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High Point High SchoolLocal School in a National Context
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Location
• Physically situated inBeltsville
• Students attend from:
BeltsvilleAdelphi Calverton
College Park Landover Hyattsville
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High Point History
• Founded in 1954 (same years Brown v. Board of Education)
• 1973 - PGCPS begins country’s largest integration program using busing
• Magnet programs introduced in the mid-1980’s
• 2006-2007 - Academic Center closes
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High Point Today
• Incredibly diverse: 66 countries and 42 languages
• Demographics: 46.29% African-American, 42.09% Hispanic or Latino, 5.39% Caucasian, and 5.85% Asian
• Twenty-nine percent of classes are not taught by Highly Qualified Teachers
• Forty-seven percent of students are eligible for free and reduced meals, 19.2% are enrolled in the ESOL program, and 9.9% receive Special Education services
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Racial Tensions
• NBC: Racial Tension Reported At High Point High School
• “Tension between black and Hispanic students is a growing problem at one Prince George's County high school.”
• “A parent who fears for her child's safety said, "We have the feeling they don't want Hispanic students in this school."
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Student Thoughts
• 71.9% disagree that safety rules are generally obeyed by students
• 70.6% disagree that students and teachers trust and respect each other
• 46.5% disagree that their parents are aware of what happens at school
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Uniforms?
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School Improvement Plan
• Separate ESOL classes for other courses such as Algebra, LSN Government, Biology, etc.
• “Exit conferences” for dropouts and Career Exploration classes to discourage dropping out
• Implementation of a variety of programs to increase safety and decrease tardiness
• Encouraging increased parent and community involvement
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A National Problem?
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Money
Lack of
Byzantine system
Program andskilled teacherscurriculum failures
The Problems
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Their Origin
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A Byzantine System
• No comprehensive way to track student progress
• Research and development suffering
• Huge inequities in finances
Federalized system leads to:
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Prince George’s County Public Schools
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$8,612=
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$7,998~
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National Education Spending
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Portion of Federal Budget
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Graduation Rate from HPHS
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Per Capita IncomeLangley Park
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Taxes
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Dilemma
or
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Solutions?
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Solutions
• Nationalize education
• Increase funds for education
• Encourage economically disadvantaged students to remain in school with economic incentive programs
- scale up research in curricula and development- make financial distribution more equitable