CRESTVIEW — Approximately 25 Laurel Hill School staffers now know about economic disparities following "Teaching Students from Poverty," a late-January workshop.
Principal Lee Martello, Assistant Principals Rhonda Whetstone and Greg Brock, and Amy Dale, Elementary Instructional Coach, attended the event, which previewed "Teaching with Poverty in Mind" by Eric Jensen and "A Framework for Understanding Poverty" by Ruby Payne." A Title I School Improvement Grant provided the books for all participants.
“Attendees participated in active learning experiences to develop a better understanding of students who are from poverty," said Sandy Arteaga, Okaloosa County School District Title I specialist and Title X liaison, "and teachers worked collaboratively to identify ways to best meet the learning needs of these students to increase academic performance and long-term success."
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