CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS

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This practical guide seeks to provide a roadmap and toolbox to help educators and policymakers in their own continuous improvement efforts around high school outcomes." --From the Introduction Continuous Improvement in High Schools gives educators and policymakers an accessible, actionable framework to address one of the nation's most important educational priorities: improving high school graduation and postsecondary preparedness rates. Martha Abele Mac Iver and Robert Balfanz, national experts in dropout prevention, apply the Carnegie Foundation's continuous improvement framework to the issue of student success in high school, starting with the critical ninth-grade year. A proven tool for organizational change, the continuous improvement framework provides a systematic structure for examining the root causes of problems and for testing possible solutions. With real-world examples and ideas for change, the authors show how attention to five key areas can enrich student educational experience and improve high school outcomes. These areas consist of early warning and intervention systems, family engagement, students' sense of connectedness to school, social, emotional, and academic development, and teacher instructional practices. The guidance offered in this useful work will enable educators and their collaborating partners to create their own powerful solutions for student success. Martha Abele Mac Iver is an associate research professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Education and is affiliated with the Center for Social Organization of Schools and the Everyone Graduates Center. Robert Balfanz is a research professor at the Center for Social Organization of Schools at the Johns Hopkins University School of Education and is director of the Everyone Graduates Center.