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Johnson City Schools
Johnson City, TN
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Literacy Initiative is Focus for Johnson City Schools
Nestled in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee, Johnson City School District promotes its mission to enable all students to achieve academic excellence in learning, social responsibility, and self worth. The school district is comprised of 7,200 students enrolled in 11 schools. In 2007-08, 43.5% of these students were classified as economically disadvantaged and 25.2% are Title 1 students. | |
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In 2005 the district began a Literacy Initiative with high goals. One of their primary goals was that all students meet AYP in reading, language arts, and writing. The district partnered with Lindamood-Bell to help struggling readers and is now in its third year of implementing a comprehensive model of professional development in language and literacy development. Currently, eight of the ten schools in the district receive ongoing coaching and professional development from two district instructional leaders who were certified by Lindamood-Bell. Additionally, a Lindamood-Bell is providing project management and consulting throughout the district.
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Last year, 300 students received intensive intervention. In addition, most of the schools are also providing literacy instruction in the regular classroom setting to assure that all students are given the resources to read and comprehend on grade level. |
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"The Lindamood-Bell process changes lives. As a classroom teacher it greatly enhanced my language arts instruction and gave my students who struggled with reading a great deal of success, confidence and hope. What a beautiful change. I'm so grateful for this program, and the hope it brings for our students and for our education system as a whole. Finally we have a way to meet the needs of our students that delivers as promised that is completely research driven and is implemented with all the support necessary to ensure success."
Allison Gardenhour
Classroom Teacher - Johnson City, TN |
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"I have had the unique experience of using Lindamood-Bell both as a teacher and school principal. Having seen, firsthand, the success of my kindergartners, it was an easy decision to bring Lindamood-Bell® to Mountain View two years ago. Post-testing has proven that our students have achieved remarkable gains in reading ability over the past two years. We are beginning to see this success transfer to classroom success as measured by formative and summative assessments. We believe in the programs, and the results are that students read for themselves."
Dr. Roger Walk
Principal Mountain View Elementary School - Johnson City, TN
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