Examples of successful small schools and redesigned large schools with websites:

Sir Francis Drake High School
San Anselmo, CA
Sir Francis Drake is a suburban high school with about 1,000 students that has undertaken a redesign effort over
the past decade, with a focus on project-based learning, block scheduling, and academies where teams of teachers and students work together. The school's graduation rate is 100% -- up from 88.4% in 1996 - and the average daily attendance rate is 98% -- up from 92% in 1993. For more information, see the innovative virtual tour on the school's website.

Urban Academy
New York, NY
Urban Academy is a small, alternative high school in New York City with only 120 students. While all of Urban's students have left other high schools because they were not succeeding there, 97 percent of its graduates enter 4-year universities. The school's website offers more information about the school, including details on Urban's inquiry-based courses and its very effective graduation portfolio process (called Proficiencies).

Sherman Oaks Community Charter School
San Jose, CA
Sherman Oaks is a K-6 school the features a dual immersion language program in English and Spanish, project-based learning with exhibitions twice yearly, and strong academics with relevant, real-life applications. More information about the school can be found on the George Lucas Educational Foundation's website.

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