Research

2008

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March 25, 2008
Learning Tour: Manor New Technology High School

Profile for Learning Tour conducted of Manor New Technology High School (Manor ISD, TX) by the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas, on Tuesday, March 25, 2008, Released June, 2008.

2007

November, 2007
Sacramento New Tech High School Featured in Stanford's High Schools for Equity Study

The study researched by Stanford University, High Schools for Equity, was released November 13, 2007.

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November, 2007
The Impact of School Facilities on Student Performance and Retention of Teachers
California Department of Education

This research paper was presented at the California Achievement Gap Summit on November 14, 2007 by the California Department of Education. The research features both Sacramento New Technology High School and the Student Empowerment Academy (NTH @ Jefferson) in Los Angeles.

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U.S. Students Need 21st Century Skills to Compete in a Global Economy
Americans Express Strong Support in National Poll for Teaching More Than Basic Skills

WASHINGTON, DC -- October 10, 2007 -- A new nationwide poll of registered voters reveals that Americans are deeply concerned that the United States is not preparing young people with the skills they need to compete in the global economy.

An overwhelming 80 percent of voters say that the kind of skills students need to learn to be prepared for the jobs of the 21st century is different from what they needed 20 years ago. Yet a majority of Americans say that schools need to do a better job of keeping up with changing educational needs.

The national poll was conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and Peter D. Hart Research Associates on behalf of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

Among the other key findings: Eighty-eight percent of voters say they believe that schools can and should incorporate 21st century skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving skills, computer and technology skills, and communication and self-direction skills into the curriculum.

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Case Study of Sacramento New Technology High School

Prepared by International Center for Leadership in Education

Executive Summary

"ICLE released the case study of Sacramento New Technology High School at the Model Schools Conference in Washington, DC, June 26-28, 2007. The compendium of 25 model schools' case studies is available from ICLE at http://www.leadered.com/model_schools.html.

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2006

February 6, 2006
New Technology High School Postsecondary Student Success Study

Rockman et al conducted a six-month study of New Technology High School (NTHS) alumni for the last eight years for the New Technology Foundation (NTF). The study was designed to gather feedback from NTHS graduates regarding their postsecondary education and/or career, 21st Century skills, knowledge and use of technology, and on what they valued most about their NTHS experience.

Data discussed in the report that follows suggest that New Technology High School is meeting the academic and skill needs of its 21st Century students. Overall feedback indicated that:

• 89% of the responding alumni attended a 2-year or 4-year college/university or professional or technical institute.
• 92% of respondents have applied some or a great deal of what they learned at NTHS to their postsecondary education or career.
• 96% of the respondents would choose to attend NTHS again.
• 40% of the alumni respondents were either majoring in STEM fields or were working in STEM professions.

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2006

Prepared by International Center for Leadership in Education

Executive Summary

"ICLE released the case study of Napa New Technology High Schoool at the Model Schools Conference in Orlando, FL, June 26-28, 2006. The compendium of 25 model schools' case studies is available from ICLE at http://www.leadered.com/model_schools.html".

Read full case study here .

February 2006
Results That Matter: New Tech High School at a Glance
New Technology Foundation™

New Tech High School students graduate with a mastery of 21st Century knowledge and skills, prepared for college, career, and citizenship. New Tech High School uses multiple measures to assess student performance and school accountability, including measures of student engagement, academic success, 21st Century skills, and post-secondary success. NTHS™ Results that Matter shows high school success data on student achievement, 21st Century Skills, graduation requirements, graduation rates, post-secondary enrollments and STEM Careers, Recognitions, and NTHS Network School Success.

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2005

June 2005
Case Study of Napa New Technology High School™

Prepared by International Center for Leadership in Education

Executive Summary

New Technology High School™ is a model of a highly personalized small learning community, created through a vision of community business partners and other stakeholders who challenged the district to create an alternative high school that will prepare students for the workplace of the 21st Century. Based on the condition that the school not be a career academy singularly-focused on technology and the stipulation that it serve students who have not been actively engaged by learning in the past, the school exemplifies an integrated vision of successful best practices. Located in Napa, California, it has extensive integration of technology, project-based learning; effective alternative assessments; individualized learning; and distributed leadership with a shared and unwavering dedication to mission.

Because it is a school of choice that recruits new students, it understands the dual demands placed upon it for both proven rigorous and relevant performance and customer satisfaction in a highly independent and student-focused learning mode. The school combines a solid college-prep curriculum with a learning program that equips students with a set of career, life-skill, and lifelong learning competencies. About 95% of graduates continue their education after high school. It also makes its students feel respected, responsible, cared about, and fortunate to be part of a dynamic learning environment.

ICLE released the case study at the Model Schools Conference in Nashville, June 26-28, 2005. The compendium of 25 model schools' case studies is available from ICLE at www.leadered.com/model_schools.html.

Read full case study here.