=================================== CASN LIGHTHOUSE ACADEMY SITE VISITS SPRING 2004 =================================== The Career Academy Support Network at...
FROM: DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION NOVEMBER, 2003 But that changed in 1991 when Principal Betty Despenza-Green came on board. Serving 2,700 students in a former...
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Small Schools
smallschoolsworkshop@...
Feb 2, 2004 4:29 am
"But what is the sense of giving grants that aren't sufficient to get the job done?"...Observer The Department of Education has published its "Notice of...
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Carmen Mahon
cmahon@...
Feb 2, 2004 4:33 am
Response to the Advisory Topic: As we all know, advisories are an underutilized time because everyone writes it off, uses it as a homeroom, or it doesn't have...
Carmen, We can also use this material for students in the advisory board to start reflecting on issues that are important for the development of our young...
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SMALL SCHOOLS WORKSHOP
Feb 3, 2004 2:30 am
PORTLAND OREGONIAN More high schools decide smaller is better Educators under pressure to improve student performance seek reorganization help from grants and...
Does anyone know of solid research on the connection between smaller schools and reducing the drop-out rate? I have been working with the assumption that some...
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Small Schools
m.klonsky@...
Feb 3, 2004 3:16 pm
Jeremy, You asked about research on small schools and dropouts. Here are some good sources. Check out Kathleen Cotton's research review of 10 studies from...
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Siv Kristin Spain
siv@...
Feb 3, 2004 6:24 pm
Hi Debbie, There is a school in Seattle, WA called Summit K-12. It is a small school (only about 700 students) and appears to have quite a lot of success with ...
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John Devine
jfdevine@...
Feb 3, 2004 6:24 pm
Dear Karen Hartke, I am very interested in knowing more about "advisory-type practices." I am doing some workshops in middle schools in the Bronx and I know...
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SMALL SCHOOLS WORKSHOP
Feb 3, 2004 6:25 pm
Creating great small schools takes commitment, expert says 02/02/04 Expert: Seeking gradual change not advised Deborah Meier, founder of the celebrated Central...
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Joe Nathan
jnathan@...
Feb 4, 2004 2:12 pm
Debbie, one example of what you are asking about is the Julia Richman complex in New York CIty. These are all public schools. The building holds a number of...
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Ron Newell
rnewell@...
Feb 4, 2004 2:12 pm
Check out the Minnesota New Country School's website for their annual reports, in which they have parent and student surveys. www.mncs.k12.mn.us. Look under...
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Small Schools
smallschoolsworkshop@...
Feb 4, 2004 2:14 pm
NY TIMES The renovated and expanded building for the academy, which serves grades 7 through 12, is the first new construction benefiting public high school...
SEATTLE TIMES Tuesday, February 03, 2004, 12:00 A.M. Pacific Susan Byrnes / Times editorial columnist Meet the poster child of charter-school hopes The...
In Arkansas, rural schools say no to merging State fights over a plan designed to remedy funding inequities by consolidating students in better schools. By...
NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL Study Tours Winter-Spring 2004 February 18, 2004 ? March 17, 2004 ? April 14, 2004 Come spend a day at New Technology High School...
ALERT!! SMALLER LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND DOZENS OF OTHER SUPPORTS FOR SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION WILL BE ZEROED OUT OF THE PRESIDENT'S 'O5 BUDGET UNLESS SOMETHING ...
-- This newsletter is sent by the U.S. Department of Education via uscharterschools.org.-- 2004 National Charter Schools Conference Push to 50: Getting the...
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Carolyn Ash
carolyn@...
Feb 6, 2004 6:17 pm
Dear Colleagues, I am writing to you as the former program director for the Minority Student Achievement Network, a consortium of 21 racially integrated...
Inside the classroom Small school into robotics big time By Bill McCleery <mailto:bill.mccleery@...>bill.mccleery@... February 3, 2004 With...
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Small Schools
smallschoolsworkshop@...
Feb 6, 2004 6:18 pm
NY TIMES The question of how to tame a big, violent high school is looming large in New York City and around the country. In some places, schools are resorting...
I am looking for a student survey which could assess the degree of personalization in a high school. Are there any resources? Suzanne...
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Ron Newell
rnewell@...
Feb 7, 2004 10:39 pm
Check out Carol Miller Lieber's book Partner's in Learning put out by Education for Social Responsibility - lots of good stuff about relationships, advisories,...
We're considering adding an on-time-arrival goal to our accountability plan, along w/ basic attendance goal. And we are thinking about constructive ways to...
NASSP Program Spotlight 2004 Annual Convention--Visionary Leaders: Architects of Change February 27-March 1, 2004; Orlando, FL The 88th Annual NASSP Convention...
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Small Schools
smallschoolsworkshop@...
Feb 8, 2004 9:46 pm
February 2004 Up Close Poor numbers not the whole story "Scholar culture" helps potential dropouts learn discipline, aim for college. by Maureen Kelleher At...
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Small Schools Workshop
Feb 9, 2004 11:20 am
THE SMALLSCHOOLS JOBS BOARD Do you want to teach in a small school? Are you a small school looking for a great teacher or administrator? Check out the JOBS...
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dllehman@...
Feb 9, 2004 11:49 am
Karen - Sorry, just getting caught up w/e-mail since being out of town. We call our "Advisories" "Family Groups" and all our "Family Group Leaders (FGLs)" ...
