The Small Schools Workshop is a group of educators, organizers and researchers based in the Fischler School of Education at Nova Southeastern University. The Small Schools Workshop collaborates with teachers, principals, parents, and district leaders to create new, small, innovative learning communities in public schools. In addition to providing direct assistance through partnerships with schools, the Small Schools Workshop actively participates in many initiatives to broaden and deepen recognition of the importance of school size to student learning and the role of small schools in furthering positive whole-school and systemic change. 

The Small Schools Workshop staff has a record of successful support for K-12 schools. The team includes experts in elementary, middle and high school restructuring, planning and design, as well as staff developers in areas of teaching, curricular integration, alignment and assessment, resource development and strategies for comprehensive school improvement. Leadership development, team building, and school violence prevention are Workshop specialties.

Since 1991, the Small Schools Workshop has: 

• Assisted over seventy elementary, middle and high schools to restructure into small schools 

• Advocated for and helped win major policy changes at the school board level toward empowering schools with a greater degree of self-governance and autonomy 

• Provided ongoing technical assistance and professional development opportunities to teachers, principals and teams of teachers involved in small schools 

• Researched, evaluated, and designed assessment tools for small schools 

• Provided leadership to a growing local and national network of small-schools and like-minded organizations

If you are interested in exploring the possibilities of a partnership with the Small Schools Workshop or would like more information on how the Small Schools Workshop can support school restructuring efforts in your school or district, please contact us!