School/ Innovation Zone Summary Waivers WESTEST 2 WESTEST 2 Facilitators of Change Grant Award Math Reading Policy Code 2010 2011 2010 2011 Cabell Personalization of the high Yes Yes 37.42 43.36 39.50 51.26 -New model of teacher induction County school experience through -Raised mandatory age of compulsory High School differentiating graduation attendance to 18 Consortium requirements and providing -Embedded credits $50,000 flexibility in earning credits. -Early graduation policy Cameron Implementation of a modified No No 41.02 40.86 39.73 45.04 -Professional learning communities were used calendar to increase student to study possible implementations of a Elementary and High learning time and improve modified calendar School academic achievement PK-12. -Increase student learning opportunities $49,000 Cherry River Restructuring of school day to Yes No 36.88 41.00 31.05 39.00 -Professional growth opportunities Elementary provide time for building -Customized mentoring program professional learning -Increased student motivation through $7,625 communities to support and technology eliminate time as a barrier to -Increased parental outreach increase student learning Hacker A four-tiered approach to Yes No 48.56 54.28 71.42 71.42 -Increased community involvement Valley intergenerational learning and -Flexibility to maximize learning Elementary meaningful relationships. -Cohesive staff focus to increase student $10,850 achievement Hometown Project-based courses in No No 39.98 51.51 57.76 72.72 -Increased student attendance Elementary grade including -Enhanced teacher through collaboration $10,900 robotics, automation and -Child-centered environment programming to develop a technology-rich learning lab. Project based learning No No 32.14 36.36 35.40 51.18 -Created a culture of risk-takers in the Lincoln High $6,990 environment to increase rigor classroom in Physical Science and -Reflection on teaching practices to improve Algebra. student achievement Mercer Transitioning to a technical Yes No n/a n/a n/a n/a -Increased professional collaboration to County high school by integrating improve teaching strategies. Technical core curriculum subjects into -Students receive increased teacher assistance $30,000 CTE programs of study. and scheduling opportunities.
School/ Grant Award Innovation Zone Summary Waivers WESTEST 2 Math WESTEST 2 Reading Facilitators of Change Policy Code 2010 2011 2010 2011 Cabell County High School Consortium $50,000 Personalization of the high school experience through differentiating graduation requirements and providing flexibility in earning credits. Yes Yes 37.42 43.36 39.50 51.26 -New model of teacher induction -Raised mandatory age of compulsory attendance to 18 -Embedded credits -Early graduation policy Cameron Elementary and High School $49,000 Implementation of a modified calendar to increase student learning time and improve academic achievement PK-12. No No 41.02 40.86 39.73 45.04 -Professional learning communities were used to study possible implementations of a modified calendar -Increase student learning opportunities Cherry River Elementary $7,625 Restructuring of school day to provide time for building professional learning communities to support and eliminate time as a barrier to increase student learning Yes No 36.88 41.00 31.05 39.00 -Professional growth opportunities -Customized mentoring program -Increased student motivation through technology -Increased parental outreach Hacker Valley Elementary $10,850 A four-tiered approach to intergenerational learning and meaningful relationships. Yes No 48.56 54.28 71.42 71.42 -Increased community involvement -Flexibility to maximize learning -Cohesive staff focus to increase student achievement Hometown Elementary $10,900 Project-based courses in grade including robotics, automation and programming to develop a technology-rich learning lab. No No 39.98 51.51 57.76 72.72 -Increased student attendance -Enhanced teacher through collaboration -Child-centered environment Lincoln High $6,990 Project based learning environment to increase rigor in Physical Science and Algebra. No No 32.14 36.36 35.40 51.18 -Created a culture of risk-takers in the classroom -Reflection on teaching practices to improve student achievement Mercer County Technical $30,000 Transitioning to a technical high school by integrating core curriculum subjects into CTE programs of study. Yes No n/a n/a n/a n/a -Increased professional collaboration to improve teaching strategies. -Students receive increased teacher assistance and scheduling opportunities.
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