WORK
GROUP DEVELOPING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL REFORMS
A
work group has been convened to develop a program of whole
school reform (WSR) in secondary schools in Abbott
districts. The group -- the "Colloraborative
Work Group on Middle and High Schools" --
is operating under a directive contained in the NJ Supreme
Court's June 2003 Abbott
X ruling.
The
work group is charged by the Abbott
X ruling with examining successful secondary schools;
data on student achievement and actual dropouts; research
on WSR models and other school improvement initiatives; and
current implementation of Abbott supplemental
programs for middle and high schools (PDF).
The
work group must make recommendations to the State Commissioner
of Education by March 6, 2004, and the Commissioner is then
required to adopt regulations to implement a WSR program in
Abbott middle and high schools in 2004-05.
The
work group addresses a significant "missing piece"
in the Abbott framework for education improvement. The 1998
Abbott V decision required WSR in elementary
schools, but postponed action on such efforts in secondary
schools.
For
information on the work group, contact:
David
Sciarra
Executive Director, ELC
Email: dsciarra@edlawcenter.org
Phone: 973-624-1815, ext. 16
|
Collaborative
Work Group on Middle and High Schools
|
| Stan
Karp,
Teacher, JFK High School |
|
Willa Spicer,
Coordinator, NJ Principals & Supervisors Association
|
| Mary
Jo Kapalko, Director, Academy Charter High
School |
| Dr.
Ruth Palmer, School of Education, The College
of New Jersey |
| Dr.
Michelle Fine, CUNY Graduate Center |
| Dr.
Sharon Powell, President, Princeton Center
for Leadership Training |
| Dr.
John Mucciolo, Principal, Ridgewood High School
|
| Mary
Bennett, Executive Director, Project Grad,
Newark |
| Wilhemena
Holder, Secondary Parents Council, Newark |
| Paul
Smith, Talent Development Schools, Johns Hopkins
University |
| James
P. Connell, President, Institute for Research
& Reform in Education |
| Greg
Farrell, President & CEO, Outward Bound
USA |
| Dr.
Gene Bottoms, Southern Regional Education Board
|
| Dr.
R. Stephen Green, Director, NJ Teaching &
Learning Collaborative |
| Maxine
E. Bleich, Chief Executive Officer, Ventures
In Education, Inc. |
| Dr.
David Keiser,
School of Education, Montclair State University |
| David
G. Sciarra,
Executive Director, Education Law Center |
|
Dr.
James H. Lytle, Superintendent of Schools,
Trenton Public Schools
|
| Gordon
MacInnes, Assistant Commissioner, NJ Department
of Education, Division of Abbott Implementation |
|
Annette Castiglione, Special Assistant, NJ
Department of Education, Division of Abbott Implementation
|
| Dr.
Penelope Lattimer, Special Assistant to Commissioner
for Academic Achievement, NJ Department of Education |
Prepared
December 8, 2003
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