The Accelerated High School: A Step-by-Step Guide for Administrators and Teachers

Written to help communities win the battle to keep young people in school and learning the necessary skills to become productive members of society, this book is a combination of the authors' experiences coupled with the findings of studies on at-risk students and visits to traditional and alternative middle and high schools. The authors examine the characteristics of students at risk and explore several possible solutions to this cycle of dysfunction.

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The Accelerated High School: A Step-by-Step Guide for Administrators and Teachers

Written to help communities win the battle to keep young people in school and learning the necessary skills to become productive members of society, this book is a combination of the authors' experiences coupled with the findings of studies on at-risk students and visits to traditional and alternative middle and high schools. The authors examine the characteristics of students at risk and explore several possible solutions to this cycle of dysfunction.

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The Accelerated High School: A Step-by-Step Guide for Administrators and Teachers

The Accelerated High School: A Step-by-Step Guide for Administrators and Teachers

The Accelerated High School: A Step-by-Step Guide for Administrators and Teachers

The Accelerated High School: A Step-by-Step Guide for Administrators and Teachers

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Written to help communities win the battle to keep young people in school and learning the necessary skills to become productive members of society, this book is a combination of the authors' experiences coupled with the findings of studies on at-risk students and visits to traditional and alternative middle and high schools. The authors examine the characteristics of students at risk and explore several possible solutions to this cycle of dysfunction.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780803966406
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Publication date: 05/05/1998
Series: Nontraditional Education Series
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword - Henry M Levin
When Communities Lose the Battle in Schools
Building a Caring School Community
Taking Stock
Community and School Strengths and Weaknesses
Creating a Living Vision
Forging the Governance Structure of the School
Setting Priorities
Fashioning the Skeleton, Muscles and Heart of the School
Triumphing over Barriers to Academic Achievement
Reducing Discipline Problems
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