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Against the Odds: Chris Smith and Melissa Vera on Setting High Expectations in a High-Poverty District to Achieve Record Graduation Rates
Chris Smith, Superintendent of Schools at Brownfield ISD, and Melissa Vera, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction, have spent nearly two decades turning a district where 86% of students are economically disadvantaged into a model for what's possible, including a 99.2% graduation rate and a teacher retention rate of 85% in a climate facing a major teacher shortage.
In this episode, Chris and Melissa share how they built a culture, rallying around their "CS Rise" mindset, that holds every student to high expectations, regardless of background. They dig into the systems behind…
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