Great Expectations Recognizes 'Model Schools'
Schools acknowledged for commitment to Great Expectations methodology, which emphasizes mutual respect, academic excellence
NORMAN, Okla.– Great Expectations, a non-profit foundation that provides intensive professional development to teachers and administrators, announces its 2013-14 highest recognition: Model Schools. Based on Great Expectations theory implementation, there are three categories of recognition, including Transitional School, Progressive School and Model School.
To be named a Great Expectations Model School, over 90 percent of the teachers must successfully implement all of the classroom practices. The school’s principal must also model the classroom practices, and the school needs to serve as a standard that other administrators and educators can visit and learn from.
The Great Expectations training model is guided by six basic tenets and 17 classroom practices. The tenets and practices provide guidelines for program training and implementation, and they serve as standards for evaluating Great Expectations schools.
The basic tenets include:
- High expectations
- Teacher attitude and responsibility
- Building self-esteem
- All children can learn
- Climate of mutual respect
- Teacher knowledge and skill
“We strive to transform teachers’ lives and remind them why they began this profession in the first place,” said Linda Dzialo, Ph.D, president and CEO of Great Expectations. “The Model Schools achieve the greatest excellence and create supportive, nurturing environments. Put simply, these schools lead by example.”
View all of the Great Expectations Model Schools for 2013-14 here: http://www.greatexpectations.org/schools_model.php.
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