Session 37: Norfork Elementary School: Dispelling the Myth Through Individualized Instruction and Support

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Norfork Elementary regularly outperforms most schools in Arkansas—and this year tied for third in sixth-grade literacy scores. But the school is rural and isolated, and 80 percent of its students are low-income: Even the parents—many of whom never graduated from high school—didn’t expect little Norfork to excel. In this session, hear how teachers combined state standards with a dedication to excellence to overcome geographic isolation and achieve extraordinary results.

Presenters:
Vicki Hurst, principal;
Betty Horton, teacher Anne Beard, teacher, Norfork Elementary School, Norfork, Ark.