Case
Study of Manor New Technology High School, Manor, Texas. Prepared by International
Center for Leadership in Education for the 2010 Model schools Conference,
June, 2010, Orlando, FL.
Measuring
Skills for the 21st Century,
by Elena Silva, Education Sector, November 10, 2008. Excellent study includes
profile of New Tech High School model's assessment practices.
The
Impact of School Facilities on Student Performance and Retention of Teachers,
by Kathleen J. Moore, California Department of Education, Victoria Bergsagal,
Architects of Achievement, and Mary Filardo, 21st Century School Fund, The
California Achievement Gap Summit, November 14, 2007. The research features
both Sacramento New Technology High School and the New Tech Student Empowerment
Academy at Jefferson High School in Los Angeles. PowerPoint
Presentation (PPT; 54.6MB; 84pp.).
High
Schools for Equity: Policy Supports for Student Learning in Communities of
Color (PDF), by the School Redesign Network at Stanford University (SRN)
and Justice Matters in San Francisco, November 9, 2007. This study focuses
on five urban, public high schools from across the state, including Sacramento
New Tech High School, that represent the types of educational approaches required
to close California's educational achievement gap and to enable all students
to move on to successful career and college pathways. Press
release.
Case
Study of Napa New Technology High School 2006, prepared by the International
Center for Leadership in Education for the Model Schools Conference, Orlando,FL,
June 26-28, 2006. This is a different case study from the 2005 version. (Word
Doc).
New
Technology High School Postsecondary Student Success Study (PDF), Rockman
& Associates, February 6, 2006
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.
Results
That Matter: New Tech High School at a Glance, New Technology Foundation,
February 2006. 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.
Akins New Technology
High School (Austin, Texas) AISD Department
of Program Evaluation analysis of 2007 and 2008 TAKS performance for currently
enrolled 12th grade students participating in Akins High School's NTG program
and compared with other currently enrolled 12th grades at Akins High School
and all district 12th graders.
Case
Study of Manor New Technology High School, Manor, Texas. Prepared by International
Center for Leadership in Education for the 2010 Model schools Conference,
June, 2010, Orlando, FL.