Student progress is measured frequently through a variety of tools that measure mastery. Student progress is communicated clearly and frequently to students and parents. Students learn to use self-assessment to measure progress. Teachers explore new methods of assessment. Literacy Study Conduct a literacy study to improve the teaching and learning of language arts and mathematics standards.
Foreign language Investigate the possibility of a foreign language program.
Reading and Writing Goal We will improve student achievement in reading and writing based upon the district and state assessments . The Willow staff collaborated to identify grade level writing expectations. The expectations were used to develop a rubric to assess student writing. Click here to learn more about our grade level expectations and the Willow writing rubric . The Willow staff reviewed the results of the Criterion Reference Tests given to our students in May, 1999.