Pathways to the Prize, School Winners | Page 11

JOHN SEVIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2012 SCORE Prize Elementary School Winner AT A GLANCE • Principal Rick Wilson and Assistant Principal Ginny Boles provide consistent and supportive leadership, visiting classes every day and providing intensive professional support for all teachers. • The school has strong, coherent practices, including a school wide adoption of classroom engagement and behavioral management approaches, common instructional frameworks, and clear expectations for student academic performance and behavior. • All students are expected to achieve their “personal best.” They are strongly encouraged to persevere in their learning and to make steady progress toward reaching goals. • All adults are treated as leaders and are provided with tools and opportunities to engage in decision-making. • All teachers strictly teach to the Common Core State Standards, collaborate with each other to improve instructional strategies, and assess their students frequently, often daily, to monitor progress. • Students are provided with multiple opportunities for intervention to master standards and apply learning to the real world. Video: “John Sevier Elementary” (3:10) http:/ /y2u.be/Z5PBiM-e340 Pathways to the Prize Lessons from the 2012 SCORE Prize School Winners 10