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High School Redesign

Governor Kathleen Blanco created the High School Redesign Commission in 2004. In 2010 the name changed to College to Career Readiness. The College to Career Readiness Commission is composed of educators, businessmen, college personnel throughout the state. The members were appointed by BESE and the Board of Regents. The purpose of the members of the commission was to redesign high schools enabling more Louisiana students to graduate from high school prepared to be successful in the real world.

In August, 2005, Louisiana was selected as one of ten states to receive a grant from the National Governor’s Association to support high school redesign efforts. The members of the commission studied data, consulted with national experts, identified problem areas and recommended solutions.

The identified problems are:
1.      Dropout rate
2.      Students falling through the cracks especially in the 9^th grade
3.      High school course work is not rigorous or relevant
4.      Students that fail the GEE do not have many avenues to get back on track to graduate

Recommendations:
1.   Implement an Early Warning System for at risk failures…Provide extra instruction in literacy and math for identified students
2.   Adult Mentors/Advisors
3.   9^th Grade Academies/Teacher Mentors/Career Coach
4.   Small Learning Communities
5.   Professional development of teachers on the recommendations
6.   LA Eportal…Online portal for students to plan their career
7.   Increase relevance of classes to include more real life activities
8.   End of Course Exams to phase out the current high school GEE exams
9.   Require a 4^th Math and LA Core 4 Curriculum
10. Increase and Strengthen Career and Technical Programs
11. Statewide Dual Enrollment Programs
12. Credit Recovery …Self paced online instruction to get credit for failed classes
13. GEE Summer Remediation
14. Support Dropout Prevention and Recovery
15. Career Diploma/Basic Diploma/Connections***St. Martin Parish High Schools are participating in most of the recommendations. See additional links on this website for information on the implementation.