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Proven Practices for Student Success

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and SuccessLink collaborate in an effort to disseminate the best practices from schools across Missouri. This project solicits, recognizes, disseminates, and promotes exemplary and innovative practices which have been developed and successfully implemented in Missouri. This year, the selection committee determined that in order to actually be selected as a Proven Practice Award Recipient, the applications would have to pass through much more stringent requirements than ever before. The practices receiving the Proven Practice designation would truly need to represent the "Best of the Best”, and data collected had to validate that each practice selected was indeed a proven practice.

In the 2008 application process, 21 applications were received. The panel spent considerable time reviewing the nominations before they reached the decision. With the stronger requirements in place only one recipient was chosen as a true Proven Practice Award. However, four practices were designated as Missouri’s 2008 Promising Practices. With more data collection, these Promising Practices could become future Proven Practices.

 

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2008 Proven Practice Winners:

Math Lab Classroom
Math Lab Classrooms gives one teacher in each of the 13 elementary schools in the district the opportunity to participate in a 3-year committment to improve their mathinstruction and increase their knowledge, skills, and confidence in teaching mathematics.

2008 Promising Practice Designees:

Using IPI to Promote Effecitive Classroom Instructional Strategies
An Instructional Leadership Team comprised of principals, Professional Development Committee members, and MAP team leaders was formed. This team learned about the Instructional Practices Inventory (IPI) through various trainings, and they eventually wrote an action plan to incorporate IPI during the 2006-2007 school year.

Handhelds in the Classroom
Warrensburg Middle School’s innovative project involved 7th and 8th grade students utilizing handheld computers in their daily learning activities. Each student was assigned a handheld computer, a wireless keyboard, and a carrying case in addition to a variety of educational software.

Young Tigers' Book Club
The Young Tigers’ Book Club was specifically designed to promote a love and enjoyment for reading while strengthening reading skills. All second graders were encouraged to join and participate in this club.

Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy
Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy (PCL) is a school-reform model designed by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock dedicated to increasing student achievement in literacy.