01.17.07
Hard work + student discipline = school success
Posted in Success stories at 4:53 pm by madisonparent
The campus sits in what looks to be a solidly middle-class minority neighborhood in the city of Carson. But a closer look suggests the classic profile of a school with poor achievement: The student body is about half black and half Latino, most of the students speak limited English, and the entire student body qualifies for free lunches. Some students come from the surrounding neighborhood, but most are bused from Compton.
“A School Finds A Singular Road to Academic Success,” Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2007 (via Joanne Jacobs).
Read how this school went from underachiever to role model through the vision and determination of a principal who demands accountability and expects high achievement of her students. The “top-ten” list of the strategies that have made Bunche Elementary a success is headed by this one: “1. Begin with classroom discipline.”
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