New+Schools+Project

"North Carolina New Schools Project Design Principles for High School Innovation Projects." //NCNSP//. 2008. Web. 16 Sep. 2010. [].

Design Principles

 16. "Teachers regularly network with educators, employers, and experts beyond the school."  17. "The school communicates with families about successes and challenges that their child faces and works with families to arrive at successful solutions"  18. "High schools include at least grades nine through twelve and may include middle grades and/or a thirteenth grade"  19. "The total population no more than 400 students or 100 students per grade level"  20. "School develops business and community partnerships for future financial support, community service opportunities, internship opportunities, and participation in school projects that connect to and influence decision making"
 * 1)  "NCNSP believe in a common set of high standards and expectations that ensure every student graduates ** ready for college." **
 * 2) ** "S ** chools maintain a common set of standards for all in order to eliminate the harmful consequences of tracking and sorting students."
 * 3)  "Demonstrate ** personalization ** - educators must know students well to help them achieve academically."
 * 4) ** "Redefine professionalism **, creating a shared vision so that all school staff takes responsibility for the success of every student."
 * 5)  "Work from a ** purposeful design ** where the use of time, space and resources ensures that best practices become common practice."
 * 6)  "Students are enrolled in honors-level courses"
 * 7)  "Students actively explore, research, and solve complex problems to develop a deep understanding of core academic concepts"
 * 8)  "Literacy is emphasized across content and grade levels, helping students learn to read, write, and think in every class every day."
 * 9)  "Standards-based team teaching, cross curricular projects, and/or integrated courses expected in all subjects."
 * 10)  "Students are taught how to collaborate, solve problems and communicate effectively and are assessed on their progress"
 * 11)  "Students demonstrate the products of their collaboration with their peers"
 * 12) <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"> "Students are required to present publicly and defend their learning results"
 * 13) <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"> "Student questioning skills are developed in all classrooms"
 * 14) <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"> "An instructional schedule allows teachers of related courses to share larger blocks of time for students to engage common themes and work as collaborative teams."
 * 15) <span style="display: block; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"> "There is a seminar course for every student taking college courses"