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ERIC Number: ED495055
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Nov
Pages: 28
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 9
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
What Olney Teachers Say about Their Students and School. Writing to Be Heard
Enoch, Rasheeda; Zuviri, Gerardo
Research for Action
The 2005-2006 year at Olney High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the first year that Olney was split into two medium-sized schools. This report is about one of those schools, Olney 705 East. As reported from the School District website during the 2005-2006 school year, the race and ethnic composition of Olney 705 East High School was 62.9% African Americans, 2% Whites, 8.8% Asians, 25.6% Latinos, and 0.9% others. At the time of this study, Olney 705 had 50 teachers and half the teachers were new to the school. Not only were there many new teachers but many of them were placed as teachers of honors as well as Advanced Placement (AP) classes. In total, Olney 705 had 1131 students. A program called Youth United for Change (YUC) came up with the idea for small schools at Olney. After struggling for several years, in the 2005-2006 school year, Olney was split into two medium- sized schools by erecting a wall down the middle of the school building. The two sides of the school were renamed Olney 704, with Law and Creative and Performing Arts, and Olney 705, with Business, Carpentry, and Medical. Within this first year, Olney turned into a disaster. There were fights at least once a week, and the schools were always on the news. Thus far, in the 2006-2007 school year, Olney 704 and 705 have changed and there is less violence. The topic of this research project is teachers' perspectives on Olney 705 and its students. This was chosen as a topic because the student researchers felt that Olney high school teachers need to have more input and decision making about things that affect them. It was also felt that teachers were interested in the activities and other issues that occur at their school. Appended are: (1) Graphic Road Map; (2) Research Instruments; (3) Reflections; and (4) Bibliography. [This publication is part of a project of Research for Action in cooperation with Youth United for Change as part of the Learning from Philadelphia's School Reform research and public awareness initiative.]
Research for Action. 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Tel: 215-823-2500; Fax: 215-823-2510; e-mail: info@researchforaction.org; Web site: http://www.researchforaction.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: High Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Samuel S. Fels Fund, Philadelphia, PA.; Edward W. Hazen Foundation, Inc., New Haven, CT.; Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Flint, MI.; Philadelphia Foundation, PA.; Surdna Foundation, Inc., New York, NY.
Authoring Institution: Research for Action, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
Identifiers: Pennsylvania