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A FRAMEWORK FOR APPLYING SELECTED PROGRAMMATIC
COMPONENTS OF NCLB IN HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMS
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RESOURCE GUIDES FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL
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THE CHALLENGE
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 established a road map for all students to demonstrate high levels of performance in reading and mathematics by 2014. America’s high schools, especially in large urban cities, will be especially challenged to accomplish this goal because of documented issues related to graduation rates, teacher certification in subject fields, and new expectations for standards-based instruction and assessment related to accountability standards and sanctions. The challenge, then, is to leverage what is known about effective school and instructional improvement to assist high schools to meet and exceed the challenges of NCLB. |
BACKGROUND
Since the No Child Left Behind Act was signed by President Bush in 2002, States have aligned its requirements with their school reform plans, constructed new accountability plans, and developed new high stakes assessments. Moreover, professional organizations, school districts, profit and non-profit corporations, research and development centers, and individual consultants have developed numerous fact sheets, handbooks, articles, frequently asked questions, editorials, and catalogs to help educators and the public to learn about, interpret, and apply the requirements of NCLB to meet their respective needs. However, these resources typically generalize to all schools without demonstrating specific features, applications, and benefits for high schools.
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VISION
The core of the No Child Left Behind Act is a vision in which all students know and are able to demonstrate mastery of academic content standards in reading and mathematics that are taught by highly qualified teachers using scientifically based instruction and teaching methods. This approach is expected to help high schools reach milestones of adequate yearly progress that lead to all students performing at proficient levels on State tests in reading and mathematics by 2014. |
FRAMEWORK OF HIGH SCHOOL RESOURCE GUIDES
The following programmatic components of the No Child Left Behind Act vision provide a framework of resource guides to assist high school teachers and principals to achieve the core vision described in the preceding section. Although the programmatic components are presented as stand alone resource guides, they are highly related and interactive when applied in the high school setting.
Each resource guide includes a description of the following specifications: Definition, Summary of NCLB Requirements, Suggestions for Implementation, and Sources for Further Information. Moreover, each resource guide was adapted specifically for use by high school teachers and principals. Click on each title below to view and apply the resources guides in your high school:
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WORK IN PROGRESS
LearningFront™ considers this framework and the resource guides as a "work in progress." They were developed initially in the Summer of 2003 and updated in September 2004. Please feel free to copy and use them in a way that supports your needs and requirements. And please let us know how we can improve the framework and resource guides based on your experiences and results with them.
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