Coles Elementary School, Manassas, VA Coles Elementary has a diverse student body, representing 13 different languages and 15 countries. The staff of 60 is also diverse, representing 13 countries and nine languages. School staff strongly believe that building relationships, providing opportunities for student leadership, teaching students life skills, and facilitating a sense of community are Read More
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School, Sioux Falls, SD Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School offers an open one-way immersion program within the district’s broader dual-language Spanish program. Staff represent Spanish-speaking elementary teachers from 12 different countries. Modeled after the Canadian French immersion program, the school defers English literacy instruction until third grade. This model has two expectations: 1) Read More
Tabb Elementary School, Yorktown, VA Tabb Elementary School is located near five military installations. In the 2021-22 SY, 49% of the 694 students were military-connected students, making it the second largest military-connected elementary school in the district. Since military families often change assignments, the school experiences a high student mobility rate (25%). To address the Read More
Upper School, Englewood Cliff, NJ The Upper School consists of grades 3-8, with approximately 50 students per grade level. The former library/media program is now known as Educate to Innovate. Through all Visual and Performing Arts Courses, and in conjunction with the newly redesigned Computer Science and Design Thinking course, students are offered opportunities for Read More
Harold L. Woods Elementary School, Clovis, CA Harold L. Woods Elementary School implements Visible Learning strategies which have created a shared language among teachers and students. Students know what a good learner looks like and not only talk about what they are learning, but why they are learning it. Classrooms display posters to remind students Read More
Piedmont Elementary School, Piedmont AL At Piedmont Elementary School, all teachers and administrators at both the school and district levels use digital tracking logs. After each schoolwide assessment is given, teachers add their individual student data to the log, creating one central place to analyze trends in student learning. The log is the basis for Read More
Weatherstone Elementary School, Cary, NC Weatherstone Elementary School is a North Carolina STEM School of Distinction at the Model Level. Schools with this honor undergo a rigorous application process that requires responses and evidence demonstrating STEM implementation covering key elements rooted within Five Overarching Principles; a self-assessment of the school aligning to the STEM Schools Read More
Sauder Elementary School, Massillon, OH One way Sauder Elementary engages families is through their Parent Teacher Group (PTG). This non-profit organization provides volunteer opportunities for parents, plans activities, and hosts fundraising projects. Over 250 parents volunteer through PTG yearly in the cafeteria, library, book fairs, or through 22 committees. The PTG also plans about 12 Read More
Checotah Intermediate School, Checotah, OK Checotah’s motto is creating individual success. The school’s principal has a clear vision that every student will make a full year’s growth in a year’s time. Within the first few days of school starting, Checotah administers benchmark assessments for students’ current quantiles, Lexiles, and reading levels. With these results, the Read More
At Greathouse Shryock Traditional Elementary School, fifth grade students know they are ready for middle school – and they proudly demonstrate their readiness by presenting a ‘defense of learning’ to educators, in which they share learning artifacts and reflecting on their academic and personal growth as elementary students, now ready for the next stage of Read More