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Each summer SPN produces case studies about the model schools that have been identified to present at the national Model Schools Conference. These case studies present qualitative and quantitative data and best practices. Organized around the dimensions of the learning criteria, this research provides a comprehensive look at that leadership the instruction and the innovations that have led to significant student growth. Case studies align to other resources on SPN’s website through the schools they feature and the focus topics such as rigor/relevance and quadrant D leadership. These case studies are typically between 9 to 12 pages long and are fully downloadable to SPN members. Schools seeking innovative approaches and best practices use these case studies as Windows in two similar schools that are achieving enviable results. SPN case studies also help facilitate conversation among schools as they seek out peers from whom to learn. SPN members are able to access five years of case studies from over 150 schools.
Benefits:
- Single source database of model schools best practices.
- Fully searchable catalog organized by “Models of” Topics, Grade Level, Year, Tags, and Keywords.
- Model programs and implementation descriptions help school reformers find solutions.
- Schools know who to contact and how to reach them at each Case Study school.
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30 June, 2011
| By The Numbers | Model Of |
| 2,900 students 56% Hispanic 36% White/non-Hispanic 6% English language learners 7% students with disabilities 44% free/reduced lunch 97% graduation rate 96% attendance rate AYP met | International Baccalaureate Program Interventions Leadership Rigor and Relevance Small Learning Communities |
Year: 2011
La Quinta High School (La Quinta) is one of four comprehensive high schools in the Desert Sands Unified Schools District, located in the Coachella Valley of California. The district, serving grades K–12, provides comprehensive educational programs and services, with significant special education, vocational, early childhood, and adult education programs, to a multiethnic student population with
diverse socioeconomic and cultural interests.
La Quinta is situated on an attractive, nearly ...Read more
diverse socioeconomic and cultural interests.
La Quinta is situated on an attractive, nearly ...Read more
30 June, 2011
| By The Numbers | Model Of |
| 2,500 students 66% Hispanic 26% White 17% English language learners 43% socio-economically disadvantaged 90% to postsecondary 96.7% graduation rate AYP met | Assessment Collaboration Culture Interventions Rigor and Relevance Senior Project |
Year: 2011
La Serna High School (La Serna) is located in a scenic residential area of Whittier, California, approximately 20 miles SW of Los Angeles, and is one of five comprehensive high schools in the Whittier Union High School District. The current enrollment of approximately 2500 includes a student population that is 66.6 % Hispanic, 26.4% White, 4% Asian, and 3% other. La Serna houses the English Language Development magnet program for the Whittier Union High School District. For more many years, L...Read more
30 June, 2011
| By The Numbers | Model Of |
| 2,200 students 93% Hispanic 5% white 86% free/reduced lunch 12% English language learners 8% with disabilities AYP met | Collaborative Leadership Comprehensive High School Culture Data-driven Decision Making High Expectations Leadership Literacy Relationships Rigor and Relevance Small Learning Communities |
Year: 2011
Pasadena High School (Pasadena) is an urban school located in Pasadena, TX, in the southeast Houston metro area. It is one of five comprehensive high schools in the Pasadena Independent School District (PISD). Pasadena is located near the port of Houston and is surrounded by the petro-chemical industry.
The Pasadena school community is composed of hard working families, with a large number below the poverty line. Pasadena serves a large number of immigrant families, primarily of Hispanic ...Read more
The Pasadena school community is composed of hard working families, with a large number below the poverty line. Pasadena serves a large number of immigrant families, primarily of Hispanic ...Read more
30 June, 2011
| By The Numbers | Model Of |
| 1,450 students 2.4% minority 18.5% free/reduced lunch 10.8% with disabilities 96.5 graduation rate 96% attendance rate 98% attendance for freshmen AYP met | Collaborative Leadership Leadership Literacy Rigor and Relevance |
Year: 2011
Pinckney Community High School (Pinckney) is located in Pinckney, Michigan, a small town about 20 miles outside of Ann Arbor. The school\'s approximately 1,450 students are predominately white, with about 2.4% coming from other ethnic groups. The Freshman Academy currently houses approximately 350 students whose demographics mirror that of the high school population.
The Freshman Academy is a model program that incorporates rigor, relevance, and relationships as the foundation for improving ...Read more
The Freshman Academy is a model program that incorporates rigor, relevance, and relationships as the foundation for improving ...Read more
13 April, 2010
| Model Of |
| Assessment Collaboration Collaborative Leadership Continuous Improvement Creativity Culture Data-driven Decision Making Empowerment Engagement High Expectations in Every Leader Inclusion Interventions Leadership Learning Criteria Literacy Meeting All Students’ Needs |
Year: 2006
The A. B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School program is grounded in the belief that building cooperative relationships and nurturing responsibility, kindness, and good judgment are the basis for creating a successful community of learners. By developing the whole child — socially, emotionally, academically, and ethically — the program fosters a climate of principle-centered and personal leadership. It is Combs’ culture of continuous improvement and performance excellence, differe...Read more
12 August, 2010
| By The Numbers | Model Of |
| 1,000 students 76% reading at grade level 64% minority 8% special needs 55% free and reduced lunch 12% non-exited ELL AYP met | Interventions Literacy Parent Involvement Rigor and Relevance |
Year: 2010
Owning up to failure is not a weakness, it\'s a measure of strength; at Cotton Boll Elementary School (Cotton Boll) failure was seen as an opportunity for positive change. Three years ago Cotton Boll was placed in federal school improvement status because of low test scores in two sub-group areas in reading. This led to the reform effort that has resulted in Cotton Boll being selected as a Model School for the year 2010.
Cotton Boll Elementary School celebrated 25 years of service to the ...Read more
Cotton Boll Elementary School celebrated 25 years of service to the ...Read more
12 August, 2010
| By The Numbers | Model Of |
| 1600 students 18% minority 9% students with disabilities 96.2% graduation rate 95% attendance rate AYP met | Data-driven Decision Making Interventions Literacy Rigor and Relevance Technology Integration Transitions |
Year: 2010
Olathe East High School (Olathe East) in Olathe, Kansas, is one of four high schools in the Olathe Unified School District. Located 25 miles southwest of Kansas City, it is one of the fastest growing K-12 school districts in the state and is now the third largest. The city of Olathe, with its current population of 122,500, grows by 15% every year, and the community was recently named one of the most desirable places to live in the United States by Money magazine. Olathe’s commercial and ind...Read more
15 April, 2010
Year: 2007
Highland Elementary School is located in Columbia Heights, a first ring suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Highland is a K–5 school with approximately 430 students, of which 70% qualify for free and reduced lunch. The student body is 36% White, 35% Black, 17% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 5% American Indian. English language learners make up 35% of the school population and an additional 12% receive special education support.
Numerous measures have been put into place since Highland failed to mak...Read more
Numerous measures have been put into place since Highland failed to mak...Read more
15 April, 2010
| Model Of |
| Advisory Collaborative Leadership Continuous Improvement Creativity Culture Data-driven Decision Making Empowerment Engagement High Expectations in Every Leader Leadership Learning Criteria Meeting All Students’ Needs Mentoring Parent Involvement Personalization Positive behavior |
Year: 2007
The A. B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School program is grounded in the belief that building cooperative relationships and nurturing responsibility, kindness, and good judgment are the basis for creating a successful community of learners. By developing the whole child—socially, emotionally, academically, and ethically—the program fosters a climate of principle-centered and personal leadership. It is Combs’ culture of continuous improvement and performance excellence, differenti...Read more
12 August, 2010
| By The Numbers | Model Of |
| 846 students 53% white 20% black 13% Hispanic 35% free/reduced lunch 28 languages/68 countries AYP met | Aggressive improvement plans Collaborative Leadership Continuous Improvement Creativity Culture Data-driven Decision Making Empowerment Engagement High Expectations Instilling a Sense of Community Leadership Learning Criteria Mentoring Parent Involvement Personalization Relationships Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships |
Year: 2010
The A. B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School (Combs) program is grounded in the belief that building cooperative relationships and nurturing responsibility, kindness, and good judgment are the basis for creating a successful community of learners. By developing the whole child—socially, emotionally, academically, and ethically—the program fosters a climate of principle-centered personal leadership. It is Combs’ culture of continuous improvement and performance excellence, differe...Read more
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