We're in the midst of our annual assessment of WriterCoach Connection, and Albany Middle School site co-coordinators Karen Larson and Nancy Whitney give us an advance peek at some of the evaluation results.
Says Karen, "Overall, 80% of the students find WriterCoach Connection to be 'helpful' or 'very helpful.' That's a pretty good result in my book! In case you're wondering if your coaching is making a difference, you can rest assured that it is! In the words of the students, 'Coaches rock!' 'They are cooooool--in fact, too cool for school!'"
Adds Nancy, "(Teacher) Mr. Heans made a special point of coming up to me today to tell me almost all of his students had received scores of 85% and higher on their book review papers. He attributes this to our coaches and said, 'This is documented proof the coaches are making a difference in the writing scores of our students.'"
These rave reviews reflect superlative work by Karen, Nancy, and all the AMS coaches, who deserve our unending gratitude and deep appreciation. Effective results for our students and teachers--it's why we're doing this!