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SIGNUP / LOGIN Home About Advertise Contact Us Visit MidlandsBiz Visit LowcountryBizSC Search O You are here: Home / Education / On The Move / TransformSC Schools Share Early Results TransformSC Schools Share Early Results March 9, 2015 Spring Conference Highlights Data from Four Schools COLUMBIA, SC – TransformSC schools participated in the initiative’s spring conference, sharing progress after participating in TransformSC for one school year. From increased parent participation to increased student achievement, educators are seeing results. “TransformSC’s coalition is impacting the public education system from the ground up,” said Pamela Lackey, cochair of TransformSC and state president of AT&T. “Each of our schools and districts has innovative superintendents, principals and teachers stepping up to lead.” Early Results: A Look at Four TransformSC Schools Lexington District Four’s Early Childhood Center serves the rural communities of Swansea and Gaston and has an 86.9 poverty index. The Early Childhood Center has implemented an allday Montessori model for three, four, and fiveyearolds, along with a parent engagement program called “PALS.” According to a nationally recognized assessment called “Dial 3,” students’ motor skills increased 12%, language skills increased 9%, and concept skills increased 14%. Literacy scores improved by 10%, but the most dramatic progress was shown in parent engagement, which increased by 400%. “The TransformSC initiative is unique because it aligns a coalition of support across the spectrum of development from early childhood to higher education,” said Lillian Atkins, Principal of Lexington 4 Early Childhood Center. “The Early Childhood Center is thankful for the opportunity to participate in TransformSC and unite with our peers around a common goal.” Oakland Elementary School in Inman has implemented project based learning for its 4K4 grade students. The curriculum focuses on building skills like problemsolving and critical thinking. Using this model, Oakland Elementary earned the highest report card rating of all elementary schools in Spartanburg County. Its federal report card rating improved from 92.8 in 2013, to 99.9 in 2014. Oakland’s students are also achieving higher standardized test scores than its district average in English language arts, math, social studies and writing. “TransformSC has begun to create a culture of innovation within schools and districts,” said Josh Patterson, Principal of Oakland Elementary School. “This new culture facilitates collaboration in developing new learning models and generates excitement among educators working to implement new approaches in the classroom.” Whittemore Park Middle School in Conway, a school with a 98.8 poverty index, has implemented a blended learning model that helped the school raise its state report card grade from a ‘D’ to a ‘B’ in just one academic year. Whittemore Park’s students receive a personal electronic device with a customized dashboard. The technology allows teachers to continuously monitor students’ progress and to personalize daily content for students. Twentytwo 6 graders mastered 6 grade math standards and moved on to 7 grade math last school year. Standardized test scores have improved in all student groups every quarter. Whittemore Park has been SOCIAL LINKS NEWSLETTER Regions: MidlandsBiz UpstateBizSC LowcountryBizSC MidlandsLife Email address: Your email address Sign up SEARCH ARTICLES BREAKING NEWS ort manufacturing pipeline April 2, 2015 Lockhart Power and Pacolet th th th th ON THE MOVE ARIAIL OP-ED ADVICE CAREERS EVENTS PODCAST LAW ENEWSLETTERS UPSTATE LIFE
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TransformSC Schools Share Early Results March 9, 2015
Spring Conference Highlights Data from Four Schools
COLUMBIA, SC – TransformSC schools participated in the initiative’s spring conference, sharing progress after participatingin TransformSC for one school year. From increased parent participation to increased student achievement, educators areseeing results.
“TransformSC’s coalition is impacting the public education system from the ground up,” said Pamela Lackey, cochair ofTransformSC and state president of AT&T. “Each of our schools and districts has innovative superintendents, principals andteachers stepping up to lead.”
Early Results: A Look at Four TransformSC Schools
Lexington District Four’s Early Childhood Center serves therural communities of Swansea and Gaston and has an 86.9poverty index. The Early Childhood Center has implemented anallday Montessori model for three, four, and fiveyearolds,along with a parent engagement program called “PALS.”According to a nationally recognized assessment called “Dial 3,”students’ motor skills increased 12%, language skills increased9%, and concept skills increased 14%. Literacy scores improvedby 10%, but the most dramatic progress was shown in parentengagement, which increased by 400%.
“The TransformSC initiative is unique because it aligns a coalitionof support across the spectrum of development from earlychildhood to higher education,” said Lillian Atkins, Principal ofLexington 4 Early Childhood Center. “The Early ChildhoodCenter is thankful for the opportunity to participate inTransformSC and unite with our peers around a common goal.”
Oakland Elementary School in Inman has implemented projectbased learning for its 4K4 grade students. The curriculum
focuses on building skills like problemsolving and critical thinking. Using this model, Oakland Elementary earned the highest report card rating of all elementaryschools in Spartanburg County. Its federal report card rating improved from 92.8 in 2013, to 99.9 in 2014. Oakland’s students are also achieving higher standardizedtest scores than its district average in English language arts, math, social studies and writing.
“TransformSC has begun to create a culture of innovation within schools and districts,” said Josh Patterson, Principal of Oakland Elementary School. “This newculture facilitates collaboration in developing new learning models and generates excitement among educators working to implement new approaches in theclassroom.”
Whittemore Park Middle School in Conway, a school with a 98.8 poverty index, has implemented a blended learning model that helped the school raise its statereport card grade from a ‘D’ to a ‘B’ in just one academic year. Whittemore Park’s students receive a personal electronic device with a customized dashboard. Thetechnology allows teachers to continuously monitor students’ progress and to personalize daily content for students. Twentytwo 6 graders mastered 6 grade mathstandards and moved on to 7 grade math last school year. Standardized test scores have improved in all student groups every quarter. Whittemore Park has been
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so successful that the Horry County School District is planning to implement its model districtwide.
Cougar New Tech Entrepreneurial Academy, a school within a school at Colleton High School in rural Walterboro, implemented a nationally recognized projectbased learning model for high schools called “New Tech.” Eighty 9 grade students are participated in the model last year, and discipline referrals among that groupdeclined by 90%. Students’ average reading level increased by two years in just nine months’ time. Performance on the Algebra 1 endofcourse exam increased12%, and there were 74% fewer failures due to absences.
Profile of the South Carolina Graduate
The TransformSC coalition of educators, parents, students, business leaders and policymakers is united around common vision: The Profile of the South CarolinaGraduate. The Profile acts as a guide to the knowledge, skills and characteristics students need to be successful. It has been adopted by TransformSC’s network of37 schools, the South Carolina Association of School Administrators, the State Board of Education, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and the EducationOversight Committee.
“For the first time in decades, educators, business leaders, policy makers, parents and students agree on a vision for the successful graduate. It will be a longtermeffort for our early results to scale, but the momentum is incredible. We believe that with continued engagement of all groups in our coalition, we can make a positivedifference across the state,” said Mike Brenan, cochair of TransformSC and State President of BB&T.
About TransformSC
TransformSC, an education initiative of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, is a collaboration of business leaders, educators, students, parents andpolicy makers transforming the public education system so that every student graduates prepared for careers, college and citizenship. TransformSC schools anddistricts are designing, launching, promoting and proving transformative practices in the classroom. Currently there are 37 schools and 3 districts in the TransformSCnetwork. For more information, visit www.sccompetes.org/transformsc.
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