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Empowering Educators with Marzano’s High Reliability Schools Framework

Welcome to the HRS Hub, your one-stop shop for all things High Reliability Schools! Whether you’re just starting your HRS journey, looking to deepen your implementation, or even if you’ve only heard about HRS and want to know more, here you’ll find resources, tools, and inspiration.

Explore the Marzano Resources HRS hub and access the information and support you need to create a safe, supportive, and successful school environment.

EVIDENCE OF EXCELLENCE

Teachers and administrators from around the globe are transforming their classrooms, schools, and districts—and you can too. Read the inspiring stories below to see firsthand how our experts have helped educators take action to improve teaching and learning.

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TOOLS &
RESOURCES

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FROM THE BLOG

“Chronic Underachievement and Disengagement: An International Crisis”

Mental and neurological health has become one of the most pressing human issues worldwide, and its impact on children and adolescents has been especially profound. Read more 

Dr. Mike Ruyle, Dr. Mario Acosta, Nancy Weinstein

“High Reliability Schools Framework”

Creating the “conditions” in which others can be successful is one of the highest duties of leadership. For this purpose we created the High Reliability Schools (HRS) Handbook and framework. The HRS framework serves as a strategic guide that helps school leaders focus on implementing, improving, and monitoring specific conditions within their schools over time. The HRS framework offers the concept of leading indicators, which are specific conditions known to be associated with continuous school improvement based on research and experience. Read more 

Phil Warrick

“Standards-Based Grading is Grounded in Three Basic Principles”

For many years, traditional grading practices have been used in classrooms around the world. This seems to be because most teachers have not received adequate training in reliable and valid assessment methods, and as a result, they often implement grading practices that mirror the way teachers graded them. Read more 

Jan K. Hoegh

“The Evolution of Assessment”

As schools continue to evolve in order to meet the needs of contemporary learners in the modern world, the new mantra of instruction for teachers is no longer “I taught it,” but rather “they got it.” As such, the role of classroom assessment and feedback must necessarily undergo a similar shift of paradigm. Read more 

Mike Ruyle

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