Love At The Cornerstone Of Memphis School’s Resurgence

| Education
By mscei

Alisha Coleman-KinerPresident Barack Obama spoke at just two commencement ceremonies this spring — the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, and Booker T. Washington High School right up the road in Memphis, Tennessee. What brought President Obama to Memphis you might ask?

In a word, love.

Alisha Coleman-Kiner is the principal of Booker T. Washington High School. Under her leadership, the graduation rate rose from a paltry 55% in 2007 to a respectable 81.6% in 2010.  When asked about how she was able to achieve such massive gains she replied:

I loved my children. I hired people who would love my children. And then I did my job.

Love,  it seems, lies at the cornerstone of her success.

Learn more about this remarkable educator and her recipe for success at the link posted below.

Read Across America

| Events
By mscei

West Tallahatchie Dr. Seuss Day

Read Across America for Dr. Seuss’ birthday was celebrated in all K-2 classrooms in the following school districts: West Bolivar (see related picture and caption), Benoit, West Tallahatchie (see related picture), Claiborne County, and Leland (see related picture and caption). The Center for Education supplied supplies and materials for the instructional celebration that takes place each year during the first week in March. PK-2nd grade students received their own copy of a Dr. Seuss book selected for their appropriate grade level. Classroom teachers received copies of all the selected titles for their classroom libraries.

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Read for the Record

| Events
By mscei

The Center for Education Innovation recently sponsored “Read for the Record” in five Delta School Districts: West Bolivar, Benoit, West Tallahatchie, Claiborne County (see related story) and Leland (see related picture). CEI’s Literacy Coaches provided instructional ideas and strategies for the Kindergarten teachers based on book, The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. Kindergarten students in all 5 school systems received their own personal copy of The Snowy Day provided by the Center.

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