Case Study: Lee's Summit West High School--Empowering Students to Succeed

Institution	Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), High Schools That Work (HSTW)
Titel	Case Study: Lee's Summit West High School--Empowering Students to Succeed
Quelle	(2014), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Best Practices; High Schools; Educational Quality; Benchmarking; Educational Improvement; Advanced Placement Programs; Dual Enrollment; Guidance Programs; Transitional Programs; Career Development; Required Courses; Learner Engagement; Graduation Requirements; Intervention; Expectation; Parent Participation; Student Diversity; Communities of Practice; Academic Achievement; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Standardized Tests; Scores; College Entrance Examinations; Missouri; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Doppelstudium; Berufsentwicklung; Pflichtkurs; Abschlussordnung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Elternmitwirkung; Community; Schulleistung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Aufnahmeprüfung; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	The Southern Regional Education Board's (SREB's) case study series highlights best practices High Schools That Work (HSTW) network schools and districts are implementing to better prepare students for further studies and careers. Lee's Summit West (LSW) High School near Kansas City, Missouri, boasts of a 99 percent graduation rate; 93 percent of its students are bound for college. LSW exemplifies what schools can achieve when they take seriously the HSTW design for continuous school improvement. Among other changes, LSW established rigorous benchmarks, upgraded programs of study and career concentrations, provided several AP programs and 35 dual credit courses, established an effective extra-help program for struggling students, and expanded and strengthened its advisory and guidance programs. An appendix presents: High Schools That Work Key Practices. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Southern Regional Education Board. 592 10th Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30318-5790. Tel: 404-875-9211; Fax: 404-872-1477; e-mail: publications@sreb.org; Web site: http://www.sreb.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01