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Read 180 Helping Close Literacy Gap

For students at Washington Middle School, the path to literacy is becoming increasingly personalized. As Jamestown Public Schools enters its third year of a district-wide transition to a comprehensive literacy curriculum through Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Washington reading teachers John ...

First-Year Teacher Aims To Create Welcoming Space

In the corner of Fletcher Elementary School’s “west wing,” Blade Ellis’s fourth-grade classroom is bustling with excitement. Within these four walls, learning isn’t a passive activity — it’s an event. It’s time for English Language Arts, and before the students read a story ...

Book Buddies Program Helps Bridge Gaps Between UPK, Fourth Graders

A unique friendship is blooming between Fletcher Elementary School’s oldest and youngest learners. Every week, for 30 minutes, the high-energy world of Julia Peterson’s fourth-grade classroom meets the curious world of Andrea Kelemen’s UPK students. Together, the classes have become ...

Collaboration, Targeted Instruction Drive Growth

At Bush Elementary School, student success isn’t just measured in percentages and spreadsheets; sometimes it’s measured in popcorn parties and Lowe’s hard hats. a Like all Jamestown Public Schools, Bush is in its third year of a district-wide literacy curriculum implementation based in ...