Organizing for Success: Elementary Schools
Printer-friendly versionThis session will examine how two elementary schools – one in rural Arkansas and one in the heart of Philadelphia – organized their schools to improve student achievement. At Oakland Heights Elementary School in Russellville, AR, seven in 10 students come from low-income families. But that is no barrier to high achievement. In 2004, 80 percent of students met or exceeded state reading standards. At M. Hall Stanton School in North Philadelphia in 2003 only 13 percent of students read well enough to meet state standards, and only 20 percent met state math standards. Two years later, 73 percent of students met state reading standards and a whopping 84 percent met state math standards. Hear how these schools became focused on achievement and success.
Presenters:
Barbara B. Adderley, Principal, M. Hall Stanton School, Philadelphia, PA
Sheri Shirley, Principal, Oakland Heights Elementary School, Russellville, AR
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