• Fostering a passion for and a commitment to our beliefs and values as a school....Failure is NOT an Option is the strongest underlying belief and value at Nyssa.

• School Motto: Everyone Every Day A Success......Success is not just a percentage. It is sometime the simplest success now, that leads to a more significant success down the road.

• Effective use of our data to drive instructional decisions

• Insuring a personalized approach for every student including the subgroups of Ell and Special Ed.

• One adult mentor for every student: A Strong Advisory Program

• English language development classes for every ELL student

• Every Sophomore takes the PLAN Test

• Transition of Freshman and Seniors

• Creating an affective, effective and safe school culture that improves the learning environment.

   Their mission, "The Education Trust works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, pre-kindergarten through college, and forever closing the achievement gaps that separate low-income students and students of color from other youth."

  Click here for the Ed Trust fact sheets and resources page!

     Be sure to scroll down the main page to see their latest report and resource links!

Achievement Gap
Research Brief!

     Here is a research brief that we developed to help answer the question, "What strategies are successful for helping to close the achievement gap?"

Annenberg Challenge Meeting on Closing the Achievement Gap in Secondary Schools

Gaining Traction, Gaining Ground - How some high schools accelerate learning for struggling students.

Education Commission of the States
http://www.ecs.org/html/issue.asp?issueid=194

Achievement Gaps
Literature Library

Achievement Gaps Resources

CARE Guide for closing the achievement gap!