College High/College Partnership is a learning community built on substantive and sustainable alternatives for change directly related to academic achievement. It establishes a partnership between secondary schools and local colleges and universities to promote academic achievement. It is a project that anticipates the development of alternative learning situations for basic skills students who fall into the achievement gap. The partnership proposes the reframing of existing social networks and the physical repositioning of learning environments for underachieving students.
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College
High is …..
- A place for students with unnoticed potential who
happen to score below grade level on standardized state tests
- A place where students can find a legitimate
voice and break ranks from marginalized positions
- A place for the expansion of literacy in the
content areas
- A place for transdisciplinary approaches to
literacy
- A nurturing space for students
- A program linked with and supported by a college
- A program where students are assessed in numerous
ways, (Ex. exhibition/ performance, teacher and student made tests, oral
reporting, portfolios, and in addition a variety of traditional assessment
formats)
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The
purpose of College High is to situate students in a place known for the
encouragement of higher-level knowledge and thinking skills. This environment
will open new possibilities for students. In this setting students will be
taught by high school teachers and college faculty. They will be linked with
college student tutors and mentors and gradually develop advanced social
networks. College High will create a haven for the realization of hidden
talents and in doing so will formulate a safe space to expose, discover, as
well as nurture healthy self-images. It will provide a place for dreams to be realized
and imaginations to grow.
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| Excerpt from Joyce, P. (2008). School Hazard Zone: Beyond the Silence/Finding a Voice. New York: Peter Lang Publishing. |
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