The Knowledge Loom: About the Redesigning High Schools spotlight

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About the Redesigning High Schools Spotlight

This Knowledge Loom spotlight presents strategies for redesigning high schools by putting students at the center. Use this resource to support local decision-making and professional development.

The content has been prepared by The Education Alliance and its partner organization NASSP (The National Association of Secondary School Principals).

In this spotlight you can do the following:

learn about the Breaking Ranks Process of High School Reform as a strategy to redesign high schools
gain insight into successful strategies
review research that identifies and supports the practices
view stories about the practices in real schools and districts
add your own stories and bits of wisdom
browse questions answered by specialists in the field
view an online panel discussion
discover supporting organizations and resources

The Education Alliance would like to thank the following educators for reviewing and providing valuable feedback on the quality and presentation of the content on this Spotlight:
Ms. Genene Sepulveda, High School Improvement Coordinator/Instructor, Sacramento High School, Sacramento, CA
Dr. Gregg Sinner, Program Planning Specialist, The Education Alliance at Brown University
Mr. Ron Millican, Program Planning Specialist, The Education Alliance at Brown University

This collection will continue to grow and change as users share their experiences and concerns relative to redesigning high schools.

This spotlight is based on work sponsored wholly or in part by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES - formerly, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)), U.S. Department of Education, under contract number ED-01-CO-0010 (Northeast & Islands Regional Educational Laboratory, 2000-2005). The content of this site does not necessarily reflect the views of IES, the Department of Education, or any other agency of the U.S. Government.

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