G-Star School Passes State Instructional Review with Flying Colors!

Our new Principal, Mrs. Kim Collins (18 years of educational experience, BS in Biology and Chemistry and a Masters in Educational Leadership) has implemented her new educational plan that was developed over the summer with key staff members and School District professionals.

The Florida State Department of Education and the Palm Beach County Instructional Review Team visited the G-Star School of the Arts  and conducted an in-depth review of the school’s new educational plan and educational strategies in Reading, Writing, Science and Mathematics for this school year.  The Committee was visiting many schools in the District.  The meeting had an unexpected good start when one of the review board members told the others that her niece attends G-Star and that she loves it.  “Her mother says she has never seen her daughter look forward to going to school everyday like she does at G-star.”  Then the review began.

In a rigorous question and answer period with Mrs. Collins and members of her staff, the reviewers were extremely pleased to find the new educational strategies and programs she has instituted at our school to be excellent in all aspects.  Mrs. Collins presented factual data, numbers & assessments, and the implementation of strategically advanced educational plans based on keen analysis of baseline data accumulated from a variety of significant key elements in testing student achievement.  “We have become a data driven, standards based curriculum as opposed to a lesson plan driven curriculum,” stated Collins.  The Review Team agreed as Collins continued, “The proper analysis of crucial data allows you to define the areas that need to be improved upon and therefore implement strategies and methods to improve those areas.” 

The next successful step in the review process came when the group went into the classrooms to observe G-Star’s educational processes.  They were pleasantly rewarded with the observance of the exact methods and educational models in action that Mrs. Collins had described.  The following are direct quotes from the end-of-day review given to us by members of the committee:

“You have a wonderful, supportive atmosphere that allows students to take risks.”

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