SRN LEADS/Stanford University: School Redesign Network — 
Core Principles
ten features of successful schools
ten challenges for school districts
ten features
SRN LEADS has identified 10 features that exist in schools in which all children succeed. These features represent our core values and beliefs about what constitutes the DNA of good small schools. We believe that good school districts support small schools that embrace the following 10 features:
- Personalization
- Continuous Relationships
- High Standards and Performance-Based Assessment
- Authentic Curriculum
- Adaptive Pedagogy
- Multicultural and Anti-Racist Teaching
- Knowledgeable and Skilled Teachers
- Collaboration Planning and Professional Development
- Family and Community Connections
- Democratic Decisionmaking
Read more about the 10 features.
ten challenges
SRN LEADS has also identified ten common challenges districts
experience in
supporting high school redesign and works with districts
to develop strategies to meet
these challenges:
- Knowledge about school design
- Management of change
- Community engagement
- Instructional quality
- Professional learning
- Leadership development
- Accountability, autonomy, and choice
- Staffing and budget
- Collective bargaining
- Sustainability
redesign resources on demand
Our Online Study Kit is an electronic library of resources on school redesign. This popular collection of resources is organized in four modules: Teaching and Learning, Personalization, Teachers & Professional Community and System Support for School Redesign. Each resource is annotated in order to help you decide if it meets your needs. Free to registered users.
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