Advisories in Essential Schools

31 Jill Davidson 2004 Advisories in Essential Schools The Fall 2004 issue of "Horace," the magazine of the Coalition of Essential Schools, explores the "state of advisories" in CES member high schools and offers many articles of interest to non-CES educators. Among the articles and materials: existing research about advisories, "Workshops and Publications to Help Schools Plan and Strengthen Advisories," strategies to avoid common advisory pitfalls, ideas about collecting data to demonstrate the effectiveness of advisory programs, and several success stories. Excerpt from the cover story: "Breaking Ranks II, the National Association of Secondary School Principals' strategic plan for high school reform, recommends that all students have personalized learning plans. Advisory is the home for the assessment that such plans demand; it's the place where students, families, teachers, counselors, and community converge to create, demonstrate progress toward, and update each student's unique plan for learning and growth."Davidson, J. (ed.) (2004). Advisories in essential schools. Horace (20.4, Fall 2004). Retrieved from CES National web 16 Apr 2008. Link: http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/resources/horace/20_4/20_4_toc.html http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/resources/horace/20_4/20_4_toc.html