Re: TARGET: HS Restructuring

[Charlotte Thompson <ct@UMD5.UMD.EDU>]

Jeanne,
There is an article in _Educational Leadership_ October 1997 called
"Finding Safety in Small Numbers" that discusses academies. Patterson High
School in Baltimore, Maryland organizes the school into the Ninth Grade
Success Academy and from there they choose a career academy they will
attend over the next three school years.  There are six academies with
each having it's own entrance.

The article lists these resources:
National Association of Secondary School Principals, (1996), Breaking
Ranks: Changing an American Institution (Reston, VA:Author) See also D.
Oxley, (March 1994), "Organizing Schools into Small Units: Alternative to
Homogeneous Grouping," Phi Delta Kappan 75, 7:521-526.

Author's note: For more information on technical assistance materials,
contact Talent Development High School Project, Center for Research on the
Education of Students Placed At Risk, Johns Hopkins University, 3505 N.
Charles Street, Baltimore, Md 21218.

The authors may be contacted in care of James McPartland, Johns Hopkins
University, 3505 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218-2498
(e-mail:jmcpartlan@csos.jhs.edu)

Please post a hit if you get any other information.  Thanks!
Charlotte Thompson
Library Media Specialist
Frederick High School
Frederick, MD


On Mon, 27 Apr 1998, Jeanne Schaap wrote:

> The administrators at Rolling Meadows High School in Illinois are
> seeking schools that use the "school within a school" or "house
> concept."  They are also interested in schools using core teams,
> academies, and the "school-to-work" concept.
>
> If you know of any schools using any of these philosophies, please let
> me know.  TIA
>
>
> Jeanne Schaap, Librarian
> Rolling Meadows High School, Rolling Meadows, IL  60008
> jschaap@dist214.k12.il.us
>
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Charlotte Thompson
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