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Autumn Barnes, Contributor; Adina Cooper, Contributor; Marci Hertz, Contributor; Kesha Hudson, Contributor; Sarah Lee, Contributor; Sandra Leonard, Contributor; Bailee Peralto, Contributor; Mary Schauer, Contributor; Katy Suellentrop, Contributor; Jorge Verlenden, Contributor; Natalie Wilkins, Contributor; Camara Wooten, Contributor; Anna Yaros, Contributor – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023
This action guide was designed for school administrators in kindergarten through 12th grade schools (K-12), including principals and leaders of school-based student support teams, to identify evidence-based strategies, approaches, and practices that can positively influence students' mental health. This action guide describes six in-school…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Schools, Early Childhood Education, Middle Schools
Marzano, Robert J.; Hardy, Patrick B. – Solution Tree, 2022
This fourth book in the Marzano Academies series focuses on secondary school leadership for competency-based education. The beauty of the framework, however, is that any leader seeking guidance on innovative, equitable, and effective practices can use this book as a blueprint for positive change. This is your blueprint for how you, as a secondary…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership, Competency Based Education, Change Strategies
Villavicencio, Adriana; Klevan, Sarah; Kemple, James – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2018
The Expanded Success Initiative (ESI) evaluation was designed with two overlapping and interacting components: (1) a study of the initiative's implementation in the participating high schools; and (2) a study of its impact on student experiences and other outcomes. As the document of record evaluating an important, large-scale initiative, this…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
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Morris, Carrie A. Wachter; Slaten, Christopher D. – Journal of School Counseling, 2014
Professional school counselors have been advocating for their role as counselors in the schools for decades (Galassi & Akos, 2007; Gysbers, 2002; Slaten & Baskin, 2013). Although researchers have addressed this concern through advocacy in service and writing, school counselors continue to perform a significant amount of non-counseling…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Counselors, Counselor Role, Counselor Evaluation
Mintrop, Rick – Harvard Education Press, 2016
At the heart of the effort to enact and scale up successful school reforms is the need for more robust links between research and practice. One promising approach is design development, a methodology widely used in other fields and only recently adapted to education, which offers a disciplined process for identifying practical problems, assessing…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Equal Education, Case Studies, Research and Development
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White-Smith, Kimberly A.; White, Monica A. – Urban Education, 2009
This research is a collection of comparative case studies that examine the perspectives of four principals in their 1st year of implementing the High School College Collaborative (HSCC), which works to provide traditionally underserved high school students with the opportunity to receive college credit, possibly an associate of arts degree,…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Restructuring, Leadership, Principals
Bangser, Michael – National High School Center, 2008
This research brief examines the challenges and opportunities presented in evaluating whether an intervention achieves defined goals of increasing students' educational attainment, employment, and earnings after high school. The report concludes that evaluations should: (1) Distinguish between gross outcomes (such as how many young people attend…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Attainment, High Risk Students, Measures (Individuals)
Baber, Lorenzo DuBois; Barrientos, Jessica I.; Bragg, Debra D.; Castro, Erin; Khan, Sadya – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2009
Rising remediation rates among college students are leading to increased time for completion of degree, additional costs for students and colleges, and financial aid being used on courses that do not count towards a degree. In response to these issues, in 2007 the state of Illinois passed the College and Career Readiness Act, Public Act 095-0694,…
Descriptors: High Schools, Community Colleges, Pilot Projects, Program Evaluation
Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, Colorado Springs. – 2000
This guide outlines the initial work and includes recommendations for schools and districts on how to implement an integrated science program. Chapters include: (1) "What Is Integrated Science and What Does It Look Like at the High School Level?"; (2) "Coherence in High School Science" (F. James Rutherford); (3) "Thinking about Change: What Will…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, High Schools, Integrated Curriculum, Program Implementation
Miami Univ., Coral Gables, FL. Florida Center for Dropout Prevention. – 1986
This manual for dropout prevention planning was prepared to assist Florida schools in developing a comprehensive plan for effective dropout prevention programs in compliance with the state's Dropout Prevention Act. The manual is divided into three parts. Part A contains instructions for developing the comprehensive plan, as well as explanations of…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Schools
Strueber, June E. – 1983
This presentation suggests methods for selecting teachers and students for high school advanced placement courses, presenting the course material, and preparing students for examinations. It also discusses some materials that can be used in an advanced placement English course and considers some problems of curriculum revision that can arise when…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, High Schools, Program Development, Program Implementation
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1985
The 1983-84 Preparation for Raising Educational Performance (PREP) program was a theme-based program of instruction and supportive services for incoming ninth graders who are substantially below grade level in reading and mathematics. PREP was offered in 91 public high schools in New York City and provided services for nearly 12,000 students.…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Class Organization, Grade 9, High Schools
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Harp, T. Y.; Orsak, Lana – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1990
The article describes the steps taken to develop and implement a learning-styles-based instructional approach in a 1300-student high school in Corsicana, Texas. Noted are positive effects on students, teachers, achievement, attitudes, and behavior. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness
Delaware Technical and Community Coll., Dover. – 1994
Tech prep is a program of at least 2 years of structured high school training that leads to a postsecondary degree or certificate. Tech prep programs contain a rigorous common core of mathematics, science, communications, and technology at the secondary level that are geared specifically to a technical career path. Based on the Delaware…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Education, Consortia, High Schools
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1988
This paper lists the standards for a course in driver education approved for Texas schools. The guidelines cover administration and supervision; teacher certification; teaching assistants; course requirements; scheduling; instructor hours, class size, and age level; driver education course records; signatures; control of standards; and procedures…
Descriptors: Certification, Course Content, Course Organization, Driver Education
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