Title: Exceptional Elementary Schools | Parents
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Honor-Roll Schools
BROAD ACRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Silver Spring, Maryland
SONORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Springdale, Arkansas
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TALBOT HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Renton, Washington
FOREST LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Columbia, South Carolina
PINE JOG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
West Palm Beach, Florida
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K. W. BARRETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Arlington, Virginia
ODYSSEY CHARTER SCHOOL
Wilmington, Delaware
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JOHN MUIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Berkeley, California
MATH AND SCIENCE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Denver, Colorado
MUNFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Munford, Alabama

Content: Staff worked with the local government to open a school health clinic so sick kids would get the care they need and return to the classroom faster. Volunteers sought out donations of food and clothing so kids were nourished and warm. And teachers even made home visits to meet with parents, since many don't have a phone. " It sent the message to parents, many of whom were uncomfortable at first about participating in school activities, that we are invested in their children and we care about their success," says Bayewitz. Inside the classroom, teachers committed to staying late once a week for group meetings to brainstorm ways to help struggling students, eventually developing interventions for every subject and grade level. As a result of those efforts, 95 percent of Broad Acres students are now proficient in math and 89 percent in reading. Says Bayewitz: " People tell me that our turnaround has been nothing short of a miracle. But, honestly, it's not a miracle. Our students are just as smart as any other kids -- we just had to find a way to reach them."