I know when I started teaching, you were on your own. That's the worst thing you can do to a new teacher. A third key component of Inglewood's success is ongoing student assessments, Montle says. Schools test students every six to eight weeks, and teachers and principals review the data to identify children who are falling behind. If necessary, students can be directed to after-school or Saturday intervention programs.
Similar help is directed to struggling teachers.
Eight of the district's 13 elementary schools rank in the top half of schools statewide. Challenges remain Despite such success, the school system is not without its share of problems. Also, several elementary schools still are trailing badly in test scores, although most are showing solid improvement. Also souring the district's success story is the poor showing of its secondary schools. The two middle schools scored a 3 on the state academic index, and the two high schools rank at a lowly 1.