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Jackson, Sheila; Mawhinney, Joanna – Jobs for the Future, 2021
"Three Big Lessons in Six Years" is both a reflection on the past and a look ahead to the future at Charlestown (C-Town) High School (Boston, Massachusetts) and other early college programs across the country. The purpose of this series is to document essential design elements, operational structures, and critical support for students to…
Descriptors: High Schools, High School Students, Community Colleges, College School Cooperation
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Whalen, Barry – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
Alternative high schools have an important place in our educational system, since exellence in education must mean more than improving the abilities of those who are succeeding in our present school environment. A list of suggestions (nine "dos" and four "don'ts") are offered for consideration before establishing such a school. (MCG)
Descriptors: Guidelines, High Schools, Nontraditional Education, Program Development
Riegel, R. Hunt – Academic Therapy, 1983
Recommendations for adapting instruction for learning disabled high schoolers can be made to regular teachers according to a four-part format: frequently observed instructional modifications, difficulty factors based on an average of a sample of general education teachers, comments regarding the implementation, and suggestions for making the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Mainstreaming, Program Development
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Vandivier, Stella Sue; Vandivier, Phillip L. – Journal for Special Educators, 1981
Intended for special education teachers developing a high school resource program, the article contains 21 "tips," such as writing a short introductory letter to regular teachers when initiating a new program, striving to achieve administrative support, and communicating frequently with parents. (DB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, High Schools, Program Development, Resource Room Programs
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Jackson, Harry – English Journal, 1981
Presents guidelines for planning, developing, and revising a high school writing laboratory program. (RL)
Descriptors: Guidelines, High Schools, Program Development, Program Implementation
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Grossnickle, Donald R.; Laird, Bruce A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1982
Innovation insurance involves planning in order to avoid pitfalls. When adopting microcomputers, this means answering 10 preliminary questions, appointing a coordinator of computer services, and arranging inservice teacher training. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Coordinators, High Schools, Inservice Teacher Education
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Moccia, Ruth E.; And Others – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1989
A transition program was developed which pairs learning-disabled high-school juniors with mentors. Mentor/protege teams work cooperatively to complete tasks related to the individual protege's goals. Preliminary results show increased graduation and postsecondary enrollment rates. (Author/PB)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Mentors
Brennock, Therese M.; And Others – Pointer, 1989
The Oak Park and River Forest High School (Oak Park, Illinois) Behavior Disordered Program Continuum has attempted mainstreaming of behavior-disordered students in a systematic, gradual manner. This paper describes the program, defines the role of support personnel and the unique role of the mainstream facilitator, and presents mainstreaming…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Educational Practices, High Schools, Mainstreaming
Gunn, Adelle C. – 1983
A Family Life Education course was developed to help educable mentally retarded urban high school students understand and deal with their sexuality. A networking approach was used whereby communication among students, school, and community members was emphasized. The objectives of the Family Life Education course are listed, following topics of…
Descriptors: Family Life Education, High Schools, Mild Mental Retardation, Program Development
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
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Apostoli, Beth Dempsey – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1986
Successful transition from high school to college for learning disabled students requires specialized support services including the help of a knowledgeable guidance counselor in designing a transition plan which considers student characteristics, communication between educators in each setting, and provision of a primary facilitator to effect…
Descriptors: College Students, High Schools, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Cox, June; Daniel, Neil – G/C/T, 1983
Concurrent enrollment, whereby high school students take courses at a local college solves many problems for under-challenged gifted students. Suggestions for developing such a program are given along with mention of two disadvantages: lack of awareness of the option and the relinquishing of the high school's responsibility. (CL)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Dual Enrollment, Gifted
Peterson, Jean – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1993
A high school teacher describes efforts to develop a comprehensive gifted education program while recognizing political realities. The program emphasized use of before-school and after-school periods rather than pull-out, addressed the burdens rather than blessings of high capability, focused on the underachieving gifted, and tried to avoid…
Descriptors: Gifted, High Schools, Political Influences, Politics of Education
Otis Spunkmeyer Foundation, Alamo, CA. – 1992
This document was designed as: (1) a guide for counselors working with the Otis Spunkmeyer Student Motivational Program for high school students; (2) a resource in training counselors for positions with corporations sponsoring student motivational programs; (3) an explanation of the program for general audiences; and (4) a stimulus for those…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, High School Students, High Schools, Program Development
Piper, Robert Lewis; Grunbaum, Judith – 1983
The manual describes Project Excel, a program for gifted and talented high school students on a college campus. The curriculum is designed to introduce high potential tenth and eleventh graders to processes of creativity, critical thinking, artistic endeavor, and social consciousness and to provide a bridge into college for them. The project is…
Descriptors: Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development, Enrichment
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