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Data-Based Success Stories
Across the country and during the past few years, ATI has witnessed data-verified student improvement among Galileo K-12 Online school district users. We have spoken with a variety of districts that are achieving this success. We wanted to learn more about their strategies and the challenges they have faced in making changes within their districts that have led to improvements that can be documented through state-level test performance. Here is a glimpse at what we have found from these interviews; click to the links to read more.
Laveen Elementary School District
With state testing (Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards) scores improving in every subject for every grade, by as much as 16 percent, from 2008 to 2009, Laveen Elementary School District in Laveen, Arizona is doing something right. Barbara Marshall, Laveen’s Assistant Superintendent for Academic Services attributes this rise in student achievement to strong administrator support and guidance, a systematic approach for both educator and student development, and the ability to manage and monitor the effects of these approaches through Galileo K-12 Online. Read more
Laveen Elementary School District students show significant gains across three consecutive years (2007-2009). Click graphs to enlarge.
Noralto Elementary School
“I heard wonderful things … about this elementary school and I wanted to come here and just see it for myself and hear about their great success story, how well you are doing with your grades,” said California’s Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger during a recent visit to Noralto Elementary School in Sacramento, California. Brad Allen, principal of Noralto, and the staff who have been part of the recent improvement of the school attribute the school’s remarkable gains on the California Standards Test (CST) to staff development, re-teaching and enrichment and a commitment to helping their student achieve. Read more
Noralto Elementary School students show significant gains across three consecutive years (2007-2009). Click graphs to enlarge.
Vail Unified School District
Mesquite Elementary opened as a new school in the Vail Unified School District in 1999. As part of a rapidly growing school district (student growth of approximately 12%), Mesquite started with a new mix of students teachers and leadership and has been subject to fluctuating enrollment as new schools in the district open. The school currently ... read more
