David H. Petree Elementary

Demographics

Percentage of students*

Why David H. Petree Elementary was nominated

Petree Elementary and its district are part of the national Opportunity Culture initiative, in which schools extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams to many more students, for more pay, within regular budgets. Petree went from failing to meet state expectations for student learning growth in 2018 to exceeding growth in 2022, and was removed from the state’s list of low-performing schools. The foundation of the Opportunity Culture model is the Multi-Classroom Leader role, or MCL, an excellent teacher who leads a small teaching team, providing instructional guidance and frequent, on-the-job development, while continuing to teach part of the time. Petree creatively used resources to implement this and other team teaching roles to reach more students with excellent instruction, and is continuing to use resources carefully to expand those roles despite the lowered funding that comes as a consequence of being removed from the low-performing list, so that students can continue to make strong growth., Petree Elementary School implements the innovative staffing model, Opportunity Culture, which organizes teachers into teams led by excellent teachers and supports pay increases within the current school budget in order to extend the reach of instruction to more students.

Student experience design

At David H. Petree Elementary we engage students, families, and teachers in the implementation of high expectations and action-oriented strategies that produce deliberate change to improve student achievement and success for our school through Literacy and STEM Education. * Opportunity Culture Initiatives * Student Engagement with Hands-On Science/STEM Instruction * Strategic and Aligned Data Driven Instruction * Restorative Practices/SEL/PBIS * Community and Family Engagement

Core Practices

Core Practices	Length of Use
Competency/mastery-based Education	5+ years
Extended Learning Opportunities	5+ years
Multi-tiered System Of Support (MTSS) In Academics	3-4 years
Restorative Practices	3-4 years
SEL Curriculum	3-4 years

All Practices

Family And Community Support Services

Competency Framework

Disaggregated Data On Student Participation

Flexible Staffing & Alternative Teaching Roles

Grading Policies Focus On Mastery

Mental Health Services

1:1 Mentoring

Multiple Opportunities To Demonstrate Mastery

Performance Based Assessment

Students Access Their Own Data

Tutoring

Universal Design For Learning