PowerWalks Hero Schools - 2011/2012 Roll Call

Change is hard. Change that leads to measurable improvement in student performance, harder still.  Which is why I post the monthly PowerWalks Hero School list.  If teams of teachers are to have a fighting chance to not only teach at full speed but also incrementally change the way the way they do it, they need regular feedback, support and affirmation.  That does not occur when administrators are stuck in their offices.  When a school makes the PowerWalks Hero School list that is an indication that for at least that particular month, campus administrators were able to push administrivia to the side and get out to where the action is, classrooms. And the more time administrators spend close to the action, the more responsive they become to actual student and teacher need. 

So here is the roll call of PowerWalks Hero Schools for the 2011/2012 school year. And your goal for next year?  If you aren’t on the list, get on it.  If you are on the list, get on it more often.

Hero X 8

Bell’s Hill ES

Cottonwood Creek ES

JH Hines ES

Louise Schools

Hero X 7

Brooke Ave ES

North Waco ES

Hero X 6

Alta Vista ES

Crestview ES

Kendrick ES

Ray ES

Waco Alternative School

Hero X 5

Dean Highland ES

Hutto HS

Lake Air IS

McFee ES

Meadowbrook ES

South Waco ES

Tennyson MS

Waco HS

Hero X 4

Afton Oaks

Cedar Ridge ES

Garza County

Granbury

Hays County

Hilcrest ES

Hutto MS 

Marble Falls JH

Provident Heights ES

Hero X 3

Farley MS

Lake Waco ES

Luling ES

Mountainview ES

San Marcos

Hero X 2

Carver Academy MS

Hutto ES

Luling JH

Luling HS

Marlin HS

Oak Meadows ES

Poth Schools

Presidential Meadows ES

Stanfield ES

Sul Ross ES

Hero X 1

Blake Manor ES

Brazos MS

Decker MS

Johnson ES

Manor HS

Marlin ES

Rockdale

University HS

University MS

Viking Hills ES

Congratulations to each school on the list.  Continue the great work. 

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