TEN KEY PRACTICES

	High Schools That Work
	Ten Key Practices
	(September 9, 2003)
	1.		High Expectations
			a.	Senior Project
				Government - Current Events
				Changed entrance requirements
				Senior Projects
				BEST
				Parent letters
			b.	Course Offerings
				Academic - Homework
				Positive Behavior Support Team Activities
				Lab-appropriate requirements
				Portfolio Project
				Math - Senior Year
			c.	Teaming - Standards Plus
				English 12
				Increased Resource Room Staff
				Reading Across the Curriculum
				Increase levels of classes
				Program certifications
			d.	Post secondary ex.
				Math
				Anatomy - Fire Service
			e.	Certification preparation
			f.	Apprenticeship Program
			g.	Positive Behavior
			h.	Post Secondary
	2.		Challenging Vocational Studies
			a.	Certifications - trades
				Tech-Prep
				Career-appropriate requirements
				Identify industry credentialing for each lab
				Certification/credentials
				Health Tech
			b.	Pro-Start
				Implementation of tech-prep in some programs
				Training teachers to use technology in their programs
				VSO Activities
				Most have raised bar
			c.	Added programs to meet needs of special needs and at-risk students
				Aligning Courses of Study with ITACS and TCPs
				Academic support
				Culinary
				All are improving
	3.		Academic studies that teach essential concepts from the college preparatory curriculum
			a.	Math
				Math - trigonometry
				Reading Across the Curriculum
				Full range of academic offerings - no “related” academics outside labs
				Upgraded math and science courses
				Math
			b.	Science
				Aligning courses of study with standards
				Science - Chemistry, Anatomy
				Science
			c.	English
				English
			d.	Social Studies?? - books, presentations
	4.		A program of study consisting of an upgraded academic core and a career major
			a.	Career major
				Comprehensive-?
				?
				Covered in the nature of the career center’s organization
				All of Tech Prep
				See above (lab)
			b.	Fire Service
			c.	AM to AT
	5.		Work-based learning
			a.	“Early job experience” available to qualifying seniors
				Job shadowing and intern
				Internships
				Senior Projects
				PPI
				Apprenticeship
			b.	Customer Service
				Teacher Academy
				Early job placement
				Job shadowing
				Mentoring
				Job shadowing (2 days) available to students in most labs
			c.	Implement “real world” lab experience and expectations
				Early (advanced) placement
				Apprenticeship
				Fire Service
				Hospitality
			d.	ECE
				Advanced placement
				Interviews
			e.	Early Placement
				PPI
			f.	Teacher Academy
				Apprenticeship
			g.	OWE (CBIP)
	6.		Teaming of academic and vocational teachers
			a.	Senior Projects
				Reading Across the Curriculum
				SIT Committee
				Senior Project
				Advisor/Advisee
				Monthly meeting - academic
			b.	R/A/C - Vocational and academic
				Reading Across the Curriculum
				RAW
				Work together to acquire extra help for students as needed
				Senior Projects
				Advisory Committee-?
			c.	BEST
				BEST Groups
				Academic teachers on Advisory Committees
				BEST
			d.	PBS
			e.	Informal-student focused
	7.		Students actively engaged
			a.	VSO’s
				Project/performance-based learning in labs
				Increase in student presentations
				Science labs
				There are no “spectators” in labs
				Student Organizations - ECE
			b.	Senior Projects
				Career Passport (3 out of 5)
				Each lab requires specific, individual projects and activities
				Projects
			c.	Science labs require hands-on activities with all students participating
				Homework
			d.	Credentialing
				Art in history - art museum, AIDA, shadow box
	8.		Guidance that involves students and parents
			a.	C-letters/conferences
				C letter meetings
				Lab teachers conduct student/parent conferences prior to enrollment
				See letters
				Opening welcome
			b.	BEST teams
				Parent viewer
				Orientations
				Web grades
				Counselors are indirect contact with students and parents regarding grades, progress, attendance and other concerns throughout the year.
			c.	Parent viewer (parents can view grades on-line)
				Student-parent orientation
				Website connection
			d.	Parent-teacher-student conferences
	9.		A system of extra help for students to complete an accelerated program that includes high-level academics and technical content
			a.	Office hours
				Help room/office hours
				Office hours
				Lab teachers and academic teachers communicate regularly to assess students' needs and arrange for extra help as needed.
				Office hours
				Accelerated -?? - Comprehensive
			b.	Tutors for special needs and intervention
				BEST
				Passes - referral
			c.	Technical advances
				Reading class
	10.		Using student assessment and program evaluation data
			a.	NAEP scores
				Nancy’s summary
				Reading Assessment of all juniors
				Data sharing with staff
				Reading program
			b.	Reading Across the Curriculum
				Test scores
				OCAP Results - Align curriculum
				NAEP scores
				Increased standards for program attendance
			c.	Attend records
				Reading Across Curriculum
			d.	Reading testing
				Nancy