Education will shift from averages to individuals. Therefore, the trend toward standards and high-stakes testing will incite a movement toward ensuring that individual students receive enough support to reach high levels of learning. Demand will grow for personalization rather than a system often driven by prescribed high-stakes tests that produce averages, demand uniformity, and sustain a scoreboard mentality. Educators will thus be expected to bring out the individual talents and abilities of each and every student. The Basic principles incorporated into the curriculum at David Cox Road Elementary School reflect these trends with their emphasis on literacy in language, math, and the arts.
Multicultural literature is incorporated into the curriculum.
They are involved actively in the community through service activities and collaboration with a college and senior citizens center. A commitment to character development is integrated into their thematic units. Students show respect for each other and the staff. Standardized testing is only a part of the student assessment. The school works as a true community involving as many people who are part of their children's world.