Narrowing Achievement Gaps
Viers Mill Elementary in Montgomery County, Maryland, has built a strong track record of narrowing achievement gaps. More than two-thirds of its students receive free or reduced-price meals, and more than half are English-language learners. In this presentation, faculty members will demonstrate how a consistent curriculum with team-designed and county assessments help more than 98 percent of all students meet or exceed standards. Learn the strategies they have developed for at-risk students: focused professional development, targeted interventions, student learning maps, and vocabulary instruction for students who speak a language other than English at home.
Matt Devan, principal;
Susan Freiman, staff development teacher; and
Jennifer Peter, math content coach, Viers Mill Elementary School, Silver Spring, Md.
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