Title: The Five Attributes of Successful Schools (Opinion)
Headings: The Five Attributes of Successful Schools
The Five Attributes of Successful Schools
Matthew Lynch
1. Leadership
2. High Expectations
3. Ongoing Evaluation
4. Goals and Direction
5. Secure and Organized

Content: Secure and Organized
The fifth and final attribute of a successful school is the extent to which the school is secure and organized. For maximum learning to occur, students need to feel secure. Respect is a quality that is promoted and is a fundamental aspect of an effective and safe school. Successful schools also have a number of trained staff and programs, such as social workers, who work with difficult or troubled students before situations get out of hand. Apart from the five attributes of a successful school already mentioned, the size of the school seems to be an attribute in the school’s effectiveness. Research has found that the smaller the school, the better students perform, especially in the case of older students. This is the rationale behind the concept of schools-within-schools. Students in smaller learning environments feel more connected to their peers and teachers, pass classes more often, and are more likely to go to college. Schools-within-schools involve creative use of the same teaching workforce to provide additional opportunities for learning for smaller groups of students or specialized teaching to students who require extra attention. This environment could be created in the form of divided streams for mathematics education.