The school now has 3,200 students, down from 4,500 five years ago. Its official statistics show a striking decline in enrollment in the upper grades. As of...
washingtonpost.com Defending Dropping Out of School For Some Students, the Best Course Is a Little-Prescribed One By Jay Mathews Washington Post Staff Writer...
Innovative Key school principal dies at 69 Patricia M. Bolanos, who helped found IPS magnet school, had brain cancer. By Kim L. Hooper ...
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Karen Hartke
khartke@...
Aug 2, 2003 12:28 pm
The dropout, pushout, keepout phenomena is the result of the same conditions us small school types are advocating to change: dumbed-down and irrelevant ...
SCHOOLS BY DESIGN It's Still About Teaching By Steve Jubb The 02- 03 school year has been the toughest of all my years at BayCES. Despite tremendous progress...
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Michael Klonsky
MikeKlonsky@...
Aug 2, 2003 12:30 pm
Parents at the smaller schools say they appreciate the greater intimacy. "The staff all know you here," said Laura Averette, whose two daughters attend...
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Ron Newell
rnewell@...
Aug 3, 2003 12:45 pm
This is the message we in the small schools group need to discount with every political bone in our bodies! Small is not necessarily more expensive! We have...
We are using it in the Indianapolis Public Schools Dave ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site...
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Karen Hartke
khartke@...
Aug 3, 2003 12:47 pm
This is a predictable problem that occurs with every new round of high-stakes-testing-as school reform efforts. (We all remember the story from NY in the 80's...
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rwisehart@...
Aug 4, 2003 2:30 pm
Understanding by Design is one of the texts we chose as a resource as we have developed our 9th Grade Academy. As Teacher Leader (and an outside facilitator...
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Ron Newell
rnewell@...
Aug 4, 2003 2:30 pm
Very nice testimonial to Steve, and I am sure, well deserved. One thing about the money - we in the small schools movement ought to think long and hard about...
''Put students in a small group of 15 to 20 kids; we call it the firing-line hypothesis,'' Finn said. ''Every kid feels that he or she could be called on at...
Hi Mike. FYI. The Maryland Disability Law Center, located in Baltimore, Maryland, is currently seeking an Executive Director. The job description is on the...
Understanding by Design is new to me. Can anyone give me a brief description? Thanks. Rob Thais Santa Monica High School ... From: rwisehart@... To:...
COMING IN FROM THE COLD ... HOLD THE DATE: JANUARY 20-22, 2004 SPEAKERS WORKSHOPS PLANNING AND DESIGN OF SLCs CONSULT WITH THE EXPERTS FUN IN THE SUN...
From: The Southeast Center for Teaching Quality. Small Schools Can Make a Difference for Teachers The National Commission on Teaching & America's Future has...
From July, 2003 issue of District Administration: The magazine for K-12 education leaders Are Smaller Schools the Answer? Educators in Cicero, Ill., are...
Board of trustees chairman Harry Spence said the decision for Leonard to leave was mutual, given that Leonard's strengths are better-suited to larger schools....
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Scheinfeld, Tamara
tscheinfeld@...
Aug 8, 2003 1:10 am
In addition to Ron's comments, we'd like to point out that this article erroneously assumes that buildings and schools are the same thing. On the contrary, a...
Educators can begin by looking at last year's roster of students, name by name, and questioning how much of an influence we've had on students' lives. Then...
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Karen Hartke
khartke@...
Aug 9, 2003 10:48 am
Tamara: This is a letter to the editor. Why not send it in???? Karen ... From: Scheinfeld, Tamara [mailto:tscheinfeld@...] Sent: Thursday, August 07,...
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Bordwell, Ray
ray.bordwell@...
Aug 9, 2003 10:48 am
Tamara Excellent point and a model being used all over the country to gain the benefits of small schools, especially in areas where land is at a premium. From...
"Dow30t" asked about books on small school development. Our book, "Rethinking High School," by Daniels, Bizar & Zemelman outlines the elements of a school that...
Dear Small School Friends: I had the pleasure of listening to, meeting, and briefly talking with Susan and Mike Klonsky at the International Democracy in...
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Jill Herman
jill.herman@...
Aug 9, 2003 10:50 am
best is a simple justice edited by bill ayers ... From: "dow30t" <rbonanno@...> To: <smallschools@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 7:35 PM ...
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Ron Newell
rnewell@...
Aug 9, 2003 10:52 am
These testimonials attest to the fact that high school students need to take control over their own learning; and to the fact that high school ought to be...
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Joe Nathan
jnathan@...
Aug 11, 2003 2:18 pm
Several people commented on why it's ok to build large buildings - so long as you house small schools in them. I certainly understand - and am involved in...
Pat McQuillan's qualitative analysis of the second year (2002-2003) of autonomous small schools at the Manual Educational Complex has been posted at the...
