ThinkLink Learning in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN 9/18/2003
September 22, 2003

County plans for lagging students
"Students will be tested early and often, and underachievers can expect after-hours tutoring and extra work.

That's the Shelby County school system's strategy for staying off a list of failing schools next year.

Students who score below proficient will be targeted for 'reinforcement or re-teaching, tutoring (after school and on Saturdays) and assigned homework/practice,' according to an action plan.

In elementary and middle schools, the system will expand use of an interactive computer program, ThinkLink Learning. Students would be assessed three times during the school year before they take Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) tests.

The action plan also calls for accountability teams of principals and instructional supervisors to study schools that had no deficiencies.