next team meeting

  48. Focus Teams • Select Chair • Select recorder • Select a team song--must relate to challenge • List 3-5 major actions for year one • Complete assigned section in planner • Complete pages 31-32 of planner • Return to large group for presentations of actions and team song

  49. Focus Team PresentationScoring Rubric: • Team selects a song • Team song relates to Key Practice • Team knows the words to the song’s chorus • Team performs song (or chorus) and shares results of team assignment on key practice

  50. REMEMBER … All schools want to improve but few want to change. The fact remains that to improve one MUST change.

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