Philly School District Recognizes Top Performers
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- There were honors Monday for those schools that showed the most improvement on the School District of Philadelphia's scorecard.
A ceremony at Potter-Thomas Elementary School in North Philadelphia recognized 22 of Philadelphia's 300 schools for scoring high on the School Progress Report, which measures test scores, growth and school climate.
Ceremony at Potter Thomas School highlights gains on #phlschools progress report pic.twitter.com/GauBHDj9Pb
— Mike DeNardo (@_MikeDeNardo) January 29, 2018
Potter-Thomas was singled out as showing a 32 percent improvement over the year before. That's the highest gain in the district's Turnaround Network -- 19 poorly-performing schools getting extra resources. Principal Dywonne Davis-Harris says that has meant extra literacy and math, and adding an assistant principal.
"It helps me to really focus on coaching teachers," Davis-Harris said. "I can become an instructional leader and not have to deal with all of the disciplinary issues."
District-wide, a little more than half of schools saw an increase in their SPR scores.