Asked why they are willing to work so hard, teachers credit the support they get from their principal. He gives us 100 percent, says 6th-grade teacher Catherine Hegwood. And as a result, we re able to give 100 percent to the students. The morale is high extraordinarily high, agrees 5th-grade teacher Leslie Barron, a Carnegie veteran. No visiting parents.
Teaching comes first.
First-grader Tevin McLinn reads to his tutor Anne Newman, a student at the University of Chicago. Textbooks show up before school starts not in October, November or December, she continues. Teachers no longer have to mount a campaign just to get basic supplies like chalk and copier paper. When teachers have what they need to do their job, they don t mind putting forth the extra effort, Barron explains. Giving teachers his full support was crucial to turning the school around, Avery says.