What does it take to get great results in schools with mostly low-income, minority students? The "Beat the Odds" research study found six keys to success at Arizona schools where student achievement exceeded expectations. The Beat the Odds Institute provides K-12 principals with the training, assistance and support they need to apply the research findings in their own schools.
SUCCESS STORY: METRO TECH HIGH SCHOOL
Metro Tech High School is proud of its students’ academic achievement, and rightfully so. The majority of its students (70 percent) meet or exceed the state average on the AIMS test. In addition, the school’s sophomores outscored the state average in math last year.
Not content to rest on its laurels, the school has established an even more ambitious goal: Prepare every student for college and career. According to Principal Kate McDonald, the school’s clear bottom line is to make sure students are proficient on college readiness standards, and not just proficient on AIMS. “There is a big difference between the two,” she said.
