Washington_Connors

=__Washington Connors Elementary School__ =

Challenges:

 * ==Washington Connors Elementary School remains a low-achieving school. ==
 * Reading programs recently purchased are only effective with a handful of students at a time.
 * Only teachers are permitted to use the internet.

Strengths:

 * ==They received a 12 million dollar state-of-the art school (state funded). ==
 * ==The district had to raise $860,000. Relatively low student/teacher turn-over rate. ==
 * ==There is a after-school enrichment program funded through a local university. Teachers and students share the same vision as the principal. ==

Issues:

 * ==Washington Connors Elementary School is Ohio's 12th lowest income district out of 600 schools. ==

**Your Take-Away: **
==Washington Connors Elementary School is data rich and information poor. The school has a lot of programs, but are not aware of which programs are actually effective. The principal launched too many programs at one time. ==

** Reported by: ** ** Kelly Nori, Sunila Gorde, Pam Cameron, and Robert Taylor **