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

Background Context

Demographics

Montview Elementary is a four track, year-round school serving approximately 860 students in grades K-5. Montview serves a diverse and highly transient student population. In the 1996-97 school year, Montview had a transiency rate of 126%, the highest in the district.

Student Racial/Ethnic Composition:

46% Hispanic
27% African American (not of Hispanic origin)
21% White (not of Hispanic origin)
5% Asian or Pacific Islander
1% American Indian or Alaska Native

LEP Students: 42%
Number of Languages: 9
Qualify for Free/Reduced Price Lunch: 77%
Receive Special Education Services: 13%

Background

Montview began its restructuring process five years ago as the regular education, Title I, Special Education, and ESL staff and administrators explored ways that would effectively meet the needs of its diverse student population and high concentration of low-income families. Literacy was chosen as the thrust of restructuring based on the belief that the practices of teaching and learning developed through literacy would benefit the rest of the school curriculum.

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