Posts Tagged ‘Achievement School District’
GDPST students celebrate mid-year academic achievements
The return to in person classes to the Green Dot Public Schools in Tennessee brought in some exciting news as students in Middle Schools outperformed results from last year midterm iReady exams by double digits. “This is probably the most promising IReady data that we’ve had in several years, so it’s making us feel quite…
Read More >>Local Police Officer Coaches Winning Hillcrest Knowledge Bowl Team
This February, a team of students from Hillcrest High School won first place at the annual Memphis Police Department Crime Prevention Unit’s City Wide Black History Month Knowledge Bowl.
Read More >>Signing Days Celebrate Football Players at Hillcrest and Fairley
Memphis’ Fairley High School and Hillcrest High School hosted their annual Signing Days, celebrating nine football senior football players who signed letters of intent to attend universities across the country.
Read More >>FOX13 — Kirby Middle offers “reflection room” as alternative to detention
Kirby Middle School’s reflection room offers students a space to resolve conflict and process emotions.
Read More >>Literacy Leaps Ahead at Kirby
“We don’t always know where students are coming from, they may or may not have the same background as us, but it’s our job to understand them.” – Monifa Roberts Monifa Roberts is a Literacy Enrichment Teacher at Kirby Middle School in Memphis, TN. Though a veteran public educator with over a decade of teaching experience,…
Read More >>The Magic of Turning Red Dots to Green
Since Green Dot’s founding 15 years ago, it has been our mission to turn red dots green. We hear from the perspective of a teacher who has seen the difference before and after Green Dot accepted leadership of Wooddale Middle School.
Read More >>Embracing Accountability for Tennessee’s Public Charter Schools
Charter schools are part of the public school system and, as such, are held responsible for their students’ performance. Read how Green Dot Public Schools Tennessee is embracing accountability.
Read More >>The Science Behind a School Restart
Green Dot Public Schools is seeking to disrupt the cycle of poverty in under served neighborhoods with a goal of graduating students at a higher rate than their peers in more affluent areas. The idea is that the more normative post-secondary opportunities and readiness are, the more gateways out of poverty can grow. We already know that one’s chances of escaping poverty tumble without a quality post-secondary education.
Read More >>Welcome to the Official Blog of Green Dot Public Schools
Marco Petruzzi, CEO of Green Dot Public Schools National, launches our official blog with a powerful statement about the ed reform movement, and the role of charter schools in transforming public education.
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