Hold your mouse over each core principle to view the menu items:

Recommended Strategies: Recommended strategies for each principle that represent the HS Alliance partners' knowledge of the effective policies and practices that drive the transformation of high schools

HS Alliance Indicators Protocol:  A tool designed by the National High School Alliance to collect, organize, and review observations about the principle in a school or district

Expertise:  Links to National High School Alliance partner organizations and others who have expertise

Resources for Practitioners:  Resources useful to those implementing change on the ground in schools, districts, and communities, including case studies, frameworks, toolkits, and other strategies

Resources for Policymakers:  Resources useful to policymakers on all levels, including position papers, policy case studies, policy frameworks, and related strategies

Research:  A synthesis of the research available on the principle, and a bibliography with links to relevant studies and articles

Coming soon

• A glossary of key terms from the recommended strategies, with resources to support each definition.
• An interactive forum that will allow users to submit questions or comments to the HS Alliance partner organizations, including questions about resources in the guide and challenges practitioners and policymakers are facing in their work.
• Examples of and contact information for high schools that have seen success in their reform efforts.

About the Resource Guide for Action

The Resource Guide for Action is a compendium of resources to help policymakers and practitioners take action around the six core principles of A Call to Action: Transforming High School for All Youth. The Guide points users to organizations with expertise in each principle and contains a variety of resources, including research, tools, case studies, and strategies. The resources are drawn primarily from the National High School Alliance partner organizations, who represent key knowledge and expertise on issues related to high schools and youth. The Guide will be continually updated as new and relevant resources become available.

A Call to Action: Transforming High School for All Youth is designed to provide both policymakers and practitioners with a framework for guiding the process of transforming the traditional, comprehensive high school. Because there is no one-size-fits-all model that will be effective in all contexts, the framework provides six core principles around which a broad range of context-specific designs and strategies can be interpreted to meet local needs. To create deep and lasting change, all six core principles must be addressed. The principles are interdependent and must function as part of a comprehensive plan focused on ensuring that all students are ready for college, careers, and active civic participation.