Characteristics of Successful Schools

CHAPTER TWO
Where Are We Now?

SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL INVENTORY

High Academics Standards: A Description of What Students Need to Know and Be Able to Do

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Possible Actions for Improving High Academic Standards

1. Form a school curriculum and instruction team that evaluates curriculum and instruction based on diverse student performance, academic content standards, multiple perspectives and inclusiveness.
2. Implement a curriculum mapping process to determine what is taught, when, and to whom.
3. Focus on equitable and culturally relevant curriculum and instruction at staff professional development and PTA meetings.
4. Identify ways to support all students not currently meeting the standards.
5. Investigate instructional practices that positively affect student performance such as small class size, tutoring, writing across the curriculum, thematic units, accelerated learning, multicultural curriculum and materials, cooperative learning, and study circles.
6. Analyze disaggregated enrollment and performance data and use such data to make educational decisions.
7. Ensure all educational courses and programs are geared to the same high academic standards for all students. Avoid tracking and ability grouping.
8. Offer extended-day or extended-year learning opportunities.
9. Provide quality multicultural and multilingual instructional and support materials.
10. Frequently monitor all student learning and provide examples of excellent work.
11. Conduct subject-area equity analyses to ensure equitable treatment for all students.
12. Replace remedial or compensatory, support programs with those that accelerate and reinforce the same high academic standards for all students.
13. Employ equitable, culturally relevant, inclusive and fair instructional practices.

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