Teachers and staff believe that all students can learn and meet high standards. While recognizing that some students must overcome significant barriers, these obstacles are not seen as insurmountable. Students are offered an ambitious and rigorous course of study.

Resources Websites:

• http://www.rand.org/multi/achievementforall/  Research Areas. Education.
• http://www.mcrel.org/products/learning/raising.html  "Raising the Achievement of Low Performing Students"
• http://www.goodschools.gwu.edu/ 
  NCCSR Publications. Issue Briefs. April 2001 "A Brief on Turning Around Low-Performing Schools"
• http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/publications/archives/online_publication_archives.asp
  Issues in Restructuring Schools. No. 8. Spring 1995 "Authentic Pedagogy: Standards That Boost Student Performance"
• http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le0bam.htm
  NCREL Monograph: "Raising Expectations to Improve Student Learning" Jerry D. Bamburg.
• http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v5n10.html
  "Cultural Differences and the Construction of Meaning: Implications for the Leadership and Organizational Context of Schools" Robert A. Pena, Arizona State University
• http://www.nwrel.org/cnorse/booklets/achieve/2.html
  "Improving Black Student Achievement" See chapter 2, " School-Related Factors and Teacher Behavior that Contribute to Low Self-Image in Students" and chapter 4, "Worksheets to Identify and Improve Low Self-Image" Worksheet B, "Teacher Behaviors That Support a Positive Self-Concept Among Minority Students"
• http://www2.edtrust.org/EdTrust/SIP+Professional+Development
• http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/books/williams96book.html 

Publications:

• Cole. R. W. (Ed.) (1995). Educating Everybody's Children. Diverse Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners. What Research and Practice Say About Improving Achievement. Alexandria, VA: ASCD Improving Student Achievement Research Panel.
• Cotton, K. (1995). Research You Can Use to Improve Results. Alexandria, VA: ASCD and Portland, OR:  NWREL. See chapter 4, Interactions.
• Haycock, K., Jerald, C. and Huang, S. (2001, Spring). Closing the Gap: Done in a Decade. Thinking K-16 The Education Trust. 5(2). 
• Means, B., Chelemer, C., and Knapp, M. S. (1991). Teaching Advanced Skills to At-Risk Students: Views from Research and Practice. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
• National Commission on the High School Senior Year. (2001, October). Raising Our Sights. No High School Senior Left Behind. The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Princeton, NJ.
• Payne, R. K. (1998). A Framework for Understanding Poverty. Baytown, TX: RFT Publishing Co.
• Renzulli, J. S. and Reis, S. M. (1985). The Schoolwide Enrichment Model. A Comprehensive Plan for Educational Excellence. Mansfield Center, CT: Creative Learning Press, Inc.
• Williams, B. (Ed.) (1996). Closing the Achievement Gap. A Vision for Changing Beliefs and Practices.  Alexandria, VA. ASCD.

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