Copies of presentations used in the sessions of the High Value High Schools Summit on April 22, 2009, and the 9th Grade Pre-Institute held on the previous day are below.

2009 Summit Agenda and Program
Make it Work! Transitions from 8th to 9th Grade-Bayou Blue Middle
Professional Learning Communities - Zachary High  PowerPoint
Students Mentoring Students - Zachary High  PowerPoint
Grade Recovery through I Contracts - Abbeville High  PowerPoint
The Power of I: Teaching & Learning to Standards - Franklinton High  PowerPoint
Dropout Prevention - Leesville High  PowerPoint
Designing an Effective Freshman Orientation  PowerPoint
Freshman Orientation: Start the Year off Right - Abbeville High  PowerPoint
Breakout Session Descriptions
Advanced Manufacturing Academy Pre-Apprenticeship Program  PowerPoint
9th Grade Initiative Pre-Summit Institute  PowerPoint
Associate Principal for St. Amant 9th Grade Academy  PowerPoint
Give Them Choices-Greater Opportunities for Student Success-Winnfield  PowerPoint
Raising Expectations through Rigor and Relationships-E.St.John HS  PowerPoint
8 Years and Still Going Strong: Senior Project in St.Charles Parish  PowerPoint
Improving Adolescent Literacy-Michael Kamil  PowerPoint
Targeting Over-age & Underserved Students through Career ConnectED  PowerPoint
Transforming School Counseling-Winnfield  PowerPoint
Transforming School Counseling-Lafourche  PowerPoint

KEYNOTE: 21st Century Learning and Skills - Jim Warford, ICLE  PowerPoint
AJ Moore Academy Handouts: Nuts & Bolts of Developing School Culture  Word
Pineville High School Freshman Academy  PowerPoint
Freshman Orientation with Student Mentors - Bastrop High  PowerPoint
The ACE Period - Avoyelles High  PowerPoint
The 8 Top Reasons for Successful Alternative Programs - Jefferson Davis  PowerPoint
Salmen High Reading Program  PowerPoint
Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships - Winnfield Sr. High  PowerPoint
Redesigning Your High School with Technology - Bolton High  PowerPoint
Mansfield High Reading Program  PowerPoint
Graduation Coach - LaGrange High  PowerPoint
Exemplary Models of 9th Grade Redesign -- Henry W. Grady High School  PowerPoint
Freshman Academies in Ascension Parish  PowerPoint
Exemplary Models of 9th Grade Redesign -- Caprock High School  PowerPoint
Franklin High Math Catch-Up Program  PowerPoint
Expanding the Curriculum through LA Virtual School at Bunkie High
Dual Enrollment - West Ouachita  PowerPoint
Business-Education Partnerships - Caddo Parish  PowerPoint
Compilation of 9th Grade Initiative Participant Presentations  PDF
Building Capacity of Algebra I Teachers - Caldwell Jr High/Plaquemine High  PowerPoint
Building Capacity for AP Programs - Simpson High  PowerPoint
Building Capacity for AP Programs - Quachita Parish  PowerPoint
Avoyelles High Freshman Academy Brochure  PDF
Assessment Rubric for Teacher-Prepared Tests  Word
April 2009 High Value High Schools Newsletter  PDF
Adlai Stevenson High Freshman Mentor Program Purpose Statement  Word
Adlai Stevenson High Freshman Mentor Program Goals  Word
9th Grade Initiative - Ellender High  PowerPoint
Catching the Throwaways Jefferson Davis  PowerPoint

The following documents are reports and presentations from the Louisiana High School Redesign Commission Summit on March 2, 2007 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Parental Involvement -- David Rougeau, Mansfield High School  PowerPoint
Remediation and Credit Recovery -- Lorel Gonzales, Destrehan High School  PowerPoint
Remediation and Credit Recovery -- Debra Schum, East St. John High School  PowerPoint
Literacy: The Key to High School Success -- Melvina Phillips, NASSP  PowerPoint
Classroom Literacy Guides -- Rosemarye Taylor, Univ. of Central Florida  Word
Academic Catch-Up Programs -- Rosemarye Taylor, Univ. of Central Florida  PowerPoint
Dropout Detection and Intervention -- Ralph Thibodeaux, Abbeville H.S  PowerPoint
Dropout Detection and Intervention -- Gayle Flowers, Caddo Parish  PowerPoint
Freshman Orientation Program -- Heath Hulin, New Iberia Senior High  Word
Freshman Advisory Program -- Heath Hulin, New Iberia Senior High  Word
F.A.M.E.: A Freshman Transition Course -- James Gray, Westgate High School  PDF
Freshman Transition Courses/Seminars -- Suzanne Whitaker, Iberia Parish  PowerPoint
Teaming Students and Teachers -- Donna Kline, Zachary High School  PowerPoint
Comprehensive 9th Grade Redesign -- Kevin Lemoine, Zachary High School  PowerPoint
District Leadership for 9th Grade Redesign -- Lonnie Luce  PowerPoint
Redesigning 9th Grade: Beginning the Process - Tabitha E. Foreman  PowerPoint
Exemplary Models of 9th Grade Redesign -- Henry W. Grady High School  PowerPoint
Exemplary Models of 9th Grade Redesign -- Caprock High School  PowerPoint
Reinventing 9th Grade -- Ray McNulty  PDF
High School Summit Program Agenda  Word
Reducing Dropouts: 9th Grade Redesign Initiative -- Donna Nola-Ganey  PowerPoint