Topic: High School Transformation

Tool / Toolkit

Secondary School Redesign Self-Assessment Tool

Learning Policy Institute

This tool can help secondary school teams identify assets, needs, and opportunities and develop strategies for relationship-centered, engaging, culturally responsive school redesign.

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Research/Report

Linked Learning Student Survey

Linked Learning Alliance

A survey of 4,301 California students in Linked Learning Pathways highlights perspectives on motivation, supportive relationships, real-world learning, skill development, college and career preparation, and aspirations after high school.

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Community Schools in Los Angeles Unified: Transforming Teaching and Learning

Learning Policy Institute

This report examines how Los Angeles Unified built system-level supports for community schools while advancing inclusive environments, project-based learning, and career-connected high school pathways.

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Shared Leadership and Collective Decision-Making in Community Schools

California Partnership for the Future of Learning

In this video, students, parents, organizers, district leaders, and advocates highlight shared decisionmaking as a critical component of community schools.

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Creating Equitable Opportunities for Career-Connected Learning for MLLs

Internationals Network for Public Schools

This learning brief exploring the nuts and bolts of how schools implement successful career-connected learning designed for immigrant youth.

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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Education Approaches: Rethinking California’s Alternative Education System

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

This report examines California’s alternative education system, including student demographics, school climate, academic outcomes, systemic barriers, and recommendations for more responsive supports.

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Community Schools in Lynwood Unified: Building Capacity for Districtwide Implementation

Learning Policy Institute

This report examines how Lynwood Unified rapidly scaled community schools districtwide by defining and developing the capacity of coordinators and aligning services around student and family needs.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

Oakland High School Redesign: How a Community-Centered Campus Created Pathways for Student Success

Learning Policy Institute

This brief profiles Oakland High School’s integration of community schools, Linked Learning pathways, dual enrollment, wellness supports, and authentic learning to improve student success.

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Why Career-Connected Learning Matters for Newcomer Adolescents

Internationals Network for Public Schools

This learning brief examines career-connected learning for newcomer and multilingual adolescents, including barriers to access and design considerations for equitable college and career pathways.

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A Snapshot of Postsecondary Access and Opportunity in California

Institute for Higher Education Policy

This brief offers a snapshot of the strategies California has employed to expand postsecondary access without race-conscious policies or practices.

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A New Vision for Adolescent Learning and Well-Being

In this study, Sarah Fine, Santiago Rincón-Gallardo, and Michael Fullan examine the pioneering work of six California education systems—Lindsay Unified, Oakland Unified, Fresno Unified, Shasta County Office of Education, Monterey Peninsula Unified, and Anaheim Union High School District—that leveraged an influx of state funding to drive systemic transformations in secondary education.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

Community-Connected Redesign at Fremont High School

Learning Policy Institute

This brief tells the story of Fremont High School's redesign journey from an isolated campus with severe underenrollment to a vibrant community school where students have access to authentic, community-connected learning and families hold power on campus.

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Community Schools Impact on Student Outcomes: Evidence From California

Learning Policy Institute

This study evaluates the impact of the California Community Schools Partnership Program on student outcomes, including attendance, suspensions, and academic achievement.

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Community Schools Certification: An Approach for Implementation

Learning Policy Institute

As community schools increasingly operate at scale, this report describes how the process of certification can guide learning and support quality implementation across a system.

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Developing a Healthy School Climate in Community Schools

Learning Policy Institute

This report highlights five key dimensions of healthy school climate, offers research-based strategies to develop a healthy climate in community schools, and shares concrete illustrations of climate-oriented, high-leverage practices being implemented in existing community schools.

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Rooted in Oakland: A Community School Takes Shape

Community Concern Films

This short film tells the story of Fremont High School, and the work of the school community to reimagine itself to better meet the needs of students, families, and educators.

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Framework/Guide

Learner-Centered Ecosystem

Learner-Centered Collaborative

This resource outlines a new framework for education systems and learning experiences to create a learner-centered paradigm that brings out the best in each and every learner.

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Redesigning High School: 10 Features for Success

Learning Policy Institute

A report that highlights ten features of effectively redesigned high schools and examples of schools putting these features into practice to create powerful learning opportunities for youth.

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Graphic/Infographic

Growth Interrupted: An Update on Dual Enrollment Participation Among Public High School Graduates

Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)

This series of charts highlights trends in dual enrollment in public high schools since 2016, finding that growth in participation was disrupted by the pandemic and that equity gaps persist.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

The 2023 Pro-Kid Policy Agenda

Children Now

A comprehensive state-level policy roadmap to ensure that all California children have the necessary supports to reach their full potential.

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