Hopewell Elementary School earned a Signature School Award from the Piedmont Triad Education Consortium.
The school was recognized at the December meeting of the Randolph County Board of Education for its significant improvements in a 12-month period.
Principal Sharon Harper believes the award is the direct result of Hopewell’s staff and innovative programs.
“We have worked diligently to create collaborative teacher teams whose focus is on learning for all students,” said Harper.
“In addition to our focus on learning, we serve as a Professional Development School through a partnership with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. We offer a Spanish Immersion program and our classroom instruction has been strengthened by the use of technology, with the addition of 25 classroom interactive boards.
“Hopewell’s focus on learning, its partnerships, and its integration of technology led to a substantial increase in student proficiency in reading, math and science for the 2008-2009 school year.
“With these accomplishments we celebrated an exceptional school year,” she said.
The award also recognizes an increase in the level of teacher education. Two of its teachers, Suzanne Finch and Joni Moody, received their master’s degrees in 2009.
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