ABSTRACT
In the Fall of 1992, Central High School received over one million dollars from the state to undertake a five-year comprehensive school restructuring effort.1 Central High School’s proposal for restructuring, written by a group of teachers, included a plan to detrack the school by offering all students access to and assistance in a rich and challenging curriculum. Along with detracking, the school had plans to move toward a house structure, homerooms, interdisciplinary thematic instruction, alternative assessment, a customized calendar, a peercoaching professional development model, and a new governance structure. The restructuring proposal included statements of support from the district office, the school board, and the teachers’ union.
