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Caldwell Templeton, Kyra Monet – ProQuest LLC, 2017
High school is a pivotal time in the development of an adolescent (Anfara & Caskey, 2014; Browne, 2014). Because of the varied experiences that high school students endure, in and outside of school, the development of a stable school community is important. Healthy student/adult relationships can be fostered through an effective advisory…
Descriptors: High Schools, Advisory Committees, High School Students, Program Descriptions
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Pickett, Janie – Knowledge Quest, 2013
Implementing a library advisory committee (LAC) is one of those fundamentals taught in the Master of Library Science program: gather shareholders, create consensus, and build a community. But the day-to-day reality of K-12 schools often is not conducive to vision building, and if there is no administrator support for such a committee, faculty and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Library Administration, Program Implementation, School Libraries
Gaines, Michael L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the unique partnership between Midwest Community College and Urban Public Schools' Urban Career Technical High School. The Urban Technical High School (UTHS) is designed to provide students interested in Tech Prep education a clear pathway from high school to college. Through collaboration, services were provided to assist high…
Descriptors: College Credits, Tech Prep, Urban Schools, High Schools
Booth, Nancy M.; Gonzales, Carla L. – Principal Leadership, 2009
Many high school teachers and administrators think that reading instruction belongs in the lower grades. But according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, only 31% of eighth graders read at or above the proficient level, which means that many are entering high school unprepared for its advanced textbook reading and language…
Descriptors: Non English Speaking, Reading Instruction, Reading Improvement, Reading Programs
Strauss, Patricia; Nelson, Elizabeth – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1986
A mainstream high school program with limited enrollment of hearing impaired students offers expanded opportunities through efforts to find appropriate role models, expose students to career information, bridge the communication gap, prepare regular teachers, find qualified interpreters, and promote after-school activities. (CL)
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, High Schools, Mainstreaming, Program Descriptions
Granite School District, Salt Lake City, UT. – 1984
The paper describes the background and development of a high school gifted and talented program. The GIFTS program balances acceleration and enrichment plus guided investigation. Identification sequences are listed, followed by a delineation of program components (organizational patterns, curriculum, instruction). Three curricular foci are noted:…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Enrichment, Gifted, High Schools
Conley, David T.; McGaughy, Charis; Ward, Terri; Martinez, Mary – Educational Policy Improvement Center (NJ1), 2008
In April 2008, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) contracted with the Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC) to facilitate a series of regional workshops and provide technical assistance to strengthen efforts to improve college readiness for all students. This final report summarizes these activities…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Workshops, Technical Assistance
Driscoll, Elisabeth – 1983
The report presents results from an evaluation of the "Side-by-Side" program in Albuquerque, New Mexico, designed to integrate institutionalized severely handicapped high school students into the public school system. Following a brief review of the program's history and a description of the evaluation's in-depth interview approach, the program's…
Descriptors: High Schools, Mainstreaming, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Fowler, Andrew; MacDonald, Robert H. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1983
Highlights a computer programming contest for high school students held at Old Dominion University. The contest introduced, accented, and accelerated the practical application of computers for education. In addition, the competition was intended to recognize students, teachers, and schools for the best computer programming. Highlights of the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, High Schools, Microcomputers, Program Descriptions
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Reckase, Mark D. – NASSP Bulletin, 1995
During 1992, the American College Testing Program (ACT) attempted to develop a collaborative portfolio model to support both the classroom and the need for information about student capabilities. The program was pilot-tested in 7 high schools; during the 1995-96 academic year, 20 high schools will be involved in a field test. (MLH)
Descriptors: Definitions, High Schools, Pilot Projects, Portfolio Assessment
Runions, Ted – 1982
The author describes the Mentor Academy Program (MAP) a skill-based model for training gifted high school students as mentors and thereby becoming leaders in processing information and networkers creating and sharing information. Chapter 1 offers historical and philosophical, gifted education, and high school perspectives to stewardship (the dual…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Enrichment, Gifted, High Schools
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Doolittle, Gini; Sudeck, Maria; Rattigan, Peter – Theory Into Practice, 2008
If professional learning communities offer opportunities for improving the teaching and learning process, then developing strong professional development school (PDS) partnerships establish an appropriate framework for that purpose. PDS partnerships, however, can be less than effective without proper planning and discussion about the aims of those…
Descriptors: Professional Development Schools, Educational Planning, Program Development, Program Descriptions
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Galbraith, Bruce W. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 1985
Ten guidelines of the program include understanding the make-up of gifted and talented students, retaining good faculty, providing adequate support services, and allowing sufficient time for student growth and exploration. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Educational Philosophy, High Schools, Program Descriptions
Wittig, Oliver B., Jr. – 1976
This practicum reports on the conceptualization, development, testing, and implementation of the guidelines, procedures, and a model for alternative programs for earning graduation credit. New requirements for graduation were adopted by the Maryland State Department of Education in November, 1974, but the development of specific policies and…
Descriptors: Credits, Graduation Requirements, Guidelines, High Schools
Glerhahn, Barbara; Krueger, Christine – Bureau Memorandum, 1977
Descriptors: High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Program Descriptions, Program Development
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