This year, the results are even better. Children in grades 2-8 averaged 1.64 years academic growth over an eight month period. Our eighth graders tested at the equivalent of an eleventh grade level. Parents have rallied behind us. After our first year, one parent came to tell stories of her first grade child who started school in September unable to read and ended the year reading at the second grade level.
Students actually ask for tutoring or say that they can handle more.
Students are visible in all areas of our school community. Students do everything from dumping the trash to tutoring peers, playing basketball and soccer, and planning after school programs. Teachers teach efficiently and students learn and feel supported. The support system has been adjusted to meet the needs of our student population. One by one students share similar feelings during the class.