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Vallivue School District, located about 20 minutes from Boise, Idaho, can trace its origins to 13 rural schools scattered throughout Canyon County. The schools served students from kindergarten through eighth grade, and each building was independently administered by local school boards. Those boards were consolidated into a single district in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Schools
Scharff, Helen A.; DeAngelis, Deirdre A.; Talbert, Joan E. – Principal Leadership, 2010
In the Scaffolded Apprenticeship Model (SAM), a school improvement strategy in place in New York City; Boston, Massachusetts; and Oakland, California, teacher teams improve their schools by studying and closing high-leverage learning gaps for small groups of struggling students as a strategy for systemic change. SAM's goal is for each school to…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Achievement Gap, Secondary School Teachers
Wells, Bryan D.; Gambero, Lori; Allen, Michael; Juarez, Alejandro – Principal Leadership, 2012
The Fresno (California) Unified School District has one of the highest poverty levels in the nation. The district is made up of approximately 84% Hispanic students, and 70% of their parents speak only Spanish in the home. Many students have difficulty passing the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), which is required to receive a…
Descriptors: Intervention, Poverty, Second Language Learning, Exit Examinations
McMackin, Howard; Johns, Charles – Principal Leadership, 2011
Response to intervention (RTI) protocols at the secondary level require a systems approach that is supported by professional learning teams (PLTs). PLTs create viable courses in which most students experience success and work together to plan further interventions. PLT protocol work begins with the design of uniform summative assessments and is…
Descriptors: High Schools, Systems Approach, Professional Development, Secondary Schools
Little, Mary E.; Dieker, Lisa – Principal Leadership, 2009
In classrooms and schools across the United States, educators struggle to meet the requirements of standards-based reform that was enacted by federal legislation. Secondary schools can use coteaching with mixed-ability groups of students to meet increased curriculum demands and provide mandated strategies and accommodations for students with…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Legislation, Special Needs Students, Federal Legislation
Denney, Kathy A.; Van Gorder, Charles H. – Principal Leadership, 2004
The increasing reliance on harsh punitive approaches, such as zero tolerance policies, for school discipline makes procedural and substantive protections for students a timely issue. When zero tolerance policies are applied to behavior that does not threaten the immediate safety or welfare of others, they can have a negative impact on the welfare…
Descriptors: Discipline, Zero Tolerance Policy, Teamwork, Advocacy
