Great strides are being made at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Burlington, Kentucky.   No child should be left behind or be kept from growing and they are making sure that does not happen.

“Previously, students were taken out of class for intensive tutoring during the subjects in which they needed more help.

“Does that make sense? To remove them from the class where they’re already struggling?” Jacks said. “Now, we have a ‘push-in team’ instead of pulling the kids out. These teachers go in to help the students at whatever level they’re at, to help them with whatever they need.”

More advanced students get enrichment time, while those who need more help get that individualized extended learning time.

“That’s one small change that didn’t add staff members. It only restructured the personnel we had in order to help students learn,” he said.”

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