“I have been a user of the SuccessMaker Enterprise program for many years. I was first introduced to the program when I was a middle school principal. At that time, my campus had significant academic challenges. We nurtured and developed a team of outstanding staff, yet we still needed additional resources to help meet the academic needs of our student population. SuccessMaker Enterprise was the one resource we secured that fully complemented the classroom teacher. With a dedicated and committed team of administrators, teachers and support staff, we were able to realize the full potential of SuccessMaker Enterprise. The program continues to help our instructional team identify academic gaps in students’ learning and helps to fill them. As a district administrator, I feel a sense of peace when I know that classroom teachers are being provided a support resource, such as SuccessMaker Enterprise, that is capable of meeting the specific and diverse needs of each child simultaneously.” “During the 2004–2005 school year, our students’ scores were low and teachers were not buying into any intervention program. Thanks to the wonderful consultants from Pearson Digital Learning and the SuccessMaker Enterprise program, along with the training they offered us, our campus was able to remove the ‘academically unacceptable’ rating. Our SuccessMaker program is now one of the major motivational forces for student achievement. Our lab manager offered a variety of incentive strategies. Teachers made the complete buy-in once they were able to not only run reports but design specific tutorial programs to meet the individual needs of each student. Our gains in TAKS reading in 2005–2006 were so great that we were awarded the Gold Performance Award Acknowledgement for Comparable Gains in Reading. We appreciate what this program did and continues to do by complementing our curriculum and inspiring our students.” “We are very pleased to have SuccessMaker on our campus. With the implementation support that the Pearson staff has given us, our students showed great gains this past year in reading, science and math instruction. We were able to target each student’s weak areas and made tremendous strides on our TAKS scores. I am excited about what we will be able to accomplish next year with the modules.” “I saw gains made by many individuals in my class. The program is very learner-centered and easy to use. My favorite aspect of SuccessMaker Enterprise is the ability to generate multiple reports.” “I have seen a miraculous turn in the attitude of the students using the SuccessMaker program. They are eager to work through the lessons, complete the assignments, and master the objectives. Our lab has become such a fun place to learn, our students actually enjoy going there. This makes my job a lot easier. I am consistently running out of prizes given for excellent work. That is a good problem to have.” “I observed firsthand how the students benefited from all areas of the SuccessMaker program. It broadened their knowledge of basic science, which is reflected on our TAKS scores.” “By targeting each student’s weak areas, we were able to make tremendous strides on our TAKS scores. I am excited about what we will be able to accomplish next year with the science modules.” “SuccessMaker Enterprise reinforced objectives that we were not able to continue to reteach for student mastery. By state testing time, the concepts were mastered and the scores reflect that.”
—E. V. Scott, Fourth Grade Language Arts Teacher “The program is individualized and places students at appropriate levels, keeping my students motivated to learn. The software selects future activities based on my students’ performance, which helps to provide incentive for learning while they enjoy the program.” |
 La Vega Intermediate School H.P. Miles Campus Waco, TX
School Demographics The demographic makeup of the student population is approximately:
Challenges Presented
Solution—SuccessMaker Enterprise
Pearson Digital Learning and La Vega Intermediate School have partnered together to overcome the challenges that La Vega faced. SuccessMaker training was provided to all teachers and staff members and Pearson Digital Learning’s Educational Consultants are always available as a resource to answer questions. Results
As depicted in the graph below, the 2006 Math TAKS scores of fourth and fifth grade students significantly increased—by an average of 31 percent since 2004.
The 2006 Reading TAKS scores of fourth and fifth grade students increased by an average of 18 percent since 2004, as illustrated in the graph below.
The 2006 Writing and Science TAKS scores have also increased. Writing skills of fourth grade students and science skills of fifth grade students increased by an average of 13 percent, as illustrated in the graphs below.
Today, students at La Vega continue to show improvement from grade to grade using the SuccessMaker Enterprise program, and even greater gains are expected in the years to come!
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