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EducationTeachingAll ESL, Poor 6th Graders Met State Standards

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Most of the students at Graham Road Elementary School are the children of very recent immigrants and speak a language other than English at home; about 80 percent meet the requirements for the federal free and reduced-price meal program. Just a few years ago, the school was one of the lowest performing schools in Fairfax County Virginia.

Because of thoughtful organization and a relentless focus on instruction, in 2008 100 percent of the school’s sixth-grade students met state reading standards (70 percent exceeded standards), and 96 percent met state math standards (72 percent exceeded standards).

Principal Molly Bensinger-Lacy says,”This is a hard job, but if you want to wake up knowing that you will make a difference, this is the place to teach.”

Dispelling the Myth: It’s Being Done – Graham Road Elementary School, Fairfax County, VA

Robert Heiny
Robert Heinyhttp://www.robertheiny.com
Robert W. Heiny, Ph.D. is a retired professor, social scientist, and business partner with previous academic appointments as a public school classroom teacher, senior faculty, or senior research member, and administrator. Appointments included at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Peabody College and the Kennedy Center now of Vanderbilt University; and Brandeis University. Dr. Heiny also served as Director of the Montana Center on Disabilities. His peer reviewed contributions to education include publication in The Encyclopedia of Education (1971), and in professional journals and conferences. He served s an expert reviewer of proposals to USOE, and on a team that wrote plans for 12 state-wide and multistate special education and preschools programs. He currently writes user guides for educators and learners as well as columns for TuxReports.com.

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