High School Reform

October 6th Leadership Team Workshop

Weekly Newsletter

I. Conceptual Framework for HS Reform
II. High School Activities
III. Activities in Planning Stage

Notes from Cohort Meeting

Agreements made for September Cohort Meetings.

Upcoming Events

High School Activities

A. Cohort Staff Development Dates

Andy @ RHS 9/22 12:30-5pm 10/20 12:30-5pm
11/17 12:30-5pm Dec TBA
Carla @ HMS 9/22 7:30-10:30am 10/19 7:30-10:30am
11/16 7:30-10:30am Dec TBA
Pat @ HMS 9/21 9am-noon 10/20 9am-noon
11/17 9am-noon Dec TBA

B. Assistant Principal Meeting
September 20, 2004 7:30 am @ US Navy Recruiting Office
7028 NE 79th Court, Bldg #2, Portland, OR 97218-2814
www.mapquest.com

C. National Literacy Project
September 28, 29 and 30, 2004 – District contact is Linda Christensen 916-5404.

D. Site Council Development Committee
September 27, 2004 – Tentative date to meet with Patricia Pickles to develop district approach to Site Council Development. District contact is John Horn 916-6350.

E. Counselor Workshop
October 6, 2004 - Leadership Roles in Counseling
Ambridge Center, 300 NE Multnomah Street (X-street is MLK), Portland, OR 97232

F. Urban League Event
October 13, 2004, 6:00 pm @ Hilton Hotel Downtown, Portland, OR
District Contact is Patricia Pickles 916-3202 if you would like to attend.

G. ASCD Staff Development
October 15, 16 and 17, 2004, Dallas, TX

H. Principals Leadership Seminar
October 19, 2004 - 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Union Pacific)

I. Avid Training
October 21 and 22, 2004 in Colorado.

J. SLC Design Studios
September 28 to October 1, 2004 – Irving IDS in Irving, TX
October 4 to October 6, 2004 – Lakewood HS in St. Petersburg, FL
October 20 to October 22, 2004 – Irvington HS in Fremont, CA
October 20 to October 22, 2004 – Noble HS in New Berwick, ME

Activities in Planning Stage

A. Carnegie Conference Report
Report on July meeting in Chicago
Topic: Engaging Older Youth

B. Site Council Training

C. Website / Blog
Each high school is eligible to sign up with James Frentress, who has been contracted to assist each high school set up a Web Site. Email: jimfrentress@yahoo.com

About This Site

In the Fall of 2000, the Portland Public School District and the Portland Schools Foundation combined grant funds from the U.S. Office of Education and The Carnegie Foundation to begin the work of increasing achievement in the ten comprehensive high schools and two alternative schools. During this first year of active reform work we focused on asking questions and gathering data about our student performance. We visited sites around the country and invited noted scholars to our schools. Among our first conversations we talked with the following: Tony Wagner, Harvard; Bill Ayers, University of Illinois; Small Schools Workshop; and Rick Lear, University of Washington. These conversations spawned many of the changes that we see today.

The First Post

This is the first in a long line of posts to come to this site. We'll be discussing Reform Efforts in the Portland Public School District located in Portland Oregon.