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A 5 page paper that describes the reforms in the Kennewick school district. The paper focuses on Washington Elementary school, the boards’ and superintendent’s roles in the change, and outcomes. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: ME12_PG700166.doc
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expects incremental and continuous improvement at Kindergarten through Third Grade over the baseline over the next three years, the principals are accountable, schools will get the resources they need, intervention
is the primary approach in K-3, programs will be evaluated based on progress, all children are to reach the reading goal. The principals thought the board and superintendent were crazy.
How could they accomplish this. The superintendent held strong as he/she accepted the onslaught of complaints and concerns. The decision of the board and superintendent would stand. The superintendent said
nothing when he accepted the complaint letter signed by all 13 principals in the district. They continued to hold public workshops and meetings and discussions with a firm commitment to
the goal. They also held a public meeting at one of the elementary schools every two weeks to bring the staff into the discussions. They emphasized the pivotal role principals
held in reaching the goals. In January, the board held another meeting inviting any elementary teacher who wanted to attend. At that meeting, they decided that an acceptable
goal was that 90 percent of the children would be reading at their grade level by third-grade within the next three years. The board appointed a special committee to discuss
the proposal. It became part of the districts strategic plan as an indicator of success. The board supported this goal with $500,000. The White Paper was released after this goal
had been set. This amount of money was significant support for the goal. When the principals calmed down, many of them saw that there was logic to the plan.
It really was the principal who could make the changes needed at the school. The principal at Washington, Dave Montague, began to hold serious staff meetings and they looked seriously
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