MEHS Information Sources by Myron Tribus I recently learned about the availability of film and research based print reports available on the application of quality improvement principles at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska. I strongly recommend this material to anyone contemplating quality in education. MEHS has been at it longer than any other institution in the World. In my two visits there I have been overwhelmed by what I saw. In the words of Lew Rhodes: "It was difficult to tell the students from the teachers". Here is the list as I received it from Todd Bergman Quality Coordinator Mt. Edgecumbe High School Alaska Department of Education 1330 Seward Ave Sitka, Alaska 99835 Ph 907-966-3289, Fax 907-966-2442 E-mail: Todd_Bergman@mte.educ.state.ak.us (1) Discovery Communications and the National Education Association present a "Teacher TV" documentary special on "The Learning Channel" entitled "Mt. Edgecumbe High School: Creating a Community of Learners". First aired nationally on Sunday, November 5, 1995. This program is available on video tape with a program summary from: Teacher TV, 1201 16th Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036. To order, by show title, you can call toll free to ph. 1-800-229-4200. The cost is $19.95. This program describes the development of a relevant learning environment at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska and the results of Mt. Edgecumbe's quality improvement efforts. (2) Kathleen Cotton, Researcher-Author. "Snapshot #36, Applying Total Quality Management Principles to Secondary Education-Mt. Edgecumbe High School". Northwest Regional Education Laboratory, 101 S.W. Main, Suite 500, Portland, Oregon 97204. Ph. (503) 275-9500 or fax (503) 275-9489. (3) Academy for Educational Development. "Learning From Experience: A Cross-Case Comparison of School-to-Work Transition Reform Initiatives- Cross Site Analysis", and, "Mt. Edgecumbe High School-Case Study Report", both: October 1995 These two research reports were prepared by the National Institute for Work and Learning, Academy for Educational Development. The Mt. Edgecumbe report provides an overview of educational reforms at Mt. Edgecumbe. The Cross-Case Comparison report provides an examination of fourteen learning communities and a cross analysis distillation of twelve critical elements in school-to-work reform. The individual site reports are available for $10.00 each (set of 14 for $110.00); the Cross-Case report is available for $20.00. To order, or, with specific questions call Kim Crawford at the Academy for Educational Development in Washington, DC at 202-884-8186. (4) Center for Video Education, Producers (with Juran Institute). "Quality Management Report- November-December 1994, Vol.1, No.3". Center for Video Education, 56 Lafayette Avenue, North White Plains, NY, 10603 or phone 914-428-9620. 1994. This is a video subscription series. This particular segment contains a 1994 Mt. Edgecumbe High school Total Quality in Learning overview. Myron Tribus mtribus@hooked.net 350 Britto Terrace, Fremont, CA 94539 Ph: (510) 651 3641 Fax: (510) 656 9875 There is no such thing as an immaculate perception. What you see depends upon what you thought before you looked.