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Houston A+ Challenge's student-focused, whole-school change effort with Houston ISD, called Houston Schools for a New Society, has two components: creating new small schools and redesigning the district's existing 23 large high schools into theme-based small learning communities that emphasize literacy across the core curriculum, rigorous instruction and personal advocacy for each student.
In 2000, the Houston Independent School District and Houston A+ Challenge convened stakeholders from Houston ISD's 23 large, comprehensive high to determine what attributes that all of Houston's 21st century high school graduates should possess.
That partnership, called Houston Schools for a New Society, has worked to transform high schools into more student-focused learning centers, to ensure that the Houston ISD Graduate Profile becomes a reality for all Houston students.
The reason? Today's high schools operate on the needs of yesterday's industrial society with an economy vastly different from the demands of the 21st Century.
For more information, download a copy of
Profile of Houston's 21st Century High School Graduate.
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