The Arizona Department of Education says nearly a quarter of Arizona schools with School Improvement status have advanced their performance over the past year.
A school is considered under School Improvement status when it needs to raise its academic performance based on federal requirements.
State Superintendent Tom Horne says an initiative that educates teachers called Project Momentum has helped these schools leave improvement status.
“We also have literacy coaches and math coaches that go out to help the schools, and when they do that, the success rate goes up substantially,” he said.
He says one reason why some schools are underperforming is because there is a shortage of skilled teachers.
“We also have a teacher shortage, so you have classes with permanent substitutes who don't have any of the training that's needed,” he said.
He says he has been working with some Arizona universities to help give future teachers the skills they need to be effective in the classroom.
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