For Immediate Release          Contact:   Jay Midwood
February 18, 2007                                                               CSSR – Vice President of Communications
                                                                                           401-474-0085                       
                                                                                           jaymidwood@cssr.us

Breaking Ranks™ 2007 Urban Secondary School Showcase, Chicago, IL

                         Presented by:  The Center for Secondary School Redesign
                                                and the National Association of Secondary School Principals

 West Warwick, RI – February 18, 2007 – Dr. Michael Klonsky, professor of Education at Nova Southeastern University’s Fischler School of Education, and director of the Small Schools Workshop, along with Dr. Nancy Doda, professor at National-Louis University and a highly regarded middle school consultant, will keynote the Breaking Ranks™ 2007 Urban Secondary School Showcase in Chicago, IL April 23-24, 2007.

The Showcase convenes more than 20 of the most innovative and successful middle and high schools from around the country to share their programs and strategies for success. Schools are chosen to present on the basis of their outstanding reputations for quality and innovative practices with challenging populations. Presenting schools share their experiences with implementing the recommendations and strategies included in NASSP’s Breaking Ranks in the Middle™ and Breaking Ranks II™.

High schools invited to present this year include: Waukesha North High School, WI; Boston Arts Academy, MA; Fenway High School, MA; Urban Academy, NY; School of the Future, NY; DeWitt Clinton High School, NY; Harmon High School, KS; Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, IL; Dayton Early College Academy, OH; Lincoln Park High School, IL; Kelvyn Park High School, IL; David Douglas High School, OR; Hope High School, RI; Little Village High School’s Multicultural High and Social Justice High, IL; School of the Future Middle School, NY; Central Middle School, KS; Thurgood Marshall Middle School, IL; Freeport Intermediate School, TX; Silverado Middle School, CA; Mabelvale Magnet Middle School, AR; Arundel Middle School, MD; Lane Middle School, OR; Mission Hill School, MA.

The Showcase will offer presentations, forums, and Hot Topic breakout sessions that provide participants an opportunity to engage with school representatives and other participants. Past participants have called the Showcase, “powerful,” “incredibly informative,” and “some of the best professional development I’ve ever received.”

Registration is required to attend the Showcase. To register for the event please visit www.cssr.us. For registration information or other questions, please contact the CSSR office at 401-828-0077 or via email at info@cssr.us.

Past Press Releases

November 2006 – CSSR/NASSP announce the Breaking Ranks™ 2007 High School Showcase

December 2006 – Dr. George Wood and Virginia Eves to keynote the Breaking Ranks™ 2007 High School Showcase