EmpowerK12 Bold Growth Schools 2019 Report
RELEASED JULY 2019
This year, with new and additional student group data for at-risk and not at-risk students published by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education, it was possible to gain a more robust sense of socioeconomic gaps within DC. We analyzed the new DC School Report Card and found 13 schools serving high proportions of priority students where academic growth exceeds growth among non-at-risk students without disabilities at DC’s lowest poverty schools. These schools were on pace to close the achievement gap in 5 years.
We met with each school’s leaders and teachers, and our team identified three commitments all of the schools make in order to move the growth needle forward for all students.
Bold Growth Schools:
Use data and information in frequent and intentional ways, focused on continuous improvement
Increase collaboration within the classroom and school as well as across schools
Ensure students are ready to learn by setting high expectations and creating a warm social-emotional environment