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Urban Initiatives


PUBLICATIONS
Urban Students Achieve When High Schools Implement Proven Practices

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Kenneth Mason
Director, Urban Initiatives
(404) 879-5522
HSTW works closely with district and school leaders in urban districts to connect the HSTW improvement framework to the unique challenges that urban schools and districts face. Network members use the HSTW Key Practices to improve classroom instruction, staff development and student achievement in large, urban high schools and middle grades schools. School improvement efforts in urban districts are focused on:
  • preparing teachers to provide differentiated instruction in their highly diverse classrooms.
  • training career/technical teachers to incorporate literacy and mathematics standards into their courses.
  • redesigning the ninth-grade experience to decrease failure rates and increase the number of students graduating on time.
  • increasing the quality of instructional planning.


Annual Urban Council Meeting


The 2010 Urban Council Meeting will take place July 13 – 14, 2010, as a pre-conference workshop at the 24th Annual HSTW Staff Development Conference.


13th Annual HSTW Urban Council Meeting — Improving Achievement and Graduation Rates in Urban High Schools:
Ensuring More Students Graduate Prepared for College and Careers
Collaborate with participating teams from urban schools and districts as they address the unique challenges urban schools face and form new strategies for using the HSTW design to make a real difference in their students’ education. Participants will hear from fellow practitioners who have improved attendance, discipline, achievement and expectations and also will have an opportunity to share their own strategies and successes. This gathering will serve to reinvigorate a broader urban network of schools and districts facing similar challenges.

Objectives:
  • Interact with other representatives from HSTW’s Urban Network schools seeking to improve the educational experiences provided to students in urban middle grades and high schools.
  • Attend large- and small-group sessions on topics relevant to HSTW’s research on the challenges facing urban schools — challenges shared by all high schools and challenges unique to schools in urban settings.
  • Develop a better understanding of the HSTW design for whole-school improvement as it applies to urban schools.
  • Recognize the benefits of membership in the HSTW Urban Network and the resources that are readily accessible.
  • Create action plans for disseminating information to faculty and administrators at their respective schools upon their return.

For more information or to register, please visit the conference Web page or download the conference brochure.
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