Great Expectations extends Model School status honors to Thackerville Elementary

By Joani Hartin Staff Writer Marietta Monitor Thackerville Elementary School recently achieved the prestigious honor of being named a Great Expectations Model School. The school’s principal, faculty, and staff worked diligently to accomplish this impressive goal. The Great Expectations Program, founded in 1991, is a scientifically based research educational reform model that is bringing major…

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Crosby Park Named Great Expectations Model School

Crosby Park Elementary has been named a Great Expectations model school for the seventh year in a row.Students, faculty and staff celebrated the distinction during the school’s morning assembly Thursday. Regina Farquhar, Great Expectations instructional coach, was on hand to present principal Dana Moore with a new certificate and flag to signify the honor. Farquhar watched and listened as students sang a pair of songs about common sense and responsibility that exemplified what Great Expectations…

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Bixby Schools Achieve Great Expectations Model District Status

Bixby Public Schools recently achieved the prestigious honor of being named a Great Expectations (GE) Model School District.  Every school in Bixby Public Schools is now a GE Model School.  The district’s principals, faculty, and staff worked diligently to accomplish this goal.

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GE Model School OKCPS Putnam Heights celebrates all cultures.

 BY KAYLEE DOUGLAS of www.kfor.comOKLAHOMA CITY – One Oklahoma City elementary school is opening the eyes of students to a rich world of different cultures by learning, sharing and dancing.Students at Putnam Heights elementary in Oklahoma City are practicing a Chinese fan dance taught by a volunteer originally from China."Music and dancing is a bridge between language and nationality and I believe it helps people understand each other and means peace for the world and community,”…

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Tomball ISD Develops Leaders through Great Expectations ® (GE) Training

TOMBALL – As the 2018-19 academic school year approaches, Tomball ISD continues to strive on its belief that culture cultivates character and accountability and with that, nine schools in the district use Great Expectations (GE) summer training to achieve excellence in learning and living.Nine of Tomball ISD’s schools have adopted the Great Expectations model, which enables character building while developing a learning climate geared towards the entire academic environment.All new teacher…

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