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Conference Highlights Successful Schools

by Angela Forest , May 7, 2008

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*Provide their teachers with clear goals for instruction and a strong curriculum to meet them;

*Assess students regularly and intervene quickly to tackle academic problems; and

*Set high expectations for their students, which includes enrolling all of them in advanced courses and preparing everyone for college and employment

Sekaquaptewa, a junior at Granger, credited the school’s mentoring, academic advising services and the efforts of lead counselor, Greg Herrera, in helping him stay on track to become a high school band teacher.

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