Brandee Brandt, a San Antonio, TX English language arts teacher at Luna Middle School, is finding it easier to reach students over the past two years than at any other point in her 15-year career. According to Brandt, non-profit professional development foundation Great Expectations’ methodology has helped her create a productive environment in her technologically-integrated classroom. “The teacher-training model motivates, inspires and challenges individuals to achieve excellence in learning an...  Read More...

EDMOND — Cheyenne Middle School in Edmond has been named a Great Expectations Model School, the first middle school in the district to achieve the honor. “We are so honored to receive this recognition,” Principal Susie Schinnerer said. “This is the culmination of many years of work on the part of teachers, administrators and students.” The program, founded in 1991, is an educational reform model based on scientific research that is bringing major change and innovation to pre-kindergarten to...  Read More...

by EMILY RAMSEY for GTR Newspapers GREAT EXPECTATIONS: Teachers and administrators from Northeast Elementary and Intermediate, Bixby school district administrators, and representatives from Great Expectations professional development program stand with the school’s GE Model School flag, which school officials received on May 18. Celebrating in the second row, center, are Northeast assistant principal Sarah Eisenmann, left, and principal Jamie Milligan. On May 18, it was officially made known tha...  Read More...

Bartlesville Public School District recognized for commitment to Great Expectations methodology, which emphasizes mutual respect, academic excellence NORMAN, okla. (May 21, 2015) – Great Expectations, a non-profit foundation that provides intensive professional development to teachers and administrators, announces Bartlesville Public School District in Oklahoma, as a Model District – the first school district in the U.S. to hold the title.   Read More...

Children at Liberty Elementary heard the news of Mrs. Gates' retirement with a variety of emotions. Although it’s not easy to keep a secret in a school, the faculty and staff at Liberty Elementary School, Broken Arrow, managed to hide two special assemblies Friday from Liberty Principal Karyne Gates.   Read More...

Students Ethan Lollman and Grace Reed read during a classroom lesson in Alyssa Allen's fifth grade class at Oak Hall Episcopal School last week. The private school was named a model school by the Great Expectations Education Foundation for the ninth consecutive year. Laura Eastes/The Ardmoreite Jimmie Wallis doesn’t just introduce a quote of the week to her kindergarten students each Monday.   Read More...

ARDMORE, OK-- Plainview Primary Elementary in Ardmore has been named a "Model School" for the twelfth consecutive year by the Great Expectations Foundation. "If I had to make the decision to go to a different school, I would definitely choose this one, there's like no other school I would want to go to," Isabella Gutierrez, 2nd grader, said. An assembly and balloon release took place Friday morning celebrating teachers and administrators who contribute.   Read More...

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Two awards for educational prowess were announced recently. The Oklahoma Association of Elementary School Principals selected Perkins-Tryon Intermediate School Principal Donna Boles as its adminstrator of the year. Richmond Elementary School made it an even dozen when it received model school designation last week from the Great Expectations program.   Read More...