Measure H

Goals of Measure H:

This approach involves, among other things, the creation of small learning communities of career-oriented pathways (i.e., cohorts of students and educators engaged in a sequence or continuum of core academic courses, career- oriented education, and work-based learning) and intensive, individualized supports to create the conditions for more students to graduate high school prepared to succeed in college, career, and community. Career-themed small learning communities give students an environment where lasting, trusting relationships grow as they collaborate on meaningful projects and experiences. These experiences build the skills, habits, and mindsets needed for future career success while also inspiring students to become lifelong learners and active contributors to a thriving community.

The District expects that this approach, if continued and implemented with fidelity, will lead to improved student outcomes for all students and more equitable student outcomes based on race, ethnicity, gender, socio-economic status, English Learner status, special needs status, housing status, immigration status, and family circumstance as measured in the following ways:

● Increases in high school students’ readiness to succeed in college and career.

● Increases in middle school students’ successful transition to high school.

● Increases in the high school graduation rate.

● Increases in student access to career pathways.

● Decreases in the high school dropout rate.

● Reductions in disparities in student achievement.

Measure H Permissibility

• Under Measure H, “[t]he goal of each school’s Plan must be to equitably place all students in that school in career pathways or academies that deliver challenging academics, career technical education, work-based learning, and personalized academic, social, and emotional support services.” Similarly, Measure H proceeds may be spent on “staffing and education activities and programs consistent with the Theory of Action of the Measure. Examples of such permissible uses include (but are not limited to):
  • College and career preparatory courses (which include Career Technical Education courses).
  • Work-based learning opportunities such as opportunities for career awareness and exploration, job shadowing, internships, and job certifications.
  • School and guidance counseling, tutoring, mentoring, and other intensive support services to Students.
  • High school bridge programs that help students successfully transition from 8th to 9th grade.
  • Post-high school bridge programs to help students successfully transition from 12th grade to
    post-secondary education and the workforce.
  • Materials, supplies, or equipment to support the design and implementation of student projects and
    Project-based learning aligned to the pathway instructional focus.
  • Programming, staffing, and activities such as community-building, field trips, retreats, student Incentives, and other events and activities that promote student belonging, student goal-setting, and increased motivation in pathways.
  • Staffing that enables student cohorts and parity across pathways in multi-pathway schools.
  • State-of-the-art or industry-specific equipment that aligns with industry and career-readiness standards.
  • Programming and staffing that facilitate student enrollment and success in college courses while in high school.”

 For more information on Measure H, please contact Linked Learning Director Rebecca Lacocque at Rebecca.Lacocque@ousd.org