The Accelerated High School: A Step-by-Step Guide for Administrators and Teachers

By Carrie Baylard Eidson and Edward D. Hillhouse

"A remarkable job of translating powerful, current learning theory and research on at-risk students into concrete examples for application. It bridges the distance between research and practice and offers hope for our students."

Jeanette Scheibal Thomas, Communication Arts Facilitator
Kirkwood School District, Kirkwood, Missouri

"By the use of accelerated schools components, including powerful learning strategies, they have created a caring community where at-risk students are valued and are successful."

Joan Solomon, Director of School Improvement Initiatives
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

"So impacting I had to ask, ′Is this for real?′ I am delighted to report that it not only is for real, it is, I believe, the model for all secondary schools of the future."

John Wheeler, Dean, Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, Missouri

Combat the alarming drop-out rate of today′s teens and help all students acquire the skills they need to survive in an increasingly complicated world. Eidson and Hillhouse show us how as they combine an Accelerated Schools approach with a caring community to develop an alternative high school.

Academic learning stops when students are trying to cope with family or peer-related social and emotional problems. Traditional education is not working for these students. This book is packed with innovative methods and techniques that motivate at teens to learn, stay in school and graduate.

You′ll learn

Why we need alternative schools and programs for at-risk students How the accelerated schools philosophy works in the alternative school How to develop an accelerated alternative school from preplanning through implementation How to develop a caring community inside and outside the school Effective instructional techniques and strategies for working with at-risk students How to create an environment to decrease discipline problems Funding sources and legal considerations Program evaluation activities and studies

Combining the philosophy of Accelerated Schools with a caring community, this book offers solutions for keeping students in school. Develop a program that motivates, nurtures, and challenges all students to take responsibility for their learning process and future.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803966407
• ISBN13: 9780803966406
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.0"