Cold Water Elementary in the Hazelwood School District was named one of 15 2014 Exemplary Schools by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). The award acknowledges Cold Water staff for their promotion of learning with collaborative teams and using data to increase student achievement.
“Since 2009, we have been implementing data to drive all of our decisions at Cold Water. By using data, we are able make academic plans for individual students as well as the entire grade level,” said Christa Warner, principal of Cold Water Elementary. “Each week our teams meet and plan collaboratively, which has become a powerful learning experience for our entire staff. By focusing on individual students and specific learning outcomes, we increased our Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) scores.”