California Elementary School Makes Lexile Measures the Foundation for Student Assessment

As schools grapple with stretched budgets and increasing performance scrutiny, creative solutions are the order of the day. One site-managed elementary school in southern California has taken the bold step of making The Lexile Framework for Reading the cornerstone of assessments and evaluation for the entire student body.
Green Tree East Elementary School serves K-6 students in the San Bernardino County city of Victorville. More than 70 percent of the students are low-income and 26 percent are English Language Learners. Creating a paradigm to help these children meet the federal No Child Left Behind Act and California's rigorous state standards—while still making sure they have had breakfast, lunch and help with homework—was a challenge that brought together a committee of dedicated teachers. The title of their project is "No Teacher Left Behind (NTLB) Curriculum Realignment: Charting a New Course for Academic Success."