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Albion Elementary named Opportunity School
6/2/2010
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Albion Elementary School has been named one of 15 Indiana elementary schools have been selected to receive support from the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) to implement the state's new K-6 Reading Framework in the 2010-2011 school year.
IDOE will provide each Opportunity School a consultant with strong knowledge of strategies for effective reading instruction as well as funding for professional development.
"The Opportunity Schools will be some of the first in the state to take advantage of the guidance provided by Indiana's statewide Reading Framework," said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett. "We know research-based, intensive reading instruction in the early years is critically important for students to succeed over the course of their education.
"Even more, implementing the framework in schools across the state is an effective way to support the third-grade reading law passed during the 2010 session. The framework will help schools use proven strategies and interventions so that students enter the fourth grade able to read and ready to learn more."
The schools were selected based on free and reduced lunch population, poverty level, and ISTEP+ English/Language Arts data over three years. Schools were not required to participate; they were invited. Those interested in becoming Opportunity Schools submitted applications expressing support from district- and building-level leadership and committing to professional development for at least 85 percent of school staff this summer. Back to Top