Learning progress is monitored closely. Students are re-taught if necessary. Class time is used for learning. Standards for classroom behavior are explicit. There are smooth, efficient classroom routines.
Instructional groups fit instructional needs.
Our blueprint for success is the Edmonds Model of the Effective School. The elements of an effective school, as researched by Edmonds and others, can be seen in the diagram on the following page. The Effective Schools Model is composed of three concentric circles, each containing a number of discrete elements. Each element is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for school success. However, as an organized whole, the elements constitute both the necessary and sufficient conditions for a high performance school.