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    		 Support for Redesigning High Schools

     CSSR is providing technical assistance to the Napa Valley Unified School District to support their Smaller Learning Community (SLC) initiative. The schools involved in the work include Napa High School and Vintage High School.

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    		 NETWORK Project

     CSSR is providing technical assistance to Noble High School to support their move towards a performance-based student-centered environment as a member of the New England Network for Personalization and Performance (NETWORK) funded through the Investing in Innovation (i3) Program from the USDOE. The NETWORK will allow schools to support each other in the development of personalized learning environments that include exhibitions as a vehicle of demonstrating mastery of course competencies.

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    		 Support for Redesigning High Schools

     CSSR is providing technical assistance to a number of schools and districts in Massachusetts to support Smaller Learning Community (SLC) initiatives.  All schools have a school change coach assigned to them to assist leadership with supporting change and improving student achievement.  Massachusetts sites receiving SLC support from CSSR include:

    Beverly High School
    Dartmouth High School
    Plymouth North High School
    Plymouth South High School     		Strategic Planning

    CSSR is supporting Plymouth Public Schools in their strategic planning efforts.  The 12-18 month project has been designed to help the members of the Plymouth community capture the needs and desires of all key stakeholders concerning student needs with regard to academic achievement, post-secondary readiness, social/emotional growth, and reinforcement of culture. CSSR and Plymouth have created effective communication plans, developed vision/mission/value statements, reorganized leadership teams, conducted various stakeholder focus groups, and have re-prioritized community initiatives.
    NETWORK Project

     The Plymouth School District and CSSR successfully competed for a grant through the competitive Investing in Innovation (i3) Program from the US DOE. Together, and with assistance and guidance from the New York Performance Standards Consortium and the UCLA School Management Program, the organizations have created a 13-school Network for performance assessment located in the New England region. Plymouth North and Plymouth South High Schools are members of the New England Network for Personalization and Performance (NETWORK)Project.    		 Readiness Assessment

    After conducting a readiness assessment CSSR is providing technical assistance to Revere High School to support their move towards a more student-centered personalized learning environment. Best practice activities include, but not limited to, developing a purposeful advisory program.  The readiness assessment includes a full day of student shadowing for school leadership facilitated by the CSSR coach.

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    Support for Redesigning High Schools

    CSSR is providing technical assistance to St. Louis public schools to support their Smaller Learning Community (SLC) initiative.

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    		 Extended Learning Opportunities Project

    CSSR is providing support and technical assistance to a number of schools and districts piloting Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs).  ELOs are an initiative of the New Hampshire Department of Education.  Extended learning, as defined by the NH DOE means the primary acquisition of knowledge and skills through instruction or study outside of the traditional classroom methodology.  Examples include: apprenticeships; community service; independent study; online courses; internships; performing groups; and private instruction.
    		 School Improvement Grants

    CSSR is providing technical assistance to Pittsfield and Nute Middle High Schools to fulfill the expectations of their school improvement grants (SIG).  The major focus of the SIG program is to improve instruction through improving teaching practice.  CSSR is supporting leadership for this change and focusing on the effective use of common planning time to support teachers in differentiating instruction.
    NETWORK Project

    CSSR, in partnership with Plymouth Public Schools, the NY Performance Standards Consortium, and UCLA School Management Program has been awarded an i3 grant from the US DOE. The New England Network for Personalization and Performance (NETWORK)will allow schools to support each other in the development of personalized learning environments that include exhibitions as a vehicle of demonstrating mastery of course competencies. The NETWORK is made up of 13 schools throughout New England. New Hampshire sites that are participating in the NETWORK Project include:

    Nashua North High School
    Nashua South High School
    Pittsfield Middle High School
    Nute Middle High School
    Laconia High School
    Manchester West High School
    Raymond High School
    Newfound High School
    Kearsarge High School
     

     

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    		 School Change Coaching

    CSSR is providing school change coaching to assist and support Clifton High School in their move towards a more student-centered personalized learning environment. Best practice activities include, but not limited to, peer-supported professional development (effective teacher teaming), instructional classroom strategies to move towards heterogeneous grouping, project-based learning, and differentiated instruction techniques.    		 Support for Redesigning High Schools

    CSSR is providing technical assistance to New Brunswick High School and West Orange High School to support their Smaller Learning Community (SLC) initiatives.  A school change coach is assigned to each school to assist leadership with supporting change and improving student achievement.

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    		 Strategic Planning

    CSSR is providing technical assistance to the Santa Fe Indian School (SFIS) to support their strategic planning initiative. The 12-18 month project has been designed to help the members of the SFIS community capture the needs and desires of all key stakeholders concerning student needs with regard to academic achievement, post-secondary readiness, social/emotional growth, and reinforcement of culture. As a result of the work, the SFIS community will create a five-year action plan outlining steps and supporting activities to be undertaken to meet all goals both now and into the future. Since starting the work in 2009, CSSR and SFIS have created effective communication plans, developed vision/mission/value statements, reorganized leadership teams, conducted various stakeholder focus groups, and have re-prioritized community initiatives. Due to all of this hard work, the school has moved to separating the middle and high schools from each other – both with different leadership structures – and are now working on the final stages of the 18 month strategic plan that will be presented to the board and community members.

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    		 School Change Coaching

    CSSR is providing school change coaching to G. Ray Bodley High School to support their move towards a more student-centered personalized learning environment. Best practice activities include, but not limited to, developing a purposeful advisory program and effective student-led conferences.    		 School Improvement Grant

    CSSR is providing technical assistance to the Roosevelt Unified School District to support their School Improvement Grant (SIG) initiatives at Roosevelt High School.  CSSR is also working with Yonkers Public Schools to support the SIG initiatives at Roosevelt High School, Early College High School, and Cross Hill Middle School.  The major focus of the SIG program is to improve instruction through improving teaching practice. CSSR is supporting leadership for this change and focusing on the effective use of common planning time to support teachers in differentiating instruction.
    Support for Redesigning High Schools

    CSSR is providing technical assistance to the Yonkers Public School District to support their Smaller Learning Community (SLC) initiative. The schools involved in the work include Gorton High School, Lincoln High School, Roosevelt High School, and Saunders High School. All schools have a school coach assigned to them.

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    		 Barberton, OH

    CSSR conducted a readiness assessment at Barberton High School as the first step in a series of supports for the district.  Based on the findings from the readiness assessment CSSR began providing technical assistance to support the schools move towards a more student-centered personalized learning environment. Best practice activities include, but not limited to, developing a purposeful advisory program and effective student-led conferences.

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    		 Support for Redesigning High Schools

    CSSR is providing technical assistance to the Philadelphia School District to support their Department of Labor (DOL) grant initiatives at Abraham Lincoln High School.

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    		 NETWORK Project

    CSSR is providing technical assistance to Mount Abraham Union Middle High School to support their move towards a performance-based student-centered personalized learning environment. Mt. Abe is also a member of the New England Network for Personalization and Performance (NETWORK).

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    		 Washington DC
    In partnership with the Association for Education Development (AED) and the Great Schools Partnership (GSP), CSSR is providing technical assistance to promote effective implementation of the Smaller Learning Communities Program (SLCP) grant for the United States Department of Education (US DOE).  As part of this work, CSSR, and their partners, have developed tools, professional development opportunities, and best practice research for the following high schools from SLC Cohort 2010: 

    - Fairbanks-NorthStar-Borough School District, AK
    - Fayetteville School District #1, AR
    - Oakland Unified School District, CA
    - Woodland Joint Unified School District, CA
    - Baldwin Park Unified School District, CA
    - Red Bluff Joint Union High School District
    - Long Beach Unified School District, CA
    - Antioch Unified School District, CA
    - Atlanta Public Schools, GA
    - Hawaii State Department of Education, HI
    - Chicago Public Schools, IL
    - Jefferson County Board of Education, KY
    - Robbinsdale Independent School District 281, MN
    - Los Lunas Schools, NM
    - Syracuse City School District, NY
    - New York City Department of Education, NY
    - Albany-Schoharie-Schenectady-Saratoga BOCES, NY
    - Springfield School District #19 , OR
    - Laurel Highlands School District, PA
    - Bradley County Schools, TN
    - Region One Education Service Center, TX
    - Ogden City School District, UT
    - Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA
    - Tacoma Public Schools, WA

    Cohort 2008:

    - Marana Unified School District, AZ
    -     Berkeley Unified School District, CA
    - East Side Union High School District, CA
    - Fresno Unified School District, CA
    - Los Angeles Unified School District, CA
    - Napa Valley Unified School District, CA
    - Petaluma City School District, CA
    - Sacramento City Unified School District, CA
    - San Bernardino City Unified School District, CA
    - Lake County School District, FL
    - School Board of Miami-Dade County, FL
    - School Board of Orange County, FL
    - The School District of Palm Beach County, FL
    - DeKalb County School System, GA
    - Douglas County Board of Education, GA
    - Effingham County Board of Education, GA
    -     Fulton County School District, GA
    - Walton County Board of Education, GA
    - Hawaii Department of Education, HI
    -     Bloom Township High School District 206, IL
    - Chicago Public Schools, District #299, IL
    - Thornton Township High School District, IL
    - School City of Hammond, IN
    - Penn Harris Madison School Corporation, IN
    - Metropolitan School District of Pike Township, IN
    - Waterloo Community School District, IA
    - Jefferson County Public Schools, KY
    - Board of Education of Prince George’s County, Inc., MD
    - Plymouth Public School District, MA
    - Inkster Public Schools, MI
    - St. Louis Park Public Schools, MN
    - Lincoln Public Schools, NE
    -     Papillion-La Vista School District, NE
    - New Brunswick Board of Education, NJ
    - Passaic Public Schools, NJ
    - Albuquerque Public Schools, NM
    - Hempstead Union Free School District, NY
 

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