article thumbnail

How our high-poverty school reduced suspensions by 97%

eSchool News

When we arrived at Betty Best Elementary in Houston in the summer of 2014 and dug into the school’s data, we saw there were 627 office referrals during the previous year. At our preK-4 school, 93 percent of students are economically disadvantaged and the mobility rate is 33 percent. Take a positive approach to classroom management.

Kickboard 111