Prairie Heights Middle School Recognized for Supporting Educators and Building a Positive School Culture to Accelerate Student Learning
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Friday, March 31, 2023
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), Gradient Learning, and the Search Institute visited Prairie Heights Middle School in Evans, Colorado, to celebrate the school's progress. Under the leadership of Principal Stephanie Knox, Prairie Heights prioritized one-on-one mentoring with students and expanded professional learning opportunities for teachers. These initiatives fostered a positive school climate and culture and teacher collaboration, helping Prairie Heights achieve the highest rating on the Colorado Department of Education's school performance framework.
Key Points:
- Under the leadership of Principal Stephanie Knox, Prairie Heights prioritized one-on-one mentoring with students and expanded professional learning opportunities for teachers.
- These initiatives fostered a positive school climate and culture and teacher collaboration, helping Prairie Heights achieve the highest rating on the Colorado Department of Education's school performance framework.
- Every student at Prairie Heights meets weekly with a mentor to discuss their progress at school and reflect on personalized goals for their learning.
- Prairie Heights joined the Summit Learning program — which is supported by Gradient Learning and CZI — in the 2017-18 school year.