When students at Trousdale County High School see graduation coach Shelley Cook waiting for them after class, they usually know what brought her there. Maybe it’s a course grade starting to slip below passing, or a substantial assignment that wasn’t turned in. Trousdale County High – which is the only high school in SCORE Prize-winning…
Text messages. Emails. Fliers in the mail. Saturday meetings at coffee shops. When it comes to keeping lines of communication open with parents, 2015 SCORE Prize finalist KIPP Academy Nashville puts every possible channel to use, according to parent Debra Payne. “Their ability to be available is constant. The ability of them to be approachable…
Breakfast is a social time at Andersonville Elementary, a 2015 SCORE Prize finalist school. Volunteers from a nearby church – many of whom are retirees – stop by first thing each morning to eat breakfast with the kids, open cartons of milk, and chat about the day ahead. “It’s the easiest thing to do. It…
Elementary school students at Dyersburg City Schools might find themselves, in the middle of the day, removing scuff marks from a hallway or helping walk a dog. Dyersburg City Schools Director Neel Durbin says these responsibilities bring out the best in students of all ages, academically and otherwise. And apparently, the kids like it. “We…
Beating the odds. For building confidence and identity, there’s nothing better. Just ask DeVonte Collins. Last year, DeVonte – currently a senior at 2015 SCORE Prize high school winner, The Soulsville Charter School in Memphis – had only a 4 percent chance of scoring “proficient” on his end-of-course exam (EOC) in Algebra II, according to…