Elements of a Successful High School: Elected Officials
ELECTED OFFICIALS
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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Local |
State |
National |
| Visit high schools and talk with administrators, teachers, parents, and students about how high schools should be improved. | Hold hearings on effective high school reform efforts. | Hold hearings on effective high school reform efforts. |
| Hold hearings highlighting effective high school reform efforts. | Convene state business, education, and community leaders to highlight best practices and discuss educational reforms. | Convene national business, education, and community leaders to highlight best practices and discuss how to implement educational reforms. |
| Convene local business, education, and community leaders to discuss best practices and how to implement educational reforms. | Develop and pass model legislation to strengthen high school education. | Develop and pass model legislation to strengthen high school education. |
| Develop and pass model legislation to strengthen high school education. |
Connect with an existing or ask the governor to establish a “P-20” Council that coordinates state education from pre-Kindergarten through graduate education. |
Visit the Alliance for Excellent Education to sign up for updates about national high school reform initiatives and Congressional action alerts. |