Leading Change in High Schools

Secondary schools today need to be reinvented to keep pace with changes in society. The International Center has learned important lessons from model schools and extraordinary school leaders, including the following themes and best practices in this kit:

• key principles of change
  
• guidance from the wisdom of principals and other educators and
  the most up-to-date research to craft schoolwide solutions
  
• why school systems today need to operate more like a biological model than an industrial model
  
• practical advice, insight, and effective tools to improve high schools, including professional development activities