Organizing for Success

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Years ago, Luis Munoz Rivera Elementary School in East Harlem, N.Y., seemed stuck. Only about half the students—where 90 percent come from low-income families and most are Latino or African American—met state standards. But after a careful restructuring of instruction and by collecting and analyzing data and information, the school today is among the top-performing schools in the city. The school’s teachers and administrators will walk attendees through the systems they have developed to keep the work organized and manageable, from graphic organizers to the binders that guide professional development.

Frances Castillo, principal;
Suzanne Bent, IEP/SETSS teacher;
Erik Van Gunten, dean of students;
Carla Urias, teacher; and
Ai-Huei Chang, staff developer, Luis Munoz Rivera Elementary School, East Harlem, N.Y.