Address: 3003 N. Charles Street/ Suite 200, Baltimore MD 21218-3888
Telephone: (410) 516-6423
Fax: (410) 516-8890
Web site: www.csos.jhu.edu
Contact: Maxine Wood
E-mail: mwood@csos.jhu.edu
Size (# staff, # sites): 25 staff, 35 sites, 12 states
Mission/goal: TDHS is a whole school reform model based on the premise that all students can and must learn. Our mission is to help high schools create small, personalized learning environments, a common curriculum of challenging academic and career courses, and catch-up opportunities and extra help for low-achieving students to engage and motivate students, reduce dropout rates, and increase student achievement.
Overview of services of interest to career academies:
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Information and technical assistance on going wall-to-wall career academies within context of TDHS whole school reform program.
- Curriculum supports for academies under development.
Regularly sponsored conferences/ institutes/ workshops (for whom, what, where, when, cost): Numerous conferences, institutes and workshops are held throughout the year for principals, assistant principals, team leaders, curriculum coaches, administrators, organizational facilitators, etc.
Available on-site services (for whom, what, where, cost): On-site planning and implementation facilitators available to partner schools in organizational and instructional/curriculum components of TDHS model. Levels of Tech. Assistance specified in negotiated contract. Cost is $1,000/day plus travel, partnership fee, and materials.
Documents/ materials (for whom, what, cost): Materials pertaining to TDHS are available from CRESPAR. Contact Sara Skidmore for an order form. Phone: (410) 516-3464 Fax: (410) 516-8890
