Clintondale High School - Christensen Institute : Christensen Institute

This profile was adapted from the Clintondale High School website.
Note: The information in this profile represents SY2013-14 unless otherwise indicated.

School Overview

Name	Clintondale High School
School type	Public
District	Clintondale Community Schools
Location	Clinton Township, Michigan
Community type	Urban
Grades served	9-12
Enrollment	582
% FRL	81%
% Black or Hispanic	75%
Per-pupil funding	Not available
Test scores	SY2013-14

School Description

Located in the Detroit Metropolitan Area, Clintondale High School provides educational services for nearly 600 students, the majority of whom are considered at-risk students. Facing a steady decline in test scores and persistent discipline issues, Clintondale’s principal decided to take a chance by implementing a flipped classroom pilot in 2010. Deemed in all ways successful, the pilot expanded to encompass the entire school during the 2011-12 school year. Clintondale has since received significant recognition for its blended-learning initiatives (see articles from CNN, The New York Times, Fast Company Magazine, & Forbes). The school provides all of its classroom content free-of-charge on the organization’s website.

Blended Learning Program

Focus	General
Year launched	SY2010-11
Enrollment	582
Blended grades	9-12
Blended subjects	Math, English Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Science
Hardware	Laptops: Windows
Curriculum products	Self-developed
Student information systems	Not available
Learning management systems	Not available
Grading products	Not available
Assessment products	Not available
Data systems	Not available
Professional development products	Not available

Program Model

Program model: Flipped classroom

Model description
Students receive e-mails containing links to various videos and presentations revolving around a particular class objective. After viewing these materials at home, students engage in practice and projects while at school with the teacher providing face-to-face support. Students have continual access to the videos and presentations, thereby providing opportunities for students to remediate difficult topics.