In 2000, the Board of Education commissioned a curriculum audit which suggested a focus on elementary instruction by moving resources toward the K-5 grade span.  The Board of Education took action to follow this recommendation and so did the elementary staff.  The opportunity for targeted staff development, data driven instruction and focus on standards along with the support of Site Literacy Leaders, counselors, support staff and instructional leadership has had tremendous results.

When we started our reform efforts we had many elementary sites in critical need of improvement.  The lowest API was 419 and the highest 675. We had 8 schools in the 400 range.  Since, we have implemented the Reading First Grant at 16 sites, we are on our third year of implementation of Open Court, and we have exited four sites from Program Improvement status, and one from IIUSP!  We have added five Distinguished School Awards and three Title 1 Achieving School Awards.  Our API ranges from 659 to 793 with 17 sites in the 700 range.  The state target is 800!

We continue to make progress toward meeting the needs of all our students and the state and federal requirements.  Well Done!

Jane D. Smith
Superintendent

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