School Development Services

New Technology Foundation (NTF) offers school development services to schools interested in the New Technology High School (NTHS) model. Work began in 2000 under grants awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to create a Network of New Technology High Schools. Each of the schools is modeled on the Napa Valley Unified School District's nationally acclaimed demonstration school - New Technology High School.

All school development sites receive the following services from NTF :

• Access to use PeBL Collaborative Learning Environment
• A School Development Package that includes materials specific to planning for:
  • Facilities
  • School program
  • Curriculum
  • Staffing
  • Technology
  • Professional development
  • Student recruitment
  • Training
  • Community Relationships/Partnerships
  • Finance
  • District relations
• PBL Library
  • PBL units by course and grade
• School Management Library with resources for:
  • Staff recruitment, evaluation, and training
  • Student recruitment, orientation, and training
  • Creating partnerships
  • Master calendar and schedule
  • Counseling and college planning
  • Creating a culture of trust and responsibility
  • Technology and technology support
  • Creating and maintaining school Web site
  • Community relations
  • Policies and procedures
  • Curriculum resources
    • School-wide learning outcomes
    • Evaluation tools
    • Assessment tools
    • Digital agenda and journal templates
    • Digital professional portfolio
    • Senior projects
    • Technology Training
    • Internships
• Membership in the NTHS Network.
  Member sites have access to all PBL units and all tools developed by NTHS Network schools, as well as training and technology support. They will have the opportunity to collaborate, to share information, tactics, success stories and general support to the continued success of this innovative form of education.
• 3 years of on-site coaching; professional development; regular convenings of teachers/staff across the NTHS Network; 5-day summer intensive training.