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Videos

TAP Conference 2010 Video: Characteristics of Successful TAP Schools

Video Feature: Celebration of TAP Teachers

Video Feature: Algiers TAP
New Orleans, Louisiana

Case Studies

TAP Weaves a Tapestry of Achievement at Algiers Charter Schools
Algiers Charter Schools Association (ACSA)
New Orleans, Louisiana

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TAP Master and Mentor Teachers: Making an Impact on Instructional Leadership and Students in the Classroom
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago, Illinois

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TAP Helps Forest Hill Elementary "LEAP" To New Heights
Forest Hill Elementary School
Alexandria, Louisiana

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Educators, Unions, Districts and States Join to Implement TAP
Minneapolis, MN, and Columbus, OH

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Holston Middle School Works with TAP to Turn Things Around:
Increasing Test Scores and Reducing Teacher Turnover

Holston Middle School
Knoxville, Tennessee

Commentaries

How Comprehensive Reform Can Benefit Special Ed Teachers, Specialists, and Their Students
By Gary Stark, in partnership with Kelly Hansen
Stark and Hansen use their special education backgrounds to describe the positive impact of TAP and similar reforms.

Guest Viewpoint: Effective teachers crucial for raising achievement
By Lanet Greenhaw, Board Member, Richardson Independent School District (Richardson, TX)
Lanet Greenhaw describes the positive impact that TAP has made on three schools in her urban district.

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Current TAP Schools
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TAP Elements of Success
What People Are Saying About TAP

Janis Pyle, Mentor Teacher, Elizabeth Hall International, Elementary School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
"Multiple evaluations make the difference between simply evaluating and working to get me to improve my teaching . . . If you are coming in over and over and we're working together, it is about collaboration and improving my craft."
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