Podcasts about brockton high school

The crew continues to react to the article released this morning about Wiggy and the Superintendent of Brockton High School calls in to defend Wiggy.

On the Thursday edition of Misleading, Jones and Keefe discussed the Greg Hill Show's revelation of how much Jermaine Wiggins made as the head coach of the Brockton High School varsity football team.

Radio Boston talks about the continuing struggles of Brockton Public Schools and what students and families say they need.

It seems Boston is never in the news for something good these days. Grace shares the public school in Brockton, MA, that's making national news.

Listen in as Angela, Robin and Abby discuss a recent request from several members of the Brockton School Committee for the Governor of Massachusetts to send the National Guard to Brockton High School. As you can imagine this has attracted a LOT of attention. Here are some articles related to the request and how the Governor responded:Here is an article about the original request from the Business InsiderHere is a link to the actual letter from the Brockton School CommitteeHere is a summary of the Governor's Response (she declined)And finally, Angela was right AGAIN! - the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)'s response is here.Here is a great resource about the Spectrum of Attention Moves from the Skillful Teacher by Jon Saphier that is a classic reference in the field of management.And finally here is the graphic of the five pronged test of if you management philosophy is "effective" according to the work of Leiber.Please tell us how you found us by completing this surveyEmail us at ASTALPodcast@gmail.comFollow us on Instagram @astalpodcast

Earlier this month, four members of the Brockton School Committee called on Governor Healey to bring in the National Guard to calm campus violence amid understaffing at Brockton High School. The idea has split the school community, with many expressing the desire to not militarize the school, while others say the response is appropriate to help manage a situation, which includes fighting and open drug use among students, that has spiraled out of control. Boston Globe Great Divide reporter Chris Huffaker has been following the story. He joins The Common to break down the situation inside Brockton High School, and what bringing in the National Guard could mean for students and teachers. Greater Boston's daily podcast where news and culture meet.

Community members hold a rally for safety at Brockton High School. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments about policing on-line speech. Authorities are trying to identify a package thief in Needham. Five minutes of new to keep you in "The Loop".

A week after calls to bring in the National Guard to Brockton High School to help quell safety concerns, a rally was held outside the school today. WBZ's Kim Tunnicliffe reports.

Alabama's Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are considered children, prompting the 2024 presidential candidates to weigh in on where they stand on the issue of abortion. President Biden condemned the decision as “unacceptable” and vowed to restore the protection of Roe v. Wade under federal law. Former Ambassador Nikki Haley said that to her, an embryo is a life; however, she stressed that we must be careful not to take away access to fertility treatments or IVF. FOX News Sunday anchor Shannon Bream joins the Rundown to discuss the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on embryos and previews Saturday's South Carolina primary. A Massachusetts school is in crisis, with Brockton High School teachers calling on their Governor Maura Healey to send National Guard troops to support them. At an emergency school meeting weeks ago, teachers pleaded with the community to call for action against the students' rampant fighting, drug use, and reckless behavior. Brockton High School Committee member Tony Rodrigues joins the podcast to describe the dangerous environment of “chaos and violence” among the Brockton High School student body, why they are calling for the Massachusetts National Guard to help support them, and what steps must be taken to make the school safe for students and staff. Don't miss the good news with Tonya J. Powers. Plus, commentary from FOX News contributor Joe Concha. Photo Credit: Associated Press Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we discussed last week on NightSide, increased violence and unruly behavior at Brockton High School has left teachers at their wits end. Now, four Brockton School Committee members have officially requested that the National Guard step in to help get violent incidents and drug use at the school under control. Do you think the National Guard is the right choice to get disciplinary issues under control?

Alabama's Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are considered children, prompting the 2024 presidential candidates to weigh in on where they stand on the issue of abortion. President Biden condemned the decision as “unacceptable” and vowed to restore the protection of Roe v. Wade under federal law. Former Ambassador Nikki Haley said that to her, an embryo is a life; however, she stressed that we must be careful not to take away access to fertility treatments or IVF. FOX News Sunday anchor Shannon Bream joins the Rundown to discuss the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on embryos and previews Saturday's South Carolina primary. A Massachusetts school is in crisis, with Brockton High School teachers calling on their Governor Maura Healey to send National Guard troops to support them. At an emergency school meeting weeks ago, teachers pleaded with the community to call for action against the students' rampant fighting, drug use, and reckless behavior. Brockton High School Committee member Tony Rodrigues joins the podcast to describe the dangerous environment of “chaos and violence” among the Brockton High School student body, why they are calling for the Massachusetts National Guard to help support them, and what steps must be taken to make the school safe for students and staff. Don't miss the good news with Tonya J. Powers. Plus, commentary from FOX News contributor Joe Concha. Photo Credit: Associated Press Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama's Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos are considered children, prompting the 2024 presidential candidates to weigh in on where they stand on the issue of abortion. President Biden condemned the decision as “unacceptable” and vowed to restore the protection of Roe v. Wade under federal law. Former Ambassador Nikki Haley said that to her, an embryo is a life; however, she stressed that we must be careful not to take away access to fertility treatments or IVF. FOX News Sunday anchor Shannon Bream joins the Rundown to discuss the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on embryos and previews Saturday's South Carolina primary. A Massachusetts school is in crisis, with Brockton High School teachers calling on their Governor Maura Healey to send National Guard troops to support them. At an emergency school meeting weeks ago, teachers pleaded with the community to call for action against the students' rampant fighting, drug use, and reckless behavior. Brockton High School Committee member Tony Rodrigues joins the podcast to describe the dangerous environment of “chaos and violence” among the Brockton High School student body, why they are calling for the Massachusetts National Guard to help support them, and what steps must be taken to make the school safe for students and staff. Don't miss the good news with Tonya J. Powers. Plus, commentary from FOX News contributor Joe Concha. Photo Credit: Associated Press Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amid rising concerns about violence, security, and substance abuse at Brockton High School, Massachusetts, a controversial proposal has emerged: deploying the National Guard to assist the school. The suggestion, made by four school committee members, has sparked a debate among Brockton families and officials. While some see this as a necessary step to ensure safety and order, others argue against militarizing the educational environment, fearing it sends a negative message to students. The proposal highlights a broader issue of handling school violence and the extent to which external enforcement should be involved. Governor Healey's office is in contact with school officials, but no decision has been made. This scenario underscores the challenges facing schools in dealing with complex social issues and the balancing act between ensuring safety and maintaining a conducive learning environment. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/darien-dunstan3/message

Violence and unruly behavior have become such commonplace at Brockton High School, teachers, like Cliff Canavan, wonder how much more they can take. Canavan broke his arm trying to break up a school fight, another colleague was trampled by a crowd of students rushing down the hallway to watch a fight. These are just two examples of chaotic behavior that have many teachers saying, “it's only a matter of time before someone gets seriously hurt or God forbid, killed.” Canavan joined us to discuss the situation there are Brockton High.

Wiggy explains why he is no longer coaching Brockton High School's football team

Unfortunately, the Wiggy era at Brockton High School has reached an abrupt end 

Hour 1 - Gresh and Fauria kicked off the show discussing last night's Boston Celtics win over the Sacramento Kings.  The guys also talked about the New England Patriots and Trent Brown's comments about Malik Cunningham's time in New England.  Finally, Gresh and Fauria discussed Jermaine Wiggins resigning as Brockton High School's varsity football head coach.

SEGMENT - It was recently announced that former New England Patriot, and fellow radio host, Jermaine Wiggins is resigning as the head coach of the Brockton High School's football team.

HOUR 4 Stephon Gilmore joins, says Mac is a good QB, team hasn't set him up right Greg basks in the glory of Gilmore saying Mac is a good NFL QB Highlights from the dream team of play by play: Brockton High School!

Hour 3 - In this short hour, Greg Hill drops in to give a live update from the Brockton High School tailgate. Ken and Curtis answer phone calls and talk Mac Jones

School officials say freshmen failure rates skyrocketed after the pandemic. WBZ's Kim Tunnicliffe reports.

Multiple stabbings occur outside Brockton High School yesterday afternoon. Attorneys for the family of a man choked to death on the NYC subway say prosecutors should have filed tougher charges. People take in the great weather on Mother's Day weekend. Five minutes of news that will keep you in “The Loop."

Jermaine Wiggins is a current Radio Personality and Co-Host on " The Greg Hill Show" morning show on WEEI. Wiggy is one of the nicest and most Humble people I have come across. A standout athlete in multiple sports at East Boston HS. After playing his college football at both Marshall and Georgia, Wiggy played n the NFL for a few teams, but was famous for winning a Super Bowl with his hometown team the New England Patriots in 2001. Wiggy is now taking his football mind and skills to the other side of the sideline in becoming the head football coach at Brockton High School. Great listen and great guy. He is onto something special at Brockton.

Hour 1 - Gresh and Fauria opened up the show discussing Jermaine Wiggins being named the head coach of Brockton High School's football team.  Wiggy joined the guys before heading out to his introductory press conference.  The guys got into the Boston Red Sox and what happened in their series against the Tampa Bay Rays.  Gresh and Fauria also discussed the Boston Bruins first round playoff matchup with the Florida Panthers.  Finally, the guys previewed the Red Sox upcoming series against the Los Angeles Angels.

Hour 3 - Gresh and Fauria discussed what they do when they are presented with an empty house.  The guys checked in on Wiggy's introductory press conference at Brockton High School.  Congratulations Wiggy!

A Nor'easter on our doorstep. Snow falls on parts of the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire. Tighter safety restrictions at Brockton High School after a rash of gun-related incidents. Five minutes of news that will keep you in The Loop.

Starting when students return to school Tuesday, additional police officers are set to be placed at building entrances and stationed there for the entire school day. WBZ's Charlie Bergeron reports.

Beth Slattery is amid her 17th year at Harvard-Westlake, but first as Head of Upper School. In this episode, Beth speaks about the challenges of starting this new role during a pandemic, including her most profound challenge—how does one identify, from a virtual distance, when a student is struggling? Beth also engages on the topic of gender, discussing both her doctoral research into single-gender schools and the importance of supporting and encouraging girls and women in every context. Beth also describes growing up the child of educators in Brockton, MA, and how her career ambitions migrated from Senate politics to USC admissions to college counseling. Finally, Beth's advice on parenting, which has been quoted by several guests of The Supporting Cast (including Rick Commons), will leave you inspired. Beth cites Sue Szachowicz of Brockton High School, Jane Hopkins Carey of Georgetown University, and Robin Doran and Joe Allen of USC as life-changing influences.

Jordan is a Health and Movement Coach from Brockton Massachusetts where he grew up playing Baseball, Hockey and Golf.  This instilled an understanding of the importance of community, collaboration, and healthy competition. He graduated from Brockton High School, then studied Exercise Science at Bridgewater State University.  Being a student of life, he then went on to study at the C.H.E.K. Institute for Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 1 in 2018 and Golf Performance Specialist in 2019.  He also studied at TPI (Titliest Performance Institute) in 2017 to work with golf specific clients. Currently Jordan is a Health and Movement Coach at the Harmon Golf Club in Rockland, MA.  Jordan sees the body as a system of systems; thus helping clients gain awareness and clarity so they can foster lasting lifestyle changes.  He lives with dreams to help people help themselves, and make the world a better place for all living beings. Connect with Jordan:Instagram: @thechigolfcoach@ice_and_iron Learn about working with Rob:https://www.wholehealthconnects.com/ Get your Organic Superfoods here:https://ishoppurium.com?giftcard=nutrition Code "nutrition" to save $50 on your first order. https://www.mushroom-revival.com/ Code wholehealth to save 15% on EVERY order. If you haven’t already I would much appreciate if you subscribe to the channel here and follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/wholehealthconnections/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wholehealthconnections/ Interested in working with Rob? Learn more about the 1-on-1, 8-week Holistic Lifestyle Coaching program to help reduce stress, improve sleep, and increase energy: https://www.wholehealthconnects.com/coaching EMF Protection with Aires Tech:  Code wholehealth to save 10%https://www.airestech.com/?ref=173

We talk with Dr. Pedro Noguera about public school models that work for students, parents and teachers, and how to build a social movement for a progressive education agenda. He talks about the social dimensions to learning and the mismatch between students' needs and teachers' skills. He argues that an obstacle to making change in schools is that we deal with education as individuals rather than collectively. Pedro Noguera is a Distinguished Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies and Faculty Director for the Center for the Transformation of Schools at UCLA. He is a critically acclaimed scholar, a dynamic speaker and a committed activist. His work focuses on a broad range of issues related to education, social justice and public policy. He is the author of several best-selling books and is a highly sought-after public speaker and international consultant.

Welcome back to our new series entitled Looking to Next Year.  Today, we want to look at a well-known college recruitment practice and its ramifications.  That practice is the visiting of high schools by college admissions staff.  Maybe our discussion today won’t come as a surprise to you; but, whether it does or doesn’t, it’s a sad commentary on the U.S. in 2018.    1. A New Study Just a few episodes ago, we quoted from an article in Inside Higher Ed by Scott Jaschik, and today we find ourselves doing that again.  This article is forebodingly titled “Where Colleges Recruit . . . and Where They Don’t."  Here is the story: [F]or many colleges, reaching out to students in person at high school events is a key part of the recruitment process. And even for the [elite colleges], this is an important part of outreach and regularly results in applications from those who might not have otherwise applied. But where do the [colleges] go to recruit? A new study being presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association suggests that these visits favor those who attend high schools where family income is high. And these high schools are likely to be whiter than the population as a whole. Two of the researchers--Ozan Jaquette, an assistant professor of education at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Karina Salazar, a doctoral candidate at the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona--published a summary of their findings in The New York Times. (quoted from the article) So, let’s look at that opinion piece in The Times by Mr. Jaquette and Ms. Salazar.  They wrote about their findings, based on data from college visits--not any other kinds of student recruitment--made in 2017 by 150 colleges.  Here are some of those findings in their own words: The clearest finding from our study is that public high schools in more affluent neighborhoods receive more visits than those in less affluent areas. Only about a third of households across the country earn more than $100,000 annually, but nearly half of high schools receiving visits by private colleges and universities were in neighborhoods where average incomes were higher. Connecticut College visited neighborhoods with an average median household income of $121,578. Private colleges also disproportionately visited private high schools over public high schools. Andy Strickler, dean of admissions at Connecticut College, said the school targets high schools that have historically provided students, or other schools that have a similar profile. He said there was a good reason Connecticut College doesn’t always visit other areas: “There’s a trend for these students to stay closer to home for college.” (quoted from the opinion piece) I get that colleges understandably visit high schools that have sent students in the past or schools with demographic characteristics like those high schools.  I get that colleges need to recruit as cost-effectively as possible.  I get that kids in high schools in less affluent neighborhoods probably do “stay closer to home for college,” for better or worse.  But I still am a bit disappointed by all of it.  Nonetheless, let’s not single out Connecticut College.  There is a chart in the opinion piece that shows that plenty of other colleges do exactly the same thing--that is, visit high schools in neighborhoods with higher median incomes than high schools they don’t visit.  And, what’s worse, lots of those colleges are public universities.  Let’s look back at what Mr. Jaquette and Ms. Salazar write about that: While public research universities visited rich and poor neighborhoods nearly equally when recruiting in their home states, they visited the same affluent high schools targeted by private colleges when recruiting elsewhere. Most public colleges also visited far more high schools out of state than in-state. The median income of areas where the University of Pittsburgh recruited out of state, for example, was $114,000, compared with $63,000 for areas that were not visited. . . . The attention public universities lavish on wealthy out-of-state schools is a response to state policy. Over the past decade, many states have cut funding for higher education, forcing public universities to become more dependent on tuition revenue. Research shows that public universities responded by enrolling more out-of-state students, who often pay two to three times more than state residents. And of course, only well-off students can afford that. . . . In their out-of-state visits, our data also suggest, public universities were more likely to visit predominantly white public high schools than nonwhite schools with similar levels of academic achievement. For example, [in the Boston metropolitan area], the University of Colorado Boulder visited Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, which is 88 percent white and has about 154 students with proficient math scores, according to the federal Department of Education. But it did not visit Brockton High School, where just 21 percent of students are white but about 622 students have proficient math scores. “In order to be good stewards of our funding, we consistently recruit at schools that have historically given us applications,” said Colleen Newman, admissions director at Boulder. “Given our limited funding, we are unable to expand our traditional recruitment efforts to all regions and all high schools that have academically talented students.” (quoted from the opinion piece) Well, as loyal listeners know, I love recommending Boulder.  I think it is friendly to students from the East Coast and a great all-around university.  But I have to admit that I am not crazy about this recruitment strategy, though I understand the reasoning, of course.  Here are some more things I did not know, however.  I guess that I might have figured this out if I had thought about it, but I just never did.  I am wondering how much you have thought about this, parents.  Listen up: Colleges don’t treat recruitment lightly. It’s big business for colleges and the firms they hire. Most colleges identify prospects by purchasing lists of students and their backgrounds from the testing agencies College Board and ACT. They can also hire enrollment management consulting firms, which integrate data from the university with data on schools and communities. This helps them decide which schools should be visited and which should be targeted with emails and brochures. One consulting firm we spoke with even knows information about individual students such as their family income and net worth, and the value of their home. If colleges have all this data, why aren’t they better at targeting talented poor students and students of color? The most common explanation is that there aren’t enough of them applying (the so-called achievement gap). Another explanation we hear is that talented students don’t apply because they don’t have the right guidance (called “under-matching”). . . .   Our data [suggest] universities are determined to court wealthier students over others, and they expend substantial resources identifying and reaching them.  There are many students from poor communities who get excellent grades but end up going to a community college because no one bothers looking for them. If colleges are serious about increasing socioeconomic and racial diversity, they should look for merit everywhere, not just in wealthy, white communities. (quoted from the opinion piece)  It’s hard to disagree with that conclusion.  It’s especially hard to disagree with that conclusion for public universities, which have a mission to serve the taxpayers in their own states.  It’s concerning that public universities might be pricing themselves out of the market for the students who need them most in their home states--or even for the students who need them most from other states.  In putting together his article, Mr. Jaschik corresponded with Mr. Jaquette about his study.  Here is part of that correspondence:  Jaquette, via email, said there is a contradiction between colleges’ statements that they are doing everything possible to recruit low-income, disadvantaged students and the findings of the new study. “Scholarship on organizational behavior--on all types of organizations--finds that organizations publicly adopt goals demanded by the external environment,” he said. “But these public statements are poor indicators of actual organizational priorities. How they spend real resources is a better indicator.” (quoted in the article) In other words, colleges might say that they are looking hard to bring in more low-income students because it is the politically correct, or even morally correct, thing to say.  However, their actions (in this case, their spending habits) speak louder than words.                                                                          2. What Does This Mean for You So, what does this mean for you?  Possibly nothing, if you live in a relatively affluent neighborhood and your kid attends a high school with relatively affluent classmates.  The chances are good that college recruiters are going to come calling both now and in the fall. But if you don’t live in a relatively affluent neighborhood and your kid does not attend a high school with relatively affluent classmates, the chances are good that you are going to have to look harder to investigate colleges and make your kid known to them.  It might mean that you will need to visit colleges in order to get colleges to notice your kid (although I wish you didn’t have to until after your kid is accepted and you all are trying to make a final decision).  Oh, unless you live in one of the places identified in a 2012 study by Caroline M. Hoxby and Christopher Avery and cited by Mr. Jaschik in his article: [The study] found a tendency by colleges to recruit only at high schools where they will find a critical mass of talented low-income students and not the many others where academic achievement may be more rare. The high schools having success at placing students in competitive colleges are in large metropolitan areas (generally from 15 cities) and their students are “far from representative” of the academic talent among low-income students, the authors write.  So it’s not that colleges don’t recruit at low-income high schools, but they favor the magnet over the typical high school--even though there are many students with ability who do not attend magnet high schools. (quoted from the article) Indeed there are, and your kid might be one of them.  3. Happy Memorial Day Well, it’s hard to believe that Memorial Day is just around the corner.  We are going to celebrate next week, but we will be back with you on May 31with the best episode we have ever done.  Stay tuned! Find our books on Amazon! 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Marion H. "Pooch" Hall, Jr. (born February 8, 1977) is an American television and film actor, rapper, and model known for his role as Derwin Davis, the football player on The CW/BET sitcom The Game, and as Ricky in the 2011 film Jumping the Broom. He currently plays the character of Daryll Donovan in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan.Hall portrayed Muhammad Ali in the 2016 sports biography film, Chuck, about Ali's opponent Chuck Wepner and the Ali-Wepner 1975 world heavyweight title boxing bout. Early life[edit]He was born Marion H. Hall, Jr. to Marion and the late Cindy Hall in Brockton, Massachusetts where he attended Brockton High School. In 1994, he won the Southern New England Golden Gloves for boxing. Hall attended the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where he got his first taste for acting with the UMass Dartmouth Theatre Company.CareerHall started his career doing commercials and modeling. Hall landed his first acting role in the 2001 Lift. That same year, he appeared in Blue Hill Avenue. In 2003, he served as co-host for The N reality series Girls v. Boys. In 2005, he portrayed Ty'ree in the miniseries Miracle's Boys. The following year, he won the role of Derwin Davis on Game. He was featured as Chrisette Michele's love interest in her music video "What You Do".During the 2009–2010 season, he had a recurring role as Ryan on the CBS sitcom Accidentally on Purpose, replacing Cory Hardrict (the husband of Tia Mowry, his co-star from The Game). In the interview of the Tom Joyner Morning show, Hall had to set the record straight of departing from the series The Game. He quoted, "My contract came up, I promise you. We negotiated and we couldn't come up with a number. So my team said we're going to send you out [auditions]". Pooch Hall continued and said the Showtime series knew about his commitment to BET but it took so long to respond to his agents; however, he continued to move forward with his new projects. "I never did quit the show," Hall said, "When The Game got canceled, I was offered another job and I booked Ray Donovan the next day".[citation needed]On September 18, 2015, he was cast in A Dog's Purpose.[3]Personal lifeHall met his wife Linda in 1996 when she was freshman in college They married in 1997. They have four children together See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello everyone! Today, it is my pleasure to bring you Sue Szachowicz, a retired principal of Brockton High School and now a Senior Fellow for the International Center for Leadership in Education, to close out our 3 part episode on how to change a failing school. She chronicled the turn-around of Brockton High in her book Transforming Brockton High: High Standards, High Expectations, No Excuses,and this week she is on the show to discuss exactly how she, and her team, did it. I can’t say enough positive things about this episode, as well as part 2 and part 1. Sue is a no nonsense educator. Excuses are cheap, and effort is king. It isn’t enough to want to change a school, you have to believe there is no other option. Don’t miss this one. Share and enjoy! Don’t forget to subscribe and review the show on iTunes!

Hello everyone! Today, it is my pleasure to bring you Sue Szachowicz, a retired principal of Brockton High School and now a Senior Fellow for the International Center for Leadership in Education. She chronicled the turn-around of Brockton High in her book Transforming Brockton High: High Standards, High Expectations, No Excuses,and this week she is on the show to discuss exactly how she, and her team, did it. I can't say enough positive things about this episode and Sue. Sue is a no nonsense educator. Excuses are cheap. Effort is king. Science is superior. It isn't enough to want to change a school, you have to believe there is no other option...even if there are toxic people who resist getting better, and resist making the school better. Don't miss this one. Share and enjoy! Don’t forget to subscribe and review the show on iTunes!

Dave Mangus is a biotechnology teacher at Brockton High School in Brockton Massachusetts. This year Dave was named The Hall at Patriot Place presented by Raytheon Massachusetts STEM Teacher of the Year and presented with the The Ron Mardigian Biotechnology Teaching Award from the National Association of Biology Teachers. Dave earned these honors in part because he has created and leds a four-year non-vocational biotechnology pathway based on his background as research scientist and his educational experiences at Ohio Wesleyan University, Indiana University and UMass Medical School in Worcester. This program utilizes advanced technology in order to help students better understand principles in biochemistry, molecular biology, and molecular genetics. In their first two years, students explore fundamental biological concepts using an engineering perspective. Third year students explore chemistry with forensics as the focus. Seniors complete an original capstone research project. In addition to the biotechnology program, Dave advises two BioBuilder Club teams, an afterschool program based at MIT that introduces students to the field of synthetic biology. You can follow Dave and the happenings of the Brockton High School Biotechnology program on twitter @boxerbiotech.

Sue Szachowicz was a student, teacher, assistant principal, and principal at Brockton High School. Article about the success of Brockton High School. New York Times article. Letters to the Editor. State Tests started in 1993 in Massachusetts and the school was living in denial of whether or not the state would deny a diploma based on the state test. Why would a student continue going to school if they know they are not going to get a diploma? How to create a sense of urgency when it doesn’t seem like there is one. Front page of the Boston Globe in 1999, failing our kids. Is this the best we can be? Creating a restructuring committee - meeting over the summer. Looked at the released test questions. Major Fail - Shakespeare Focus It can’t be about a test. What are the skills kids need to be successful on this test AND what are the skills kids need to be successful in their classes AND what are the skills kids need to be successful in their lives? Answer to these questions led to a school-wide literacy initiative. What is missing from your class, and what do we need to say differently so it passes the 7–11 test? Skill is the centerpiece, context is the supporting element. How do you bring literacy to life in the classroom. Wanted to pick something that was easily measurable in all content areas. Active reading, followed by writing a response to the reading. Writing is thinking. Teachers taught other teachers how to implement writing process. Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.  

Bill Daggett is the founder and Chairman of the International Center for Leadership in Education. He has worked all over the world helping schools improve and currently hosts the model school conference which showcases the 40 top performing schools in the country. Other nations were doing some things better than us, but not everything. One thing we do much better is educating ALL students. No nation in the world that would do what public education was doing for my family. Spoke in 29 nations in 2 years. Pulled company back to focus on America. Carefully interviews people who need help, and mentor the schools to help them. 5,000 - 8,000 people at Model Schools Conference in June. Teaming is important. We have created artificial silos that don’t help students learn in real-life situations. School Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships for ALL students Schools are organized for ease of the teachers, not students. Schools are organized for the top 1/3 of the students. Want to motivate kids? Better make it relevant for them. Interdisciplinary teams. To start find two people who are willing to work together and go from there. Build your master schedule around them. Takes about 3–5 years for these initiatives to work. We need the common planning period between disciplines. Gotta pick the battles you are going to fight. That’s too revolutionary and revolutionists get killed. Breaking staff into thirds - Lunatic Fringe (let’s do every new initiative), Realists (I need some data to change first), Over My Dead Body (I’m not changing for nothing!). And it is not always broken down into even thirds. Just leave the bottom third alone. Spend your time and resources on the top third. Took 7 years working with that district for Brockton High School to start changing. Teachers need an ongoing network of people beyond their own building. Running Interference: Find ways to unlock teachers potential and remove roadblocks (state regs, parents/kids, union). Get parent advocates. Talk to the parents of students who are doing a really great job. Get that parent to run for school board. Over time, it grows. Public education has been around for a long time, you won’t change it overnight. Measure what matters. Academic Tenacity - do kids feel school is relevant? Do they feel safe? WE Surveys help find out if kids feel connected to school. Do students and teachers agree that what is being taught is relevant? Student and parent engagement are important. Content, Methodology, Academic Tenacity, Parent/Community. We are so hung up on Content, that we can’t get to next three items. High performing schools don’t begin with content, they begin with getting the kids engaged. Culture trumps strategy. Join the Transformative Community on Slack   Sign up for updates Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.  

Our guest today shares with us how she took a challenging, failing school and turned it into a stellar performing, award winning high school by simply focusing on getting every teacher to concentrate on literacy. It's a fascinating story with useful insights about actionable tips. Dr. Susan Szachowicz is the principal of Brockton High School, a large (4,350 student) comprehensive urban high school. Under her leadership, Brockton High has been recognized as a Massachusetts Compass School, a National Model School by the International Center for Leadership in Education for five years in a row, a recipient of the National School Change Award, and received a Bronze Medal from U.S. News and World Report as one of America's Best High Schools.

Our guest today shares with us how she took a challenging, failing school and turned it into a stellar performing, award winning high school by simply focusing on getting every teacher to concentrate on literacy. It's a fascinating story with useful insights about actionable tips. Dr. Susan Szachowicz is the principal of Brockton High School, a large (4,350 student) comprehensive urban high school. Under her leadership, Brockton High has been recognized as a Massachusetts Compass School, a National Model School by the International Center for Leadership in Education for five years in a row, a recipient of the National School Change Award, and received a Bronze Medal from U.S. News and World Report as one of America's Best High Schools.