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Secondary Schools

	New Opportunities for Secondary Schools
	King Middle School Preparing Students for Real-World Experiences
	Gompers Secondary School Achieving a World-Class Standard in a Safe, Culturally Diverse Setting

New Opportunities for Secondary Schools

The 1994 reauthorization of ESEA placed a priority on serving the highest-poverty schools, regardless of grade level. As a result, secondary schools can use funds from ESEA and other federal and state initiatives to upgrade academic programs and link them to school-to-work and vocational opportunities. Secondary schoolwide planning can blur the lines across grades, departments, and subject areas to offer multi-disciplinary instruction in collaboration with local businesses and education institutions. These collaborations tear down the walls that divide the school and the community and establish relationships and activities where secondary students can:

	Concentrate on building high-level academic and technical skills
	Learn actively in an expanded range of cognitive and career areas
	Work with teachers in small learning communities, such as schools within schools
	Receive personal support from college or adult mentors
	Use technology to enhance learning and develop workplace skills
	Obtain information on careers and postsecondary education and training
	Prepare early for college and careers by forming ties with businesses and postsecondary institutions

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