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Elementary Maps Triumph
by Kevin Butler
Long Beach Press-Telegram
February 1, 2004

...But, three years later, it has become a dramatic turnaround success story, thanks in large part, she says, to circles, boxes, bubbles, trees and bridges.

The year-round school saw its academic performance index numbers — a guide to academic progress — leap 136 points in the last two years, and last year it made the largest gain among elementary and middle schools in the district...
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More information about Roosevelt Elementary School is part of the book Student Successes With Thinking Maps — read excerpts from this chapter and other chapters about the student successes.




		Research - Case Studies Roosevelt Elementary School: Newspaper Article Long Beach, California Elementary Maps Triumph by Kevin Butler Long Beach Press-Telegram February 1, 2004 ...But, three years later, it has become a dramatic turnaround success story, thanks in large part, she says, to circles, boxes, bubbles, trees and bridges. The year-round school saw its academic performance index numbers — a guide to academic progress — leap 136 points in the last two years, and last year it made the largest gain among elementary and middle schools in the district... Read the complete article (Acrobat PDF file) More information about Roosevelt Elementary School is part of the book Student Successes With Thinking Maps — read excerpts from this chapter and other chapters about the student successes.