Case Study: Horn Lake Intermediate School

Last year, at Kingsland High School’s Graduation Ceremony, Josie Hinze not only receiveed her High School Diploma, but also her Associates of Arts Degree before even attending any college or university. Fast-forward to one year later, and seven Kingsland students will be graduating high school with both their High School Diploma and AA Degree thanks to the collaboration of Riverland Community College and Kingsland High School for allowing high school students to take college-level courses in high school and receive college credit for them. Not only that, but there are several others who will be graduating Kingsland High School with transferrable college credit so their first few semesters might

Leaguetown Independent School District is currently facing a conflict of whether having later start times would perhaps help the improvement of academic performance of Leaguetown Middle School and high school students. Superintendent Judith Owens has proposed a new schedule that would set later start times. A group of Leaguetown Middle School parents has organized to oppose the proposal.

As an experienced and energetic teacher at Picadome Elementary for the past 17 years, I am committed to high quality education for all children despite gender, socio-economic levels, race, ethnicities, and learning capabilities. I have sought leadership opportunities including serving on the SBDM and being chairperson of both the Budget and Needs Assessment committees. I worked closely with the Picadome leadership team and other SBDM members to ensure that budget decisions were based on achievement data and would increase student learning.

In my great middle school, Wildwood Middle School of Waunakee, Wisconsin, our goal is for students to grow into people who will make the world a better place. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders are taught a wide variety of common core classes and extra exploratories to enrich children and help them grow. We believe in the principal character traits of S.H.A.R.K., which stands for Self-Control, Humility, Acceptance, Responsibility, and Kindness. Wildwood Middle School’s motto is,” Where Everyone Belongs”, as we believe everyone should be treated with kindness and respect. Our school sports team is the Wildwood Sharks and our mascot is Sammy Shark. We believe Wildwood is a great middle school because we provide a safe and fun learning environment

I am writing this letter to you concerning a very critical problem that troubles James River High School. I am conversing on the wealth gap in James River.

I strongly disagree with the decision of my school board, Dickenson County School Board, for making the decision to extend the school day an hour and a half. I believe that this decision will not help the students or staff who are affected by this decision. Extending the school day is a horrible decision because we go to school long enough as it is, also students and staff cannot do the activities after school that they enjoy. Lastly, addition to more time at school will cause students to stress more than they already do. I believe the school board should listen to the people who will be affected by this decision before a massive mistake is made.

County Prep high school has always had my interest. With all it has to offer, I’ve decided to make it my high school of choice for several reasons. There are things like the extracurricular activities they offer, the amount of AP courses they have. They are also offering vocational programs and LEAP courses. County Prep gives me the resources I will need to

Gulf Shores Middle School- On October, 22, 2015, the eighth grade students were taken, as a field trip, to Playhouse in the Park, to go and watch plays of Edgar Allan Poe poems for the mystery and suspense unit. The students were taken to see The Tell-Tale Heart, Ligeia, The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether, The Cask of Amontillado performed by the kind people at Playhouse at the Park. They did this because they’re in the mystery and suspense unit, and they have been reading Edgar Allan Poe works, such as The Tell-Tell Heart. After the plays the students were expected to create think and answer questions about what differences were in the plays, and the original pieces of writing.

NexTech High School is a public blended learning institution that services the greater Lansing area. We provide an alternative environment for our students to flourish and grow academically while providing more individualized support than can be provided at a typical public school. Our students attend classes for four hours a day, four days a week and are expected to complete coursework both at school and at home. Our schedule accommodates students who must work during school hours to help support their family, those who have faced issues at their previous public institution, and those who wish to work at an accelerated pace. Our mission is to provide the most nourishing environment for our students to realize academic success.

Greetings! As a rising 8th grade student at Sun Valley Middle School in Indian Trail, I would like to describe the problems I have continued to view within the school system and provide ideas on how to fix them. First, I feel the curriculum should be altered.One could observe that a rife of the knowledge we learn in school will either be forgotten entirely later in our lives, must be relearned as a result of how long ago it was taught, or most commonly, the knowledge rattles around in our heads and lacks use.Take for example, the formula for calculating electric current. The vast majority people will not find themselves needing to calculate the wattage of an electrical appliance unless they are an engineer or electrician. Even if you were to have a job in either of those positions, you certainly would not be

Eastampton Community School is a kindergarten through 8th grade one building school with just about 600 students. We have a new Assistant Principal and our former Assistant Principal became the Superintendent. Most Administration duties are shared among the Superintendent/Principal and the Assistant Principal. The Supervisors frequently collaborate to maintain consistency across the board.

Roxboro Community School is a college preparatory school, it’s main focus is to ready you for the outside world. Here, we are given harder assignments in a short period of time to ready us for college level work. We have many Advanced Placement course in which we can take. Technology also plays a large role in my educational experience. We started learning how to type in second grade, making it easier to accomplish larger tasks later on in life. Tests on paper have mostly been replaced with tests on a computer. All of our research mostly comes from the internet rather than books. For two weeks, I studied abroad in Oviedo, Spain spring break of my junior year. Although it was not a long period of time I still got to experience the world, meet

It is very hard to believe that each year more than a thousand of suspensions are issued to elementary school children throughout the St. Louis area for infractions ranging from throwing a chair to talking back. Among those that are disciplined go as low as preschoolers for misbehaving during nap time. Kindergartners are biting one another and second graders are defiant. This is typical behavior for adolescents, I remember as a young adolescent trying to express myself when my teacher directed me to be quiet; I wanted to be heard.

Grant reveals the significance of having the element of knowing how to succeed in school has helped provide her with the skills to become school principals. School leaders need to be able to possess the skills and attributes that help them successfully navigate the school environment. Moreover, Dr. Grant openly and clearly shares with me it was in response to the negative experiences in college, “I was always able to see, oh is that what I have to do to play? Oh, okay, I can do that. Do I have to talk a certain way? Okay. I’ll play—I’ll play.” Indeed, Dr. Grant recognizes college provided her “the proving ground where I got it—I got it. By the time I left . . . I thoroughly got it.” Dr. Grant reveals, then, the skills needed to navigate the institution of schooling are acquired through the experiences in

On a busy Wednesday afternoon, I was able to speak with Kari Hinds, Assistant Principal of Eldon South Elementary. Mrs. Hinds has been in the field of education for a total of thirteen years, five being in the Eldon School District, and the last two being in her current position. She grew up in Eldon, but moved to Versailles when she was in the 6th grade, she graduated high school from Versailles. After high school she went to Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree. She then completed Specialist in Administration from William Woods. Kari is a mother of three and the wife of the Chad Hinds, head coach of the Eldon Baseball team. During the interview she was asked about maintaining balance in her life, she stated that “having three small children I don’t feel I give them as much attendance as I should”, she was quick to give credit to her husband for stepping up and taking care of the day to day activates at home and with the kids.