Lift for Life Academy sophomore Micah Simmons, 15, left, and junior Jay’Veon Scott, 17, celebrate success with a median challenge in algebra class at the charter school on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. “You take charge of numbers (in life) and nobody will take that from you,†said their teacher Alison Owens. New state performance scores indicate a rise of almost 13 percentage points at Lift for Life, putting the school into the fully accredited range.
JEFFERSON CITY — The state won’t penalize school districts for poor performance until 2026, further delaying the accountability process as more than half of Missouri students remain behind in math and reading goals.
Fort Zumwalt West Middle School teacher Rebecca VanSant works on a math problem with, from back to front, Aaron Brandon, 11; Blue Goodwin, 11; and Max Hueneke, 12, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at the school in O’Fallon, Mo. Fort Zumwalt scored a three-year average of 93% on the state performance report, second-highest in the region.
Third graders Dion Alexander, front left, and Ariel McMath join classmates London Keys, rear left, and Nyelah Hagan as they read books to each other during peer reading time on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Lift for Life Academy. New state performance scores indicate a rise of almost 13 percentage points at Lift for Life, putting the school into the fully accredited range.
Kindergartner Dreme Keely sounds out letters as she works one on one with retired teacher Elaine Beaven, who works part time as an interventionist on the W.I.N. (What I Need) team at Lift for Life Academy on Friday.
Third graders Dion Alexander, front left, and Ariel McMath join classmates London Keys, rear left, and Nyelah Hagan as they read books to each other during peer reading time on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Lift for Life Academy. New state performance scores indicate a rise of almost 13 percentage points at Lift for Life, putting the school into the fully accredited range.
Fort Zumwalt West Middle School teacher Rebecca VanSant works on a math problem with, from back to front, Aaron Brandon, 11; Blue Goodwin, 11; and Max Hueneke, 12, on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at the school in O’Fallon, Mo. Fort Zumwalt scored a three-year average of 93% on the state performance report, second-highest in the region.
Kindergartner Dreme Keely sounds out letters as she works one on one with retired teacher Elaine Beaven, who works part time as an interventionist on the W.I.N. (What I Need) team at Lift for Life Academy on Friday.
Lift for Life Academy sophomore Micah Simmons, 15, left, and junior Jay’Veon Scott, 17, celebrate success with a median challenge in algebra class at the charter school on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. “You take charge of numbers (in life) and nobody will take that from you,†said their teacher Alison Owens. New state performance scores indicate a rise of almost 13 percentage points at Lift for Life, putting the school into the fully accredited range.
