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Vol. 44, No. 47
June 7, 2010
“High Schools That Work” Program
Honors 690 Missouri Seniors
Missouri high school seniors who qualified for the “High Schools That Work” 2010 Award of Educational Achievement are receiving certificates this month. The 690 students completed a challenging program of high school courses and demonstrated their readiness for employment or college studies.
The HSTW Award of Educational Achievement recognizes high school graduates who follow a path that leads to success instead of “just getting by.” Students qualify by completing a college-prep course of study in at least two of three subject areas (English/language arts, mathematics or science); completing a concentration in a career/technical area, mathematics/science or the humanities; and meeting readiness goals in all three subject areas on the HSTW assessment.
HSTW is a whole-school, research- and assessment-based reform effort for grades 9-12, established by the Southern Regional Education Board. It is supported in Missouri by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The HSTW assessment, administered to seniors in even-numbered years, provides comprehensive data about student achievement and their perceptions of school and classroom experiences. The results help schools and state education officials determine what is and isn’t working to increase student achievement.
In Missouri, nearly 4,000 students at 64 schools completed this year’s assessment. The total includes assessments taken at area career centers which are implementing the “Technology Centers That Work” program. TCTW is a specialized version of HSTW, which has been tailored to reflect the needs of a shared-time career-education facility and its students.
The percentage of students qualifying for the HSTW Award of Educational Achievement in 2010 is nearly double that earning this recognition in 2008.
High Schools That Work, a Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) initiative, is the largest high school improvement effort in the United States, with more than 1,100 school sites in 31 states. HSTW is supported by member states and grants from organizations, such as the Wallace Foundation, Goldman Sachs Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Whitehead Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. SREB was founded in 1948 as America’s first multi-state compact for education.
For more information, contact Doug Sutton, DESE director of career education initiatives at 573-751-4192.
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These Missouri schools took part in the “High Schools That Work” assessment:
Arcadia Valley School District, Ironton
Arcadia Valley High School
Arcadia Valley Career Technology Center
Ava High School
Bakersfield High School
Belle High School
Bismarck High School
Boonslick Technical Education Center, Boonville
Bowling Green High School
Bunker High School
Cape Girardeau Career and Technology Center
Carrollton High School
Carthage Career Center
Caruthersville High School
Cass Career Center, Harrisonville
Cassville High School
Central R-III High School, Park Hills
Crest Ridge High School, Centerview
Davis H. Hart Career Center, Mexico
East Newton High School, Granby
Eldon High School
Farmington High School
Fatima High School, Westphalia
Festus High School
Fredericktown High School
Hazelwood School District
Hazelwood Central High School
Hazelwood East High School
Hazelwood West High School
Herndon Career Center, Raytown
Hickman Mills School District, Kansas City
Hickman Mills High School
Ruskin High School
Holden High School
Hollister High School
Independence School District
Truman High School
William Chrisman High School
Jackson High School
Kennett School District
Kennett High School
Kennett Career and Technical Center
Lee’s Summit School District
Lee’s Summit High School
Lee’s Summit North High School
Lee’s Summit West High School
Summit Technology Academy
Lexington High School
Mehlville High School
Monett High School
Odessa High School
Perry County School District
Perryville High School
Perryville Area Career and Technology Center
Pike/Lincoln Technical Center, Pike County R-III, Eolia
Pleasant Hill High School
Poplar Bluff High School
Potosi High School
Raymore-Peculiar High School
Seneca High School
South Central Career Center, West Plains
Southwest R-V High School, Washburn
Special School District of St. Louis County
North County Technical High School
South County Technical High School
Sullivan High School
Tipton High School
Troy Buchanan High School
Waynesville High School
West St. Francois County High School, Park Hills
Willow Springs High School
Winfield High School