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This book tells stories of life in a “failing” school. These are insider stories of the daily lives of children and educators in an urban school during a time when accountability weighs heavy on both teachers and students. Most educators are in favor of accountability. The kind and amount of testing associated with the current accountability movement, however, influence teachers’ and students’ lives in a way not often apparent to parents and politicians.
Acknowledgments.
Chapter 1. About This Book; Marilyn Johnston-Parsons
Chapter 2. Welcome to Park Street Elementary School; Melanie McCaulsky
Chapter 3. From the Desk of the Professional Development Facilitator and a First-Second Grade Teacher; Melissa Wilson
Chapter 4. From the Desk of the Special Education Teacher; Marilyn Karl
Chapter 5. From the Desk of the Kindergarten Teacher; Melanie McCualsky
Chapter 6. From the Desk of a First-Year Kindergarten Teacher; Jeff Bernardi
Chapter 7. Living in the Land of a Scripted Reading Program; Marilyn Johnston-Parsons, Melissa Wilson, Gerrie McManamon, Marilyn Karl, Melanie McCualsky, Steve Schack, Barbara Mounts, Christie Doty and Vickie Swank
Chapter 8. From the Desk of the First-Grade Teacher; Elizabeth Lloyd
Chapter 9. From the Desk of the Third-Grade Teacher; Gerrie McManamon
Chapter 10. From the Desk of First Year Third-Grade Teacher; Andrew Nash
Chapter 11. From the Desk of a Fourth-Grade Teacher; Steve Schack
Chapter 12. From the Desk of the School Counselor; Martha Bowling
Chapter 13. From the Desk of the Fifth-Grade Teacher; Robert Owens
Epilogue; Marilyn Karl
Glossary.
Author Bios.