THE CHALLENGE
Case Study at a Glance
DISTRICT: Audubon Public School District
LOCATION: Audubon Borough, Camden County, New Jersey—a suburban community near Camden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NUMBER OF STUDENTS: There are 1,600+ students in the district, distributed among three schools for Grades K–2, 3–6, and 7–12. All 440+ Mansion Avenue Elementary School students use Scholastic Magazines+: Storyworks in Grades 3–5 and Scope in Grade 6. ( Scope is also used in Grade 7 at Audubon Jr.–Sr. High School.)
3 Schools
1,600+ Students
DEMOGRAPHICS:
85% 7% 3% 1%
White Hispanic/Latino Black Asian/Pacific Islander
2% 20%
English Learners Economically Disadvantaged
AWARD: U.S. Department of Education, 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools
About a decade ago, the Audubon Public School District in Camden County, New Jersey, near Philadelphia, was searching for a supplementary literacy program that could support teachers in improving the reading and writing abilities of the students at Mansion Avenue Elementary School. Scores on the statewide assessment revealed that Audubon was performing below demographically similar districts in the state. They were not using a basal reading program and sought a high-quality, unifying resource that could help ensure consistency across teachers and grades. Reading specialist Lisa McGilloway noted that the district wanted to provide standards-based instruction “authentically.” They had a hard-working and quality teaching staff. Still, each teacher spent too much preparation time searching for appropriate texts and instructional resources to teach and meet state standards and not enough time on effective instructional strategies they could implement consistently. Shamus Burke, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, was also concerned about teacher burnout.
SCHOLASTIC STORYWORKS AND SCOPE SUCCESS STORY: AUDUBON, NEW JERSEY, SCHOOL DISTRICT 2
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