# Presentation: 909995

## International Center for Leadership in EducationRaymond J. McNulty

- Archived Information
**9 Characteristics of **
**Successful Schools**

## Keep in Mind . . .

- Class of 2015
- Children Achieving Their Dreams – The Children We Have.......
- Imperfect World

## 9 Characteristics of Successful Schools

- Small Learning Communities
- High Expectations
- 9th Grade
- 12th Grade
- Data
- Curriculum
- Relationships / Reflective Thought
- Professional Development
- Leadership

- Class of 2015

- Dreams of the children we have

- Imperfect World

## Rigor/Relevance - All

|      Why

Do We Need 
 to Change
   Schools? |     What

  Needs to 
  Be Done? |      How

Do We Do
       It? |
| --- | --- | --- |

## Schools DoMake aDifference

## Characteristics 

- Small Learning Communities

- 2.   High Expectations

- 3.   9th Grade

- 4.   12th Grade

- 6.   Curriculum

- 5.   Data

- 7.   Relationships / Reflective Thought

- 8.   Professional Development

- 9.   Leadership

## Characteristics 

- Small Learning Communities

- High Expectations
- Especially in Literacy

## Characteristics 

- Small Learning Communities

- High Expectations

- 3.   9th Grade

- 4.   12th Grade

## What does it take to graduate?

| 9th Grade | 10th Grade | 11th Grade | 12th Grade |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  English
 Math
 Science
 Social  Studies
 PE |  English
 Math
 Science
 Social Studies
 .5 PE
 .5 Computer |  English
 Math
 Science
 Social Studies
 Fine Arts |  English
 Elective
 Elective
 Elective
 .5 Health |

## Characteristics 

- Small Learning Communities

- 2.   High Expectations

- 3.   9th Grade

- 4.   12th Grade

- 5.   Data

## In the last 30 years, jobs have been redistributed: employment share and earnings have shrunk for high school drop outs

- Until the 1970’s the United States’ economic dominance rested on a solid agricultural and manufacturing base where workers with high school or less could provide a comfortable living for their families
- Today, ideas rather than natural resources comprise an increasing share in GDP growth

**High school drop outs**

**High school graduates**

**Some college, no degree**

**Associate degree**

**Bachelor’s degree**

**Graduate degree**

- Employment share
- Earnings

**1973**

**2001**

- 32%
- $25,900

- 40%
- $32,000

- 9%
- $51,000

- 12%
- $40,000

- 7%
- $57,700

- Employment share
- Earnings

- 9%
- $20,700

- 31%
- $29,600

- 21%
- $52,600

- 18%
- $35,800

- 11%
- $68,200

- 10%
- $37,100

- Source: Autor, Levy, Murnane, 2003; Carnavale (ETS), 2003

## Characteristics 

- Small Learning Communities

- 2.   High Expectations

- 3.   9th Grade

- 4.   12th Grade

- 6.   Curriculum

- 5.   Data

## Curriculum

- The National Education Association addressed this issue by appointing a Committee of Ten in 1892 to establish a standard curriculum.
- The goal of high school was to prepare all students to do well in life, contributing to their own well-being and society's good, and to prepare some students for college.

## Rigor/Relevance Framework

## 1.	Awareness
2.	Comprehension 
3.	Application
4.	Analysis
5.	Synthesis 
6.	Evaluation

**2.****	****Comprehension **
**3.****	****Application**
**4.****	****Analysis**
**5.****	****Synthesis **
**6.****	****Evaluation**

** ****Knowledge Taxonomy**

##         Application Model

**1.**   **Knowledge in one discipline**
**2.   Application within discipline**
**3.   Application across disciplines**
**Application to real-world *****predictable situations***
**Application to real-world *****unpredictable situations***

## Application

**1**

**2**

**3**

**4**

**5**

**Application**

**Knowledge**

***Rigor/Relevance Framework***

## C			D

**C****	****	****	****D**
**A****	****	****	****B**

-   1    2    3    4   5

- 4

- 5

- 6

- 3

- 2

- 1

- Bloom’s

- Application

## Characteristics 

- Small Learning Communities

- 2.   High Expectations

- 3.   9th Grade

- 4.   12th Grade

- 6.   Curriculum

- 5.   Data

- 7.   Relationships / Reflective Thought

## Characteristics 

- Small Learning Communities

- 2.   High Expectations

- 3.   9th Grade

- 4.   12th Grade

- 6.   Curriculum

- 5.   Data

- 7.   Relationships / Reflective Thought

- 8.   Professional Development

## Characteristics 

- Small Learning Communities

- 2.   High Expectations

- 3.   9th Grade

- 4.   12th Grade

- 6.   Curriculum

- 5.   Data

- 7.   Relationships / Reflective Thought

- Professional Development
- Leadership

## There has also been a skills convergence:  high school graduates seeking a family wage job face requirements similar to those entering college

- Required Skills:
**Add, subtract, multiply, divide and simplify rational expressions**
- Understand functional notation
- Solve systems of two linear equations in two variables
- Solve quadratic equations in one variable
- Graph a linear equation and quadratic function
**Determine the perimeter and the circumference of geometric shapes**
- Represent geometric objects and figures algebraically

- Source: American Diploma Project, 2003

**Machine Operator**
**Eastman Chemical Company**
- Required Skills:
- Calculate and apply ratios, proportions and percentages to solve problems
**Add, subtract, multiply, divide and simplify rational expressions**
- Recognize and solve problems using a linear equation and one variable
- Apply principals in equations involving measurements
**Determine the perimeter and the circumference of geometric shapes**

- Colleges and employers demand similar knowledge and skill sets
- In math, they require algebra, geometry, data analysis, and statistics
- In English they demand strong oral and written communication skills, analytical and research skills

## International Center for Leadership in EducationRaymond J. McNultyray@LeaderEd.comwww.LeaderEd.com

**9 Characteristics of **
**Successful Schools**