middle school Story 4 5th grade -fiction: comparison groups, impact of high poverty and racial pockets on student achievement -fealty: capacity building, inclusion of all voices Story 6 Story 2 Story 1 Comparison groups -teachers, department chairs, kids Story 5 Story 5 -disaggregated data, meetings, finance, -Fealty -Fiction -Finance -Force (no blood) -fiction -fealty (compelling for some, not for others) proffesional development 2004-08-07 Story 3 2002-08-07 Fealty--work with key faculty, stir up consensus Finance--provide seed funds for faculty to revise curriculum and bring in consultants to help them Story--share what others are doing in this area across the nation