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Best Practices - Tulare County Office of Education

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14 2010-2011 Torch Achievement Awards — <strong>Best</strong> <strong>Practices</strong><br />

Middle/Junior High Schools<br />

Farmersville Junior High, Farmersville Unified<br />

Richard Albay, Principal (559) 747-0764<br />

The school’s innovation has been:<br />

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and history social-science,<br />

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Thinking Maps, Greg Tang mathematics strategies.<br />

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meetings, summer pr<strong>of</strong>ession development, tutoring students<br />

after school.<br />

Partnerships: TCOE, Boys and Girls Club, After School<br />

program, Parents<br />

Green Acres Middle School, Visalia Unified<br />

Angela Sanchez, Principal (559) 730-7673<br />

The school’s innovation has been:<br />

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and do the right thing; and life is all about choices.<br />

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instruction, assessment, collaboration, and extended learning<br />

time<br />

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materials<br />

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Partnerships: local community groups, parent partnership<br />

Live Oak Middle School, <strong>Tulare</strong> City School District<br />

Tracey Jenkins, Principal (559) 685-7310<br />

The school’s innovation has been:<br />

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school

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