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Model Secondary Schools Project Working with schools and districts to ensure our urban students have the 21st Century schools they deserve. |
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Professional Development |
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Project Design and Facilitation |
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The Model Secondary Schools Project provides a range of services to assist schools and districts meet the challenges of urban education in the 21st Century. For more information please contact us. |
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Services |
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High schools face many issues in planning and delivering programs to meet the needs of students in the 21st Century. |
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Development of 21st Century High Schools |
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Our commitment is to providing persistent focus embedded in a collaborative approach to project team facilitation, planning and implementation support and one on one coaching. Through both on site and remote technical assistance we assist with development processes and resources. We do this with recognition of the complexity of adult and student learning, and the challenges of working in a public policy environment. |
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Areas we have addressed recently include: · 21st Century Learning & Global Achievement Standards · Professional Learning Communities · 9th Grade Academies · Team focus—vision and mission setting, goal setting, priority identification. · Rigor, Relevance & Relationships · School Improvement Planning · Site visit facilitation & coordination · Long & short term strategy planning · Conference Planning and facilitation Call or email to find out if we can assist with your professional development needs. |
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shortage of school leaders adequately prepared for the complex demands of public accountability for student performance, data and information literacy, funding cutbacks, and the pressure to increase academic rigor for students, many of whom have substantial gaps in their skills and understanding. Leaders have responsibility for developing school and classroom culture, ensuring safety of adults and students, monitoring compliance with state and federal law, funding, personnel and academic quality, providing responsiveness to the community, planning for the long and short term, and much more. We provide a flexible array of confidential coaching options, onsite or remote, scheduled or on-call. Call or email to discuss options and costs. |
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Leadership Development and Coaching |
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Resources |
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Our focus is on the specific challenges facing urban schools—developing programs of study, school culture and student supports to directly address the performance gaps facing students. MSSP facilitation maintains a clear focus on aligned efforts to develop local solutions utilizing resources and models drawn from successful schools across the country. |
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Changing the daily habits and practices of our schools will not occur in a few hours or a few days, or in some cases even a few years. |
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We have developed a broad range of materials and resources for use with school and district teams. We can provide customized professional development for small and large groups. |
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Leading a school has always been a challenging job. Today’s climate of growing accountability for school performance comes in the midst of a |
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Mailing Address: Model Secondary Schools Project, LLC PO Box 1684 Bellevue, WA 98009-1684
Fax: 888-734-7304 |
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