1. Stories Creek Elementary – Closing the Achievement Gap

2. Culture of Commitment: Student Achievement  Technology is a vital took for teaching and learning  Teachers participate in Family Nights for Literacy, Math, & Science  PTSO and grant partners provide resources for learning  Students mentor younger students

3. Professional Learning Communities  PLCs meet twice a week and have monthly half- day planning  Each grade level has a PLC notebook

4. Research Based Practices  Teachers use:  Concept maps  Vocabulary development strategies  3-2-1 and Collaborative Pairs/Numbered Heads summarizing strategies

5. 3 R’s Regroup, Reteach, Reassess  Teachers regroup students according to their learning needs  Reteach whenever necessary  Reassess to see if skills are mastered  Remediation plans are created

6. All Students Achieve