School

Reason for Selection

Accommodations

Dates

Faculty Draft as of 2/9/01 1:42 PM

WA

Sumner HS

1600 10-12

               Blue Ribbon school

               4x4 block schedule

               High Schools That Work

               Senior project

               Career pathways credit requirement

               Eliminated general track

               Raised standards for all students

Near Puyallup

One day at each site

overnight

2/7 at Sumner

2/8 at Curtis

Carrie Wait

Martha Eldred

Buddy Bear

Bernie Lenoue

Curtis HS

1336 10-12

               Blue Ribbon school

               Alternating day 4 period block schedule

               Career pathways

               Student portfolios

               Integrated English/social studies curriculum

Tacoma area

WA

Nathan Hale HS

9-12

               9^th grade academies – for science, health, language arts, social studies

               option of honors work

               teachers have common time for collaboration and curriculum integration

               Coalition of Essential Schools member

Seattle

One day at each site

2 night or overnight

2/5 at Nathan Hale

2/6 at Tahoma

Pamela Murphy

Tom Wahl

Gary Beatty

Becky Hall

Tahoma HS

9-12

               9^th and 10^th grade core that meets all day every other day

               integrates science, social studies, language arts, and health

Maple Valley (SE King County)

WA

Henry M. Jackson HS

1550   9-12

               4x4 block schedule

               senior project with technology component

               integrated English/social studies curriculum for grades 11 and 12

               Coalition of Essential Schools member

Mill Creek (Everett)

One day at each site

overnight

1/31 at Henry M Jackson

2/1 at Eastlake

Tim Roos

Alyse Day

Kirsten Roberts

Bernie Brabant

Eastlake HS

1240   10-12

               Extensive advisory program

               Alternating 3 period day

               Integrated English/social studies curriculum

Sammamish

WA

Coalition of Essential Schools – Northwest Symposium

Balancing caring and high expectations

Federal Way

2/12-13

Gary McLaughlin

Michelle Reid

OR

Bend area HS

Block schedule that music teachers like

Bend, Oregon

3/1-3

Don Clausen

OR

David Douglas HS
1,900

New American High School

Attendance risen to 93.4%

Pilot school for Certificate of Mastery

One day at each site

overnight

2/15 at David Douglas

2/14 at Reynolds

Tara Millet

Anton Wishik

Karena Hanscom

John Kilzer

Reynolds HS

2159

New American High School 2000

Four career pathways

Students choose from 41 different “majors”

-8 period alternating day schedule with 4 86 minute periods on alternating days

Troutdale, Oregon (near Portland)

CA

High Tech High

200       9-10

400   9-12 projected

New charter school this year

Integration of technical and academic education

San Diego

(with another group)

Tim Branham

Bill Flint

OH

Glen Este HS

1300   9-12

Under the process of dividing into smaller schools

“a lot of blood on the floor”

Glen Este, Ohio (near Cincinnati)

3/1 at Glen Este

3/2 at Greene JROTC

Pat Kane

John Henry

Donna Moreau

Bernie Lenoue

Tim Brahnam

Kim Coleman

Greene JROTC Academy

198    9-12

4x4 schedule

juniors and seniors spend half year at vocational site

Dayton, Ohio

TX

South Grand Prairie HS

2436   9-12

New American High School 1999

Five career academies

Trimesters, longer class periods

Project-based learning

Grand Prairie, Texas (near Dallas)

3/5 at South Grand Prairie

3/6 at Grapevine

Nancy LaChapelle

Dana Snell

Mike Frick

Tom Wahl

Mark Valentine

Dale Erz

Grapevine HS

1819   9-12

New American High School 2000

“regular” courses are rigorous and prepare students for college

4x4 block schedule

Grapevine, Texas (near Dallas)

NY

Urban Academy HS

9-12

Innovative small school

Proficiencies in core areas required for graduation

New York City

2/14 at Urban Academy

2/13 at Central Park

Ron Jones

Scott Harker

Scott Moseley

Derek Johnson

Kirsten Roberts

Mary Ann Unger

Central Park East Secondary

Featured in The Power of Their Ideas

Coalition of Essential Schools member

New York City

MD

Paint Branch HS

New American High School

senior "digital portfolio"

“Academy of Science and Media" magnet

Baltimore, Maryland

2/23 at Paint Branch

2/22 at Eastern Technical HS

Anton Wishik

Kieran Mahoney

Becky Hall

Jennifer Duncan-Taylor

Tim Ochs

Mike Wilson

Eastern Technical HS

1352   9-12

New American High School 1999

Integrates highly challenging academic courses and technical programs

After 9^th grade year all students select one of 10 Career Majors

Baltimore, Maryland