Guest post by Kim Farris-Berg

Watching A Year at Mission Hill, we come to understand that the school's teachers see the "3-R's" as important. But that's not all they see as important. They expect students to leave Mission Hill with far more knowledge than reading, writing, and math.

As my colleagues and I reported, broadened expectations for student learning are common among many teachers who call the shots. Teachers who have the authority to collectively make decisions influencing their school's success often choose to nurture student engagement and motivation by extending the concept of student achievement beyond their school's mean proficiency score.

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