Stanford University Education Professor, Linda Darling-Hammond’s research on small schools reveals 10 key features that “have been observed in successful small schools [but] that are conspicuously absent in those that have failed.” These ten features include: personalization, continuous relationships, high standards and performance-based assessments, authentic curriculum, adaptive pedagogy, multi-cultural and anti-racist teachings, knowledgeable and skilled teachers, collaborative planning and professional development, family and community connections, and democratic decision making.
