Review: Hard Work Pays Off!

Howdy & Welcome Back Class!!!

In the news March 14th, I found a success story that I felt needed additional attention! The article for this story can be found by clicking the link provided below:

http://www.theeagle.com/schools/Bryan-school-gets--50K


In summary, this article celebrates the accomplishment of Bryan's Milam Elementary School. The school was awarded $50,000 by the Teacher Advancement Program, which aims to support teachers and their strategies used to better their schools. The school was presented this prestigious award because of their:

• Commitment to advancing careers
• Professionally developing teachers
• Rigourous teacher evaluations
• Performance based compensation

These criteria are what set Milam Elementary apart from the other schools & brought home the grant they deserved. Principal Tracy Spies has turned the school around and this is proved in their awarding of this grant. Milam was known to have low teacher retention rates, as well as a high percentage of students needing government assistance. Setting that aside, Spies created a strategy and got the school back to where it needed to be. Now that the school has this money, I am sure that they will use it as a reminder that anything truly is possible and for teacher effectiveness to remain at an above average level.

Hope you enjoyed discussing this accomplishment & you'll  continue to stop by!

Miss Crystal