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Model Schools: Brockton High School

By the Numbers:• Comprehensive 9-12

Enrollment: 4,135

• Poverty Level: 72%

• Minority population: 73%

• 50 different languages

• 50% speak another language in the home

• 12% in Transitional Bilingual Ed.

• 11% receive Special Education Services

Demographics:57% Black - includes African

American, Cape Verdean,

Haitian, Jamaican, and

others

26% White

14% Hispanic

2.5% Asian

.5% Native American

• The Mooring Mast (nonfiction piece on the Empire State Building and

dirigibles)

• Shakespearean Sonnet # 73

• Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

• Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (3 page excerpt)

• Making Humus by Composting by Liz Ball

• Proof (four page play excerpt by David Auburn)

ELA MCAS SELECTIONS (2010):

2011-2012 MME Scores County Wide

MCAS 1998Failure

ELA – 44%(Sped – 78%)

MATH – 75%(Sped – 98%)

State Testing: Then & Now

MCAS 1998Advanced+Proficient

ELA – 22%

MATH – 7%

MCAS 2011Failure

ELA – 4%

MATH – 12%

MCAS 2011Advanced+Proficient

ELA – 78%

MATH – 64%

How did they do it?

They “changed the learning conditions for

ALL students by focusing on the adults

who teach them.”

Brockton High’s turn-around FOUR STEPS:

1. Empowered a team

2. Focused on Literacy for ALL, NO exceptions

3. Implemented with fidelity and according to a plan

4. Monitored like crazy!

Other Improvements:* Focus on School Wide Literacy * Inclusion for Special Education Students * Change of Levels/College Ready for ALL* Reduction in Freshmen Retention Rate

LQHS Demographics• 3000 students• Hispanic: 58%• White: 35% • English Learners: 5%• Poverty: 45%• Students w/ Disabilities: 8%• Graduation Rate 95%

• 3000 students• Hispanic: 58%• White: 35% • English Learners: 5%• Poverty: 45%• Students w/ Disabilities: 8%• Graduation Rate 95%

Model Schools: La Quinta High School

LQHS Recognitions

• Four time CA Distinguished School and Exemplary CTE

Program Awards

• Newsweek’s America’s Best High Schools:

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

• US News & World Report America’s Best

High Schools, 2012 (top 4% in nation, top 7% in state)

• County H.S. Model of Excellence

• International Center Model School: 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012

Model Schools: La Quinta High School

Model Schools: La Quinta High School

5 Key Instructional Practices School wide1. Critical Thinking/Rigor2. Clear Leaning Task 3. Academic Language Strategies4. Increased Guided & Structured

Practice5. Relevance through Gold Seal Lessons

THINK DIFFERENTLY

RE-IMAGINE

Kids today:@ Learn anywhere, anytime, with and from anyone

@ Always on, always connected, expecting collaboration

@ Need to be engaged and involved

@ Demand personalized learning experiences

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