Session 30: How Collaboration and Professional Development Helped One Title I School Create Success for All Students

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In 2001, students at Viers Mill Elementary School, a Title I school in Montgomery County, Maryland, were not demonstrating proficiency on state tests. Only 24 percent of third graders met proficiency targets in reading: 30 percent met targets in mathematics. By 2005, over 90 percent of Viers Mill third-graders were demonstrating proficiency in reading and math on the Maryland School Assessment. In addition, the gap between groups of students was narrowed or eliminated. In this session, Viers Mill staff members share the key strategies used to achieve these results, including targeted professional development, effective student interventions, and successful parent outreach.

Presenter:
Jamie Virga, Director of School Improvement Initiatives, Montgomery County Public Schools, Germantown, MD

Strand 1: Building and Strengthening the Teacher Corps