P.S. 83 Luis Muñoz Elementary School, New York
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At Luis Muñoz Rivera Elementary School, many students arrive at the school door already well behind academically. But staff members begin with what the kids can do and then build from there. And like their students, the teachers also are expected to learn and grow. Balancing collaboration and supervision, Principal Frances Castillo has created what one teacher calls “one big family,” resulting in steadily increasing student achievement. In 2006, 67 percent of the school’s fifth-grade students met the New York state English Language Arts standards, but by 2009, 99 percent of students had met those standards. The staff persistently pushes kids higher because, says Castillo, “We’re on an express train that we can never get off.”
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November 9 2009
