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Snapshots of School Success

Many schools across Washington are doing phenomenal work in improving the educational outcomes of students. Over the course of the last decade, many struggling schools beat the odds and dramatically increased student learning by using innovative teaching strategies.

 

 

Roar

Tanya Gersimova admitted right up front to her mother that yes, her attendance at school needs some work.


“Onward” Consortium: Mary Walker, Columbia, Cusick, Curlew, Inchelium, Northport, Republic, Selkirk & Wellpinit School Districts

Nine small school districts in Northeastern Washington are working together to meet a common goal: prepare more students for postsecondary education without remediation.


Franklin Pierce School District

High school students in the Franklin Pierce School District are taking charge of their education and their future. As a part of the school district’s innovative guidance and planning model, students get the skills – and the support - they need to chart their own course through high school, postsecondary education and adult life.


Puyallup

The Puyallup School District is helping all students find ways to “get” the fundamental concepts of reading, writing and math through an extensive career and technical education program that weaves math, science and English into its courses, and allows students to apply their new skills in real-world ways.


Yakima

In Yakima – where more than 70 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches, more than 50 percent of students are Hispanic and, for many, English is a second language – demographics bring unique challenges to boosting reading achievement levels.