Through the High School Redesign Initiative, the Texas High School Project provides struggling high school campuses with the resources to build capacity for implementing innovative, school-wide initiatives designed to improve student performance on the campus. By funding the redesign of existing high schools into smaller learning communities, the initiative focuses on transforming large, impersonal high schools that are failing to serve a majority of students into environments that offer a challenging and meaningful course of study. This can be achieved with real-life applications, personal attention and guidance and high expectations that all students will succeed.
The primary goals of this grant program are to:
· Correct the specific area of unacceptable performance identified in the campus accountability rating
· Increase overall student achievement
· Raise academic standards and expectations for all students
· Demonstrate innovative management and instructional practices
· Ensure that every student is taught by highly qualified, effective teachers
· Develop leadership capacity in principals and other school leaders
· Engage parents and the community in school activities
District Engagement
The Redesigned High School initiative seeks to build capacity for change through district-wide engagement. This innovative project focuses on multiple levels of school redesign that includes the campus, the district, the board and the community. Key elements include: diagnosis and assessment; development of ISD support plan, training model and buy-in from district leadership; and implementation featuring training for school boards on policy and reform governance. This project also provides direct support and services to senior district administrators to address specific program and policy issues in support of high school reform.
What we do
· Support leadership reform across school districts
· Provide technical assistance for leadership development for principals and other school leaders
· Provide networking opportunities
Key Elements
· District-wide leadership involvement
· School board leadership
Recommended Resources
· Southern Regional Education Board
· Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development