Way To Go!!!!!!

Miller E.S. Principal Honored with Turnaround School Award
Jean Mitchell, principal at Loren Miller Elementary School, is honored as the first recipient of The Riordan Foundation's first School Turnaround Principal Award. The award, presented by former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, includes a $25,000 personal bonus for Ms. Mitchell and a $50,000 grant for the school itself. In addition, LAUSD Board Member Marguerite LaMotte pledged $50,000 in matching funds for capital improvements for the school.

Ms. Mitchell led the school from a API score of 354 to 709. The states goal for the school is 800, still leaving room for improvement. This shows that given the right leadership with exact goals, LAUSD can improve school by school.

We do have a few questions:

What does Ms. Mitchell think was at the root of the schools improvement? Does she think it can be replicated at other schools within the district?

What other schools were being considered? What is it that they did to improve the score?