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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…
Read MoreOwasso’s Northeast Elementary named Great Expectations Model School for 10th year
Claremont Elementary & Will Rogers Junior High Receives Great Expectation Model School Status
Chelsea Weeks – Claremore Progress Article as posted. APR 17, 2021 Claremont Elementary & Will Rogers Junior High Receives Great Expectation Model School Status It is a goal of Claremore Public Schools to become a Great Expectations Model District. Superintendent Bryan Frazier said they planned for this goal to take five to seven years. The…
Read MoreGreat Expectations Instructor, Ginger Billman, is named a finalist for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year.
(Stillwater, Oklahoma) Richmond Elementary School First Grade Teacher Ginger Billman has been named one of twelve finalists for the Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. Billman was named Stillwater Public Schools Teacher of the Year in May, qualifying her to be considered for the state level honor. All finalists were named teachers of the year for…
Read MoreCrosby 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…
Read MoreBixby 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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Great Expectations Instructor, Hailey Couch, receives the prestigious Milken Award!
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,”…
Read MoreTomball 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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