Breakthrough High Schools

31 None 2008 Breakthrough High Schools BREAKTHROUGH HIGH SCHOOLS<o:p></o:p> http://www.principals.org/s_nassp/sec_inside.asp?CID=66&DID=66<o:p></o:p> Breakthrough High Schools, a project of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, reports on schools with high minority and high poverty populations that demonstrate significant student achievement and high graduation/college-admission rates. NASSP selected a dozen schools to examine, based on nominations from across the US. Research teams visited the schools to interview stakeholders, observe instruction, and verify data. At this NASSP webpage, you can read a summary of each high school's success story. You can also download a 58-page report that not only describes the schools' successes but considers how other schools can "do it too." One important finding: "The effective principal also shares his or her leadership and empowers others to seek solutions to problems they have identified."<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> http://www.principals.org/s_nassp/sec_inside.asp?CID=66&DID=66