Finally, and most important, the district has designed and began implementing a robust professional learning plan to supportteacher and school leader growth as they transform their classrooms and schools to meet the needs of the learners.
By combining the assessments with cluster-based teacher training and support, learning outcomes improved in certain grades by 30% over six years (GMR 2009).
Gary Haines, who describes himself as black and a product of an inner city school system, is training to be a teacher having worked in London as a learningsupport assistant.