LESSONS LEARNED
After one year of implementation, results showed that students significantly increased reading test scores. The district attributed this success to increased:
• Teacher Collaboration The RISE/RISE Up program increased learning and professional development opportunities for teachers. Within schools, RISE/RISE Up teachers conferred with one another immediately after every lesson. During this time, teachers worked with each other to look at student data, discuss persistent challenges, and brainstorm new ways to help students master content material. This collaboration allowed teachers to better personalize and target instruction. • Student Engagement Program administrators commented that the RISE/RISE Up program was appropriately paced and differentiated. Teachers could slow down for students who needed reteaching, but activities moved quickly and ensured that students never got bored. As the Director of Federal Programs, Candace Hoffman, noted, “The program’s energy is high; students really like this, and none of them wanted to miss out.” • Access to a Wide Variety of Books RISE/RISE Up gives classrooms access to 96 unique book titles per classroom. Because most students in CCSD do not have extensive access to books, these engaging texts helped broaden students’ access to books and experience with fiction and nonfiction. Due to the program's overwhelming success, Chesterfield County School District decided to expand implementation to more students during the 2022—2023 school year. We are a high-poverty rural school district where kids do not have many books in their homes. We love RISE/RISE Up because it simultaneously teaches students critical literacy skills and exposes them to a large variety of books they would not normally have had access to. Shari Stubbs, Chief Academic Officer
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CHESTERFIELD RISE/RISE UP IMPACT STUDY
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