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Los Angeles Right on Track, According to Public Works Surveys
Selected in the fall of 2003 as the district’s third-party evaluator, Public Works, Inc. recently published an Executive Summary of more than 700 staff and 8,000 student surveys. more
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LAUSD Passes Policy, Motion on SLCs
In a significant step toward district-wide SLC support, the Board adoped a motion and policy encouraging the redesign of “existing high school configurations into smaller learning communities.” more
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Forum for Youth Investment Facilitates Two LAUSD Events
Dedicated to student partnership in redesign efforts, FYI recently held two events:
Youth Engagement Workshop attended by students and educators alike
Advisory Conference
for teachers interested in advisories in action
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UNITE-LA Announces Winter/Spring Study Tours to Exemplary SLC Sites Across the Nation
Schools in Chicago, New York, Minneapolis and Oakland are among the hosting sites. Each tour is designed to provide insight, foster fresh perspectives, and generate ideas and networking opportunities for LAUSD educators. more
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Oakland Small Schools Veteran Shares Battle Scars with Los Angeles Stakeholders
“The transformation of large comprehensive high schools is probably the civil rights issue of our time,” says Steve Jubb, president and founder of the Bay Area Coalition of Essential Skills. more
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Los Angeles Area Schools
Win $4.7 Million in Federal
SLC Grants
Congratulations to Birmingham, Fremont, Narbonne, Carson, Manual Arts, Huntington Park, North Hollywood, Garfield, San Fernando and Gardena High Schools! more
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Remaking High School
The American School Board Journal featured this powerful Cover Story in their November 2004 issue. Citing graduation rate statistics the ASBJ describes comprehensive high schools as “Dropout Factories” then presents the case for SLC reform. more
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California Schools Get Structural Support from AB1465
Governor Schwarzenegger signed the $25 million New Construction and Modernization Bill on September 29, 2004. The bill sets aside significant bond moneys to increase the incentive for districts to build and/or reconfigure large comprehensive high schools into smaller learning communities. more
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Correction to the October SLC Newsletter
Last month we mistakenly reported that the Monroe High School UPP program was two years old. Dr. Vallone, now Administrator in Charge of Instruction for District 7, pointed out to us that the UPP program actually began four years ago, celebrating their first graduating class this year. Congratulations to them!
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Calendar
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National Career Academy Coalition Annual Conference
November 18-22 more
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New Technology High School Study Tours 2004-2005 more
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D.O.E. 2nd Annual National High School Leadership Summit
December 2-3, 2004 more
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School Redesign Network Small Schools Study Tours
December 5-10, 2004 more
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4th Annual Florida Small Schools Planning Institute
January 12-13, 2005 more
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High School Renewal and Boston Small Schools Study Tour 2005 more
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