, was held on June
18-20, 2008 in Washington, DC. Based on the expressed needs of the Regional
Comprehensive Centers (RCCs) and the states they serve, the
focused on systemic improvement on the high school level
with a concentrated focus on high school literacy, dropout prevention, STEM,
tiered intervention, and transitions out of high school.
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Below, viewers have the opportunity to access conference videos,
presentations, and resources from the Institute.
| Wednesday, June 18, 2008 |
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| Presenters: |
Joseph R.
Harris
Director, National High School Center |
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Molly
Howard
2008 NASSP/Met Life High School Principal of the Year
Principal, Jefferson County High School, Louisville, GA
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Lewis H.
Chappelear
2008 California Teacher of the Year
2008 National Teacher of the Year
Finalist
Teacher, James Monroe High School, North Hills,
CA
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| Closing
Remarks: |
Floretta
McKenzie
Senior Advisor, American Institutes for Research
Founder, The McKenzie Group, Inc. |
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| Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
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This session
introduced the National High School Center Mapping Framework as a tool for
thinking systemically about the broad range of initiatives that make up the
high school improvement landscape. The framework, which is based on eight
common elements of systemic school reform, provides a structure for
understanding, aligning, and prioritizing these initiatives in order to develop
coherent and contextually appropriate approaches to high school improvement at
both state and local levels. The session also explored effective practices and
challenges in building institutional and professional capacity for strategic
planning, implementation, and ongoing support of high school improvement
efforts. |
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| Presenters: |
Joseph R.
Harris
Director, National High School Center |
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Dean
Fixsen
Research Professor, Division of Training, Research,
Evaluation and Demonstration, USF Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health
Institute |
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Concurrent Small Group Sessions: Using the Mapping Framework
to Better Understand Key Focus Areas |
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Participants broke
into small groups regarding a high school priority area where guest experts
discussed what is known from research and best practice about effective
school-level practice. |
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| Guest Experts: |
Terry
Salinger
Managing Director and Chief Scientist for Reading
Research,
American Institutes for Research |
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Maria
Santos
Executive Director, New York City Board of Education Office
of English Language Learners |
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| Guest Experts: |
Nettie
Legters
Research Scientist, The Center for Social Organization of
Schools at the Johns Hopkins University |
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Loujeania
Bost
Director, National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with
Disabilities |
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| Guest Experts: |
Maurice
McInerney
Co-Principal Investigator and Co-Director,
National
Center on Response to Intervention |
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Daryl
Mellard
Co-Principal Investigator, National Center on Response to
Intervention, and Associate Research Professor, University of Kansas |
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| Guest Experts: |
Robert J.
Ivry
Senior Vice President, MDRC |
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Jane
Falls
Coordinator, National Post-School Outcomes Center |
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| Guest Expert: |
Steven J.
Leinwand
Principal Research Analyst, American Institutes for
Research |
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This session focused
on how mapping national high school improvement research and promising
practices can provide a more coherent approach for state-level efforts to build
better high schools. |
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| Presenters: |
Becky
Smerdon
Principal Research Scientist, Vice President, and Deputy
Director
of
U.S. Education and Workforce Development,
Academy for
Educational Development |
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Sheila
Arredondo
Program Associate, Southwest Comprehensive Center at
WestEd |
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Maxine
Daly
Deputy Associate Superintendent, Arizona Department of
Education |
| Moderator: |
José
Martínez
Assistant Superintendent, Racine Unified School
District |
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| Friday, June 20, 2008 |
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This session
explored the relationship and impact of both NCLB and IDEA on state and
district high school improvement efforts and how school districts and states
can benefit from aligning their implementation and compliance efforts and
resources under both federal mandates to promote building better high
schools. |
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| Presenter: |
Louis
Danielson
Managing Director, American Institutes for
Research
Former Director, Research to Practice Division, Office of Special
Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education |
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This session focused
on the development and successful execution of strategic statewide plans that
can help promote and support successful high school improvement efforts. The
presenter shared research and lessons learned about state and district high
school improvement planning and implementation efforts and how the mapping
elements can help ensure that these initiatives are both comprehensive and
systemic were shared. The session was intended to provide useful tips to
participants and state teams who are engaged in developing action plans for
building better high schools. |
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| Presenter: |
Monica
Martinez
Vice President for Education Strategy, KnowledgeWorks
Foundation |
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| Presenter: |
Joseph R.
Harris
Director, National High School Center |
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