School Type: Public	School Setting: Suburban
Level: Elementary	School Design: Traditional
Content Presented By:
National Awards Program for Model Professional Development

Background Context

Demographics

Shallowford Falls Elementary is one of 61 elementary schools in the Cobb County Public School System, which serves a suburb of Atlanta. Shallowford serves approximately 660 students in grades K-5 in an affluent community.

Student Racial/Ethnic Composition:

90% White (not of Hispanic origin)
3% Asian or Pacific Islander
3% African American (not of Hispanic origin)
3% Hispanic

LEP Students: 0.5%
Qualify for Free/Reduced Price Lunch: 3%
Receive Special Education Services: 15%

Background

Although Shallowford students had been high achievers since the opening of the school in 1990, the staff and administration committed itself to continuous improvements. To achieve this goal, they instituted site-based decision making and total quality management processes. Over the course of the school's growth, the staff professional development has evolved from content-specific improvements to improvements of the entire instructional program. Literacy across all subjects has been the focus of the last three years' professional development.

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