David Turnham Education Center - Dale, IN

David Turnham Education Center sits in the small town of Dale, Indiana in Spencer County. David Turnham is a Pre- K through sixth grade building with 300 students. This school is a special place for students to come to learn and grow. The teachers dedicate themselves to the students and the school, working to ensure all students make academic and emotional gains. These relationships foster a culture of growth within the building. Students know they are safe at school and are held to high expectations, but the teachers and staff are always there for them.

The success of David Turnham students comes from our early literacy practices in guided reading and shared reading. Students are grouped based off the assessment data collected once a month. We know that a single program will never be the silver bullet, so we use the best parts of IREADY, Amplify, Heggerty, and many more to close the gaps early. Resources are pushed into the classrooms so students are getting a large amount of support throughout that time in the day.Our special education teachers, speech teacher, ELL teachers, all classroom teachers and paraprofessionals are pushed into the classrooms creating many opportunities for students to learn with an adult, and for most students, independent stations are minimal. Once a week, teachers are given study group time to discuss data so their instruction is truly data driven.