Evaluation system required to apply for No Child waiver
It looked like a typical Friday reading block in Stephanie Jierski’s third-grade class at Van Winkle Elementary.
The students were divided into groups with some reading on their own, some paired to finish assignments and others working with the teachers. Those gathered by Jierski received remediation on compound words.
What a visitor to the Jackson school wouldn’t see – the related planning behind the scenes – helps explain why Principal Wanda Walker-Bowen says Jierski is a good teacher.
