In this audio profile, Principal Ryan Ambrose explains how teachers at Checotah Intermediate Elementary School use assessments to help set individual student goals and adjust their instruction to meet all students’ needs.

Principal Ambrose shares that getting to their current well-honed system took time and a willingness to keep adjusting the process – but the results have been worthwhile. “I believe the individualization of the goals have greatly improved our instruction”, he says. “I believe that whenever a teacher will get down to a student level, regardless of where that kid is and be able to meet them where they are and fill those foundational blocks that they may be missing, the growth is unbelievable.”

A sample goals sheet is shared here, showing how multiple teachers support and celebrate students as they reach their goals.

Scroll down to listen to the audio profile and learn more about Checotah Intermediate Elementary School. You can view the transcript here.

Read Checotah Intermediate Elementary School’s 2022 National Blue Ribbon School application.

School InformationChecotah Intermediate Elementary School

Mr. Ryan Ambrose

Principal at time of Nomination

1401 SW Second Street
Checotah, OK 74426-5259
(918) 473-2384https://www.checotah.k12.ok.us/Checotah Intermediate Elementary School

Student Demographics 2022 Number of students PreK-8321Students eligible for subsidized meals74%Students receiving special ed services21%ELL1%African American students2%White students55%Hispanic or Latino students2%American Indian or Alaska Native29%2 or More Races12%Student mobility rate23%

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