Pace High School 100 Hester Street New York

Pace High School 100 Hester Street New York, New York 10002 Overview/Background

Key Statistics for NYCDOE Schools Joel Klein- Chancellor NYC Schools May, 2004 African American and Latino Students o <10% Regents Diploma o <30% Any Diploma o >60% “Hidden Injuries of Class” Conclusions o Significant Achievement Gap o Deployment of Resources o Non Meritocracy/Differentiation o Few Choices o Limited Accountability

Essential Questions o Who are we? o How do we equip students for expected outcomes? o How do we know its working? o What do we have to share that might be of value to you?

The New Century High Schools Initiative PACE High School We want to be the rock that creates the ripples… The Pace Promise Conceptual Framework

Who are we? o DOE High School-Affiliated with Pace University o New Visions – Small Schools Initiative o NYC – Lower East Side – Heart of Chinatown o Shared Location with MS 131 o College Preparatory – Regents – Early College o Non Screened - Non Zoned o Universal Free Lunch School o Student Population o Enrollment

How do we equip students for expected outcomes? o CES Foundation: Student Centered Inquiry Based - Resume vs. Transcript o Personalization o Instruction/Curriculum centered on Ub. D o Total Access to University facilities and extensive SOE support o Collaborative School Governance o Data Driven - Accountability Focus

How do we know? o Test Results o Behavioral Statistics o Attendance o Student/Teacher/Parent Satisfaction

Test Results o 96% - Average Daily Attendance o 98% - Parent Participation o Value Added Assessment English 2. 4 to 2. 9 o US History Regents – 82% o Math Passing Rate – 80% o Living Environment Regents – 97% o Promotion Rate – 96% o Retention rate – 100%

Partnerships Raising the Adult to Student Ratio o Pace Promise n Graduate Interns n Student teachers/Observers/Volunteers n Student teachers n Pace SOE Faculty – University Faculty n Technology Access – Blackboard/E-Mail n Course Access – Scholarships n Adjunct Status – Reduced Tuition for Faculty o Parent Organization o YMCA – “Beacon School” o New Visions o Community Organizations

What do we have to share? o Re-allocation of Resources to Address School Readiness o Personalization o Creation of Smaller Learning Communities o Value Added Partnerships o Focused Collaborative PD

PHS – Pace Library Partnership o First Summer, 2004 -2005 n n Mortola Library, Pleasantville “The Information Cycle” online video Students locate articles cited in the video using Pace Library databases Pace email

PHS – Pace Library Partnership o First Summer, 2006 n n n Mortola Library, Pleasantville “e-Literate? ” online video Students completed an activity comparing sites on the free web compared to periodical articles found via Library subscription databases

PHS – Pace Library Partnership o Fall semester, 2004 -2006 n n n Birnbaum Library, New York Librarian demo Constructivist activity/worksheet In the stacks Pace email

PHS – Pace Library Partnership o Spring semester, 2005 -2007 n n n Pace High School Using laptops in the classroom, access and retrieve information from Library subscription databases 9 th grade: general research topics p i. e. n Opposing Viewpoints 10 th and 11 th grade: literature research p i. e. Literature Resource Center

Why should colleges and universities become involved? “Today higher education’s public purposes and expanded obligations must include such functions as ‘…creating a skilled and educated workforce, encouraging civic engagement in students, serving as an avenue for social mobility, and establishing links with primary and secondary schools. ’” --Frank Newman, Future of Higher Education (2004, p. 6) from Catelli (2006, p. 188)

Achievement Gap o The achievement gap, according to Levine, president of Teachers College, is “the biggest problem our nation faces – the equivalent of cancer or AIDS in health (Catelli, 2006, p. 187). ’” o Non-white/minority groups and poor students o Demographic and statistical information indicates this gap

Democratic & Ethical Values n n These values of democracy and ethics are expressed as a “great concern” and are characteristic of the current, fifth phase of school/university partnerships 2001 Events: p No Child Left Behind Act (Accountability) p Title II, Higher Education Act, Section 207 p Middle States Commission, National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (accrediting agencies) p 9/11

What happens if we do not participate? o Decrease in number of youth involved in “civic activities” o Increase in number of dropouts of youth in K-16 levels o Increase in rich and poor gap o Increase in financial expenditures devoted to training employees skills at the basic level o Decrease in “gender equity”

Bard College - (NYC) o Bard High School Early College (NYCDOE) o Gates Foundation o Over 500 students o Associates Degree o Average students o Finish program with college credits o Most finish college degree at bachelor’s level o http: //www. bard. edu/bhsec/

Winthrop University – PDS (SC) o o Cotton Belt Elementary School Third graders enrolled in biology class Education professor & biology professor Benefits n o Results n n o Increase in number of lessons plans that have microscopy units built into these classes with the new six microscopes More interest in science from an attitude toward science questionnaire Grade improvement on science exams http: //coe. winthrop. edu/pds

Wayne State University - (MI) o High Schools: Ferndale High School & o o Northwestern High School Wayne State’s Undergraduate Library Information literacy partnership developed between university library and high school English and science departments Positive qualitative feedback received from participating administrators, library media specialists, and teachers (Bielich & Page, 2002; Nichols, 2001)

UC Davis – (CA) o Recognizes need for data and assessment o Created online publication o Articles are discipline-specific driven with a focus on mathematics on science o Sample Topic: In My Place: Context of Schools in Mathematics and Their Effects on English Learners o Issues available freely online from 2001 -2004 o http: //sup. ucdavis. edu/research/

Discussion o How could you become involved? o How could this benefit your department? o How could your expertise benefit Pace High School? o What steps would you take to see a partnership implemented? o Which aspect of your program/course of study would benefit advanced students at Pace HS?

Contact Us o Art Maloney, School of Education, amaloney@pace. edu o Sarah Burns Feyl, University Library, sburnsfeyl@pace. edu o Janell Carter, University Library o jcarter 3@pace. edu