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Welcome and Keynote Presentations: Perspectives in Practice: Creating Better High Schools

This session officially welcomed participants to the National High School Center’s Summer Institute. In addition, the session highlighted two successful practitioners, Molly Howard, Principal of Jefferson County High School and the 2008 NASSP/MetLife High School Principal of the Year, and Lewis H. Chappelear, Teacher at James Monroe High School and 2008 California Teacher of the Year and 2008 National Teacher of the Year Finalist.  Both Molly and Lewis shared concrete strategies used to improve high school education.


Joe Harris
Joseph R. Harris
Director, National High School Center

Joseph Harris, Director of the National High School Center, welcomed conference participants and outlined the objectives of the National High School Center's Summer Institute.


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Lewis Chappelear
Lewis H. Chappelear
2008 California Teacher of the Year , 2008 National Teacher of the Year Finalist, and Teacher, James Monroe High School, North Hills, CA

Representing the practitioner's perspective, Lewis Chappelear discussed his role as a teacher in transforming classroom practice and engaging students in the learning process.


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Molly Howard
Molly Howard
2008 NASSP/Met Life High School Principal of the Year and Principal, Jefferson County High School, Louisville, GA

Molly Howard shared her experiences and insights in raising student achievement as the Principal of Jefferson County High School.


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Floretta McKenzie
Floretta McKenzie
Senior Advisor, American Institutes for Research, and Founder, The McKenzie Group, Inc.

In closing, Floretta McKenzie summarized the lessons learned and best practices in creating effective high schools.


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