Tools

Eight Elements of High School Improvement – National High School Center
www.betterhighschools.org/docs/NHSCEightElements7-25-08.pdf

Tool to map out High School Design Work:
Tool to map HS work.doc
This it a tool that districts and schools can use to think through the recommendations and begin to do a gap analysis.  This tool can help districts and school begin to prioritize their work.

State Level High School Improvement Checklist:
StateLevelHSChecklist.pdf
Below are some of the areas to consider when assessing where your state may be in terms of the elements of using existing support and guidance mechanisms and reconfiguring and/or creating new structures to leverage system change for high school improvement. These elements may be of help in supporting your thinking about establishing or refining your state’s education planning and implementation process.

Wisconsin Statewide system of support:
dpi.wi.gov/ssos/pdf/dsahandbk.pdf
Wisconsin's Statewide System of Support (SSOS) is targeted at providing technical assistance to districts with Title I schools identified for improvement (SIFI), Title I schools that have missed Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), and other Title I high priority schools. Rather than providing prescriptive measures for district improvement, SSOS processes and tools are designed to enhance a district's ability to improve the effectiveness of its programs and strategies for providing support to low-performing schools. The system also includes tools and strategies to build capacity at the local level for district-focused school improvement.