Learn more about schools improvement practices & success
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has spotlighted seven campuses across the state as part of a best practices case studies project.
The TEA Best Practice Studies Project highlights
how each campus designated by TEA as High Performing and High Progress Title I Reward Schools excels in critical areas such as academic performance teacher quality school climate and leadership effectiveness.
Commissioner of Education Mike Morath (right) announced earlier year that seven campuses would be part of a project highlighting successful classroom efforts in schools with a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged families and high mobility rates.
The project takes a close look at best practices in the following school districts or charter schools:
- Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD Daingerfield-Lone Star Junior High School
- Hudson ISD Hudson Middle School
- KIPP Houston Public Schools KIPP SHINE Preparatory
- Lancaster ISD Lancaster Elementary School
- San Angelo ISD Glenmore Elementary School
- Walcott ISD Walcott Elementary School
Burnham Wood Charter District Vista Del Futuro Elementary School (El Paso)
As part of the case study project leadership team members at each campus met with researchers who conducted interviews to learn more about a schools improvement practices and successes. Interviews were conducted with the principal teachers students and district staff.
The research and interviews were carried out by representatives from TEA the Texas Comprehensive Center at American Institutes for Research and the Texas Center for District and School Support at Education Service Center Region 13 in Austin.
