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December 2010 |
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In This IssueHappy holidays! The National High School Center wishes you the very best during this busy holiday season, and we hope you have a safe and joyous New Year. As we close out 2010, we would like to share the latest news regarding new online resources, our Early Warning System Tool v2.0,high school-related materials on the School Improvement Grants (SIGs), and news about our blog, High School Matters. |
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What's New: Tools and ResourcesSince our last E-News, the National High School Center has released:
New! Enhanced Early Warning System Tool v2.0 and Supporting Resources
The EWS Tool v2.0 relies on readily available student-level data (attendance, course failures, GPA, and credit accumulation) that are entered or imported by schools, districts, or states at regular intervals. The tool automatically calculates research-based indicators to identify students who are at risk for dropping out of high school. It is currently being implemented in schools, districts, and states across the country. Since the release of the EWS Tool v2.0, the National High School Center has made available a few additional resources to support its implementation:
The EWS Tool v2.0 and resources, archived Webinar, and source file templates are available on the National High School Center’s Web site.
School Improvement Grants and High Schools
The National High School Center has created a Tracking Table of SIG Awards to States and Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to help them as they explore options for transforming low-performing high schools. The table includes statistics on the number of eligible high schools, links to LEA applications, and the number of high schools funded. States will need to support their LEAs’ high school improvement efforts by providing a vision and goals for schools, creating enabling conditions for transformative change, sustaining implementation over time, and building long-term capacity for continued improvement. More information and additional resources on high school SIG are available on our Web site and blog.
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Upcoming ConferencesThe National High School Center wants to keep you informed of upcoming conferences and events pertinent to your work. The High School Events Calendar on our Web site lists national conferences, workshops, and dialogues sponsored by organizations around the country focused on high school improvement. If you are sponsoring a high school-related event, we encourage you to submit the event for posting on the Calendar through the online form on our Web site. About UsThe National High School Center at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), in collaboration with its partners, strives to provide the most up-to-date, accessible information on breakthroughs in high school improvement, vetted best practices, hands on technical assistance to the Regional Comprehensive Centers, and an easy-to-use navigation of the latest research on creating and maintaining excellent high schools. The National High School Center does not endorse any interventions nor does it conduct field studies. The National High School Center Web site is available at www.betterhighschools.org.
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hool in 2004 graduated in 2007–08? The National High School Center has just released an updated version of its Quick Stats Fact Sheet: High Schools in the United States that provides facts and statistics about U.S. high schools and the students they serve.High school statistics covered by the fact sheet include student enrollment and demographics, student achievement, school characteristics, and graduation rates and requirements.Review the fact sheet to gain an updated picture of what high schools in the U.S. look like, and how they have changed.The fact sheet can also be used as a reference for quick statistics about high schools and their students.
Earlier this fall, the National High School Center released its 
The Title I School Improvement Grants (SIGs) represent one funding stream under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) intended to address the needs of the nation’s most persistently low-performing schools. SIG funding presents a unique opportunity for states in the U.S. to direct resources toward the improvement of schools and to ensure that more students graduate with a high school diploma than ever before. 
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