Won't Be a Fool Twice

School Stats
School:	Independence Elementary	Columbus Enterprise Elementary School
Grade:	C	B
Funding:	City and State only funds	City, State, and Federal Funds
Poverty:	Less Poverty	High Poverty
Safety:	Low rates of gang violence	Highest rates of gang related homicides in Oklahoma
Classroom Support
Curriculum:	1 curriculum up to current standards	3 curriculums up to current standards
Special services:	Blind Services: drops off equipment and checks progress once a month.	Blind Services: Weekly 30 min-1 hour sessions to teach important skills like typing to the students.
Technology:	2 computers	Early Learning system in classroom with 4 desktops, and extra 2 desktops for general use.
	Little parental support or involvement.	Some mothers were so dedicated they worked as low paid assistants to improve the school.
Assistant:	No assistant	Bi-Lingual Full-time Assistant
Special education staff:	4 special education teachers	1 Special Education teacher
Confidence in Special Education:	Occassionally questioned the legality of actions in special education department	Frequently questioned the legality of actions in special education department
Development:	No teachers attended Education conferences	Select teachers took trips to Education conferences (in city and nationally)
Supplies:	Closet empty other than a strange piles of worksheets	Learning games, bingos, manipulatives, teaching aids, books, organizational gear
Fundraising:	There are fundraisers, not sure what they fund	Organized Fundraising Efforts
Supply	$20 supply “fund”	Order forms to request at will needed basic supplies.
Technology:	Smartboard	Smartboard, Elmo Camera, Smart Clickers
Your Pocketbook
Raises:	No Raises 7 years	No Raises 7 years
Pay:	$2,200 per month	$2,500-$3,000 per month
Supply Source:	Most supplies provided by teacher	Most supplies provided by school
Time Compensation:	Not paid for missed planning	Paid for missed planning
Loan Forgiveness:	$0 in teacher loan forgiveness	$5000 in teacher loan forgiveness
Time Compensation	Not paid for supervising extra students	Paid for supervising extra students
Time Compensation	Not paid for outside professional development	Paid for outside professional development
The Bottom Line
Student outcomes:	Does a worse job educating at risk students	Does a better job increasing performance
Value:	Not getting your money’s worth	Great Investment