Case Studies
Ninth Grade Math Proficiency up to 86%
"The support we have received from ENI has provided a valuable contribution to our high school math and English instruction. Our instructional capacity is higher than ever, and we are pleased with the growth our students have shown."View details- Glenn Ledet, Director of Curriculum, Secondary
Assumption Parish School District, LA
Background: Assumption Parish School District is located in Napoleonville, Louisiana, 30 miles south of Baton Rouge and 60 miles west of New Orleans. The district has nine schools and serves just over 4000 students. Over half of the district’s students qualify for free and reduced lunch.
Project Description: Starting with the 2005-2006 school year, ENI and Assumption Parish began a partnership to raise student achievement in math for grades 9 and 10. The partnership included curriculum alignment, formative assessments with scoring and reporting software, and professional development and coaching. Additional support has also been provided for high school English.
Outcomes: Following the 2007-2008 school year, an independent research project, conducted by Arizona State University, showed that math results in 9th and 10th grade increased, with statistically significant gains for the 9th grade (x2 (2) = 8.59, p < .05).
To learn more about Assumption Parish School District, visit their website at www.assumptionschools.com.
Top Performing Elementary School in New Orleans
"ENI's TargetTeach® process is an essential part of our instructional program at Lake Forest Elementary Charter School. ENI's approach and instructional materials have been one of the keys to achieving our academic success."View details- Mardele Simmons Early, CEO/Principal
Lake Forest Elementary Charter School, LA
Background: Lake Forest Elementary Charter School was among the first schools to open in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Under the leadership of CEO/Principal, Mardele Simmons Early, the school serves over 300 students in their K-8 school.
Project Description: Rebuilding in the wake of Katrina, the school invited ENI to provide comprehensive support for their English language arts and math curriculum. ENI responded with comprehensive sets of standards-based lessons aligned to Louisiana state standards and alignments of Lake Forest’s existing instructional materials. The project also included incremental assessments to guide instruction, materials for building student's prerequisite skills, parent involvement activities, and professional development and coaching.
Outcomes: Lake Forest has been among the top three elementary schools in New Orleans every year since they opened. In 2008, they were the highest performing elementary school, public or charter, in New Orleans. Recently release scores for 2009 again place them among the top three for K-8 schools, including the highest test scores for 8th grade.
To learn more about Lake Forest Elementary Charter School, visit their website at www.lakeforestelementarycharter.com.
Leading SES Provider Doubles Students' Knowledge
"ENI assessments and instructional materials are the backbone of our nationwide tutoring program. Our tutors get the exact information and tools they need to quickly and effectively deliver instruction. The gains we are seeing with students are outstanding."View details- Lisa Platt, Executive Vice President of Tutoring
Alternatives Unlimited
Background: Alternatives Unlimited is a leading provider of after-school tutoring delivered through the Supplemental Educational Services under NCLB. With tutoring centers in 18 states, Alternatives Unlimited provides tutoring services to over 4800 SES students each school year.
Project Description: In the summer of 2007, Alternatives Unlimited was seeking to improve their instructional materials and strategies for their nationwide tutoring activities. ENI responded with a web-based system to assess students and give tutors high-quality instructional activities. As each new student is enrolled in the program, AU tutors administer an ENI diagnostic test that is scanned and scored immediately. Tutors then use ENI’s web-based reports to select ENI instructional activities and download them. The result is an instructional program tailored to each student’s needs using exclusively ENI materials.
Outcomes: Following the first year of using ENI's assessment and instructional system, Alternatives Unlimited's results indicate that student growth in English language arts and math nearly doubles between their pretest and post test. The trend is consistent across both subjects for grades K-12.
To learn more about Alternatives Unlimited, visit their website at www.aututoring.com.
Tulsa Public Schools Virtually Eliminate the Impact of Poverty on Achievement
"Evans Newton Inc. and the TargetTeach process have produced significant, positive results in Tulsa Public Schools. Teachers are using the best-aligned materials for instruction of the Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) standards. Formative assessments and detailed progress reports are helping us to monitor students progress toward proficiency on the Oklahoma Core Competency Test (OCCT) and to adapt instruction as needed. The success started with our schools who most needed improvement, and we are pleased now to see it benefiting all our buildings."View details- Dr. Mary Guinn, Deputy Superintendent
Tulsa Public Schools, OK
Background: Located in Tulsa Public Schools serves over 40,000 students in 90 schools. The district serves an ethnically diverse student population in which over 70% are eligible for free and reduced lunch. TargetTeach® has been implemented at all levels K-12.
Project Description: TPS engaged ENI in January 2005 to focus their educators on instruction that is directly correlated to state standards by using ENI's TargetTeach® process. ENI responded by providing deep curriculum alignments, formative assessments, custom-built instructional materials, and professional development with teacher coaching.
Outcomes: During spring 2005, TPS started with an initial 12-week intervention in 25 TPS Title I schools; 23 of the 25 participating schools made their academic requirements for AYP. TPS subsequently expanded TargetTeach® to every building in the district in fall 2005. This led to measurable increases in achievement for sub-populations and a reduction in the number of school improvement buildings. As of spring 2008, TPS was down from 37 to 11 school improvement buildings with six poised to come off in 2009. At that time, TPS was removed from the district improvement list. The charts that follow show that over the course of the project, TPS has virtually eliminated the effect of poverty on student achievement.
To learn more about Tulsa Public Schools, visit www.tulsaschools.org.
Washington Elementary Goes from Lowest in District to National Blue Ribbon School
"Before ENI's TargetTeach program was implemented at Washington Elementary, we were on school improvement. After implementation of the TargetTeach program, Washington Elementary has had one of the highest API scores in the district."View details
"ENI's TargetTeach program focuses on the need to know and not the nice to know. My students don't have room for a lot of error in materials presented to them for the state mandated tests, therefore we must focus on materials that the state test will cover. TargetTeach makes sure we focus on these needed materials."- Bobby Alfred, Principal
Washington Elementary, Sapulpa School District, OK
Background: Washington Elementary in Sapulpa Public Schools serves over 300 students with a free and reduced lunch percentage over 80%. The district serves over 4000 students in nine schools.
Project Description: Washington Elementary was in school improvement status when they elected to work with ENI in January 2005. ENI provided a comprehensive project that included deep curriculum alignments, formative assessments, custom-built instructional materials, and professional development with coaching.
Outcomes: Prior to the start of the project, Washington had the lowest scores on the state OCCT tests of the five elementary schools in the district. After two years, the school had the highest scores in the districts for nearly every grade for Reading and Math. The school was subsequently nominated for and award recognition as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2008.
To learn more about Washington Elementary and Sapulpa Public Schools, visit sapulpa.sharpschool.com.
Memorial Middle School Builds and Sustains High Achievement in Reading and Math
"TargetTeach is the perfect instructional tool that assists teachers in working smart. It helps them focus on teaching what must be taught and with the limited time teachers have in the classrooms; this creates the best teaching situation. You cannot go wrong with TargetTeach, teachers are motivated and student achievement increases!"View details- Dr. Alda Benavides, Superintendent
La Joya ISD, TX
Background: Memorial Middle School serves over 1200 students in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The school has approximately 60% of students eligible for free and reduced lunch. Memorial is part of La Joya Independent School District that serves over 24,000 students in 32 schools.
Project Description: ENI has supported La Joya ISD for over a decade with curriculum alignment and assessment projects. Using a Comprehensive School Reform grant, Memorial Middle School implemented ENI’s TargetTeach® process during the 2003-2004 school year. The project includes curriculum alignment, formative assessments, custom curriculum materials, and professional development.
Outcomes: Following implementation of the TargetTeach process, Memorial has seen consistent, steady growth in Reading and Mathematics.
To learn more about Memorial Middle School and La Joya ISD, visit www.lajoyaisd.com.
Central Junior High Makes Dramatic Growth in Math and Reading
"We are proud of the rapid growth in student achievement at Central Junior High School. This reflects the tremendous commitment of the teachers; the support of building leaders, district administrators, and the school board; and the implementation of an instructional approach, TargetTeach, that helped address the students’ needs. All were essential to the success we have seen in recent years."View details- Dr. Ron Wynn, Former Superintendent
Zion Elementary School District #6, IL
Background: Zion Elementary School District #6 is located north of Chicago on the Illinois-Wisconsin border. The district has six elementary schools and one junior high school that serve a total population of over 2500 students, nearly 600 of them at Central Junior High. The district demographics are similar to nearby Chicago, with over 80% minority and 70% eligibility for free and reduced lunch.
Project Description: During the 2004-2005 school year, Central Junior High was awarded a Comprehensive School Reform grant to enhance their English language arts and mathematics programs. They engaged ENI to align their curriculum and to provide benchmark assessments, with math addressed during the 2004-2005 school year and English language arts addressed during the 2005-2006 school year.
Outcomes: Since the start of the project, math scores have gone from 40% of students proficient to over 75% proficient, with current scores in the mid-60% range. English language arts scores have grown from 22% proficient to over 65% proficient. The growth in both math and English language arts has been independently evaluated by Arizona State University and been found to be statistically significant in both cases.
To learn more about Memorial Middle School and La Joya ISD, visit www.lajoyaisd.com.