Photo courtesy of Jeffco Public Schools Communication Staff
Since we started this collective impact work with the Jefferson Area schools during the 2014-2015 school year, our commitment has been to work with teachers and school leadership to increase student achievement. Other efforts to increase achievement have gone the route of investing in charter schools or working against teachers to make educational changes. We also firmly believe that it takes the entire community to provide the right resources and supports so all kids can succeed from cradle to career.
Over the last four school years, we have seen some bright spots in the data and culture changes in the focus schools that will not show up in the data points yet. But our students are still not where they need to be on key milestones like 3rd grade reading, 8th grade math and college readiness. It is a delicate dance to figure out how to support teachers and school leaders yet move with urgency to make the needed changes during the school day and in teacher practices so that student growth occurs.
How do we continue to support teachers and school leaders AND move with collective urgency to make the necessary changes so kids can truly succeed from cradle to career?
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