School Change Campaign

 Welcome to the NHPS School Change Website!
 
Here you will find documents regarding the planning, execution and success of the reform initiative.  It is our goal to provide transparent and up-to-date information about this effort.
 
This page will be updated as new information is available, so check back often.
 
 
School Reform Background

•  New Haven Public Schools have been making steady strides over the past few years, but we must grow from incremental to exponential gains to meet the needs of all of our children, in all of our schools and classrooms.
• Connecticut has the highest achievement gap (the difference between low-income and minority students versus middle- to high-income and white students) in the nation.
• Success for students means success for our communities and economy – higher incomes, a more attractive business environment, more engaged citizens.

 
School Reform Goals
(1)    Raise achievement -- bring student scores on CMT and CAPT exams to state averages by 2015.
(2)    Cut the dropout rate in half in five years.
(3)    Ensure that 100% of graduating seniors have the choice to go to college.
(4)    Make sure that students are academically prepared and financially able to complete college.
 
School Reform Roadmap
We must implement a comprehensive initiative to reform the schools using four main strategies:
(1)    Increase accountability.  Set higher and clearer expectations for students and adults, and hold them to it!  Assess each school to determine where it is in meeting high standards for success (Tier I is doing well; Tier II needs a little help; Tier III needs central office intervention).
(2)    Use a different approach.  The school is the basic unit of student need.  Provide resources and services for each school according to what students and staff require, not according to a one-size fits all approach.  In this way, we develop a portfolio of fifty different but equally effective schools that achieve the best student outcomes.
(3)    Focus on talent.  We must attract and hire the very best teachers, principals, and other school administrators available.  And we must consistently support the professionalism of teachers through their career, supporting and developing school staff so that quality and effectiveness increases.
(4)    Commit to a big promise.  Every graduating senior that wants to go to college will go to college!  The New Haven Promise scholarship program will ensure that all students who meet academic standards are rewarded with financial security for higher education.
 
 
 
 
Stay tuned for more updates and visit our events page to find more upcoming activities.
 
 
New Haven School Change

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