This article demonstrates how a well-designed and collaboratively supported program engages school faculty in improving at-risk student retention and transition to college. Using the “power of the site” principle, the program designers envisioned a very different high school culture that focuses on a collaborative and supportive relationship between a college and a high school, reducing the attrition rate of at-risk students and introducing them to the values of higher education. It is useful to educational leaders who are looking to engage school faculty in innovative programs and investigate the impact school—college collaborative programs have on the faculty involved.
Asche, J.A. ( 1993). Finish for the future: America’s communities respond . Alexandria, VA: National Association of Partners in Education.
2.
Bickel, W.E., Bond, L., & LeMahieu, P. ( 1986). Students at risk of not completing high school. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Foundation.
3.
Bogdan, R., & Biklen, S. ( 1992). Qualitative research for education. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
4.
Center for Urban Ethnography. (1990). An evaluation of the City University of New York and New York Board of Education collaborative programs, IV. Middle College High School . New York: MCA.
5.
Creswell, J. ( 2008). Educational research. planning, conducting, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research. Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall.
6.
Cullen, C., & Moed, M. (Ed.). (1988). Serving high-risk adolescents (Vol. 63). San Francisco, CA : Jossey Bass.
7.
Dryfoos, J.G. ( 1990). Adolescents at risk: Prevalence and prevention. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
8.
Fullan, M.G., & Hargreaves, A. (1991). What’s worth fighting for: Working together for your school. Toronto, Ontario , Canada: Ontario Public School Teachers’ Federation .
9.
Glaser, B.G., & Strauss, A.L. ( 1967). The discovery of grounded theory: Strategies for qualitative research. New York, NY: Aldine De Gruyter.
10.
Levine, D.U., & Lezotte, L.W. ( 1990). Unusually effective schools: A review and analysis of research and practice. Madison, WI: National Center for Effective Schools Research and Development.
11.
Lgcc. (1973). Middle college plan. New York, NY: LaGuardia Community College, CUNY.
12.
Lieberman, A., Saxl, E.R., & Miles, M.B. ( 1988). Teacher leadership: Ideology and practice. In A. Lieberman (Ed.), Building a professional culture in schools. (pp. 129-147). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
13.
Maccoby, E., & Maccoby, N. ( 1954). The interview as a tool of social science. In G. Lindzey (Ed.), Handbook of social psychology . Cambridge, MA: Addison-Wesley .
14.
Mchs. (1999). Middle college high school charter proposal. New York, NY: LaGuardia Community College.
15.
Merriam, S. ( 1998). Qualitative research and case study applications in education . San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass .
16.
New York City Department of Education. (2006 ). Annual school report 2005-06. New York, NY: Middle College High School.
17.
New York City Department of Education. (2007 a). Annual school report 2006-07. New York, NY: Middle College High School.
18.
New York City Department of Education. (2007 b). Quality review report 2006-07. New York, NY: Author.
19.
New York City Department of Education. (2008 a). Annual school report 2007-08. New York, NY: Author.
20.
New York City Department of Education. (2008 b). Quality review report 2007-08. New York, NY: Author.
21.
New York City Department of Education. (2009 a). Annual school report 2008-09. New York, NY: Author.
22.
Peck, N., Law, A., & Mills, R.C. ( 1987). Dropout prevention: What we have learned ( ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED279989). Washington, DC: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education.
23.
Peterson, K. ( 1994). Building collaborative cultures: Seeking ways to reshape urban schools. Naperville, IL: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.
24.
Rebora, A. ( 2008). Empowering teachers: Interview with Eric Hirsch. Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook, 1(2). Retrieved from http://www.teachermagazine.org/tsb/articles/2008/03/01/02hirsch.h01.html
25.
Selltiz, C., Jahoda, M., Deutsch, M., & Cook, S. ( 1959). Research methods in social relations. New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
26.
Smink, J. ( 1990). What really works?National Dropout Prevention Newsletter, 3/2.
27.
Smylie, M.A. ( 1988). The enhancement function of staff development: Organizational and psychological antecedents to individual teacher change. American Educational Research Journal, 25(1), 1-30.
28.
Terry, P.M. ( 1999-2000). Empowering teachers as leaders (National Forum of Teacher Education Journal 10E). Lake Charles, LA: National Forum Journals.
29.
Wechsler, H. ( 2001). Access to success in the urban high school: The middle college movement. New York, NY: Faculty College Press.
