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Presentation toThe Foundation for Public Education

Supporting PVUSD

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Consistent survey answers by high school

students across the country, when asked

about their high school experience

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High Tech High

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High Tech High International

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Oprah Winfrey ShowFunding from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Governors, Business Leaders, Educational Leaders

Press

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HTH has reversed a 100-year history of separating

technical and academic subjects in American high

schools, by linking the two in a project-basedenvironment. All HTH students use technology to

engage in scientific, mathematical, literary,

historical, and artistic pursuits.

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Small schools (

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Talk the same talk - Walk the talkLive no distinction between college prep and

vocational edThe Curriculum is projects - Project Based

LearningAll students demonstrate and defend their learning

through Presentation of LearningGrade level advancement - Transitional Performance

of Learning

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Some of the best learning occurs outside of school9th and 10th graders - shadow adult programs11th grade semester internship (two afternoons a

week) with a business or agencySubstantial Senior Project on topic of interest or

concern to the community

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Three years running -100% of graduates go to

college80% - 4 year university20% - 2 year college50% - 1st generation

attendees

3 years in a row,awarded ten, scores of10 - only school in San

Diego to do soscore in top level on

state standardized testsscored 2nd out of 100

similar demographic

schools in California

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Presentations of Learning (POLs) are embeddedeverywhere

Every student maintains a digital portfolioMobile, wireless, ubiquitous computingMechanical technology (sabre saws, drills, glue

guns, materials, etc.)Traditional September - May calendarHigh School Starts at 9amTeachers meet every day from 8am to 9am to

assess, plan, developHTH first school in California granted the charter

to certify their own teachers

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HTH ignores the march of high stakestesting

HTH focuses on continual authenticassessment - continual rubrics of real lifeapplicability

From information to knowledge to thirdorder learning (engineering)

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Significance - Why is it important?

Perspective - What is the point of view?Evidence - How do you know?

Connection - How does it apply?

Supposition - What if it were different?

Students Are Constantly Reminded

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Every student ponders his and others work with theabove habits, but can only critique if the criticism is

helpful, specific and kind

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FollowingHTH

facility designprinciples, the high

school includes areas

for; commons, specialty

labs, project rooms,

shared teacher offices,

outdoor learning

spaces, galleries, multi-purpose seminar

rooms, and support

offices. From the entire

village housing High

Tech Middle, High

Tech International and

High Tech High, downto the smallest

production area, its all

about learning.

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HTH brings technology and curricularcontent together in relevant project-basedlearning

HTH focuses on knowing their clients, fromsmall school and class size, to going to thestudents home

HTH bridges the student world to the adultenvironment and vice versa

The HTH model of secondary education ishere