Garc a noted a thematic, integrated curriculum, and classrooms where students collaborated and teachers used interactive teaching to provide support and develop higher-order thinking skills. They had strong backgrounds and experience and saw themselves putting new theories and ideas into action. Communication about student progress occurred among teachers, with students, and with students' parents. Parents were actively involved in their children's education and supported their homework, even when they were not literate in English. School Social Climate Staff morale is high.
Staff hold high expectations for students.
Staff do not agree with the cultrual deprivation argument or commonly held stereotypes. Resources are marshalled and problems solved as an effort to assist teachers in doing their job. Teachers have a sense that the system works. Curriculum Textbook materials and lessons validate students' culture and history. Lessons are organized using thematic units.