Don't Count Me Out Documentary
In 2012, the Jennings School District was one of the lowest performing school districts in the state of Missouri. Eighty-five percent of students lived in poverty. Just fifty-seven percent of students were meeting state standards, and the district was dangerously close to a takeover by the state. T...
| Other Authors: | Infobase,, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Developement d/b/a ASCD,
[2016]
Distributed by Infobase, |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (42 min., 19 sec)) : sound. |
| Summary: |
In 2012, the Jennings School District was one of the lowest performing school districts in the state of Missouri. Eighty-five percent of students lived in poverty. Just fifty-seven percent of students were meeting state standards, and the district was dangerously close to a takeover by the state. To get back on track, the school board hired a new superintendent, Dr. Tiffany Anderson. This documentary follows Anderson, showing how she started a remarkable turnaround. With her positive attitude and her signature tennis shoes, Anderson launched remarkable initiatives to engage the community while tackling obstacles students face outside of school that affect how they perform in the classroom. Almost immediately, the school system improved. But when protests and riots erupted in the neighboring town of Ferguson after the shooting death of Michael Brown, all the progress Jennings was making seemed to be at risk. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally released by Association for Supervision and Curriculum Developement d/b/a ASCD, 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on February 11, 2020. Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. In 2012, the Jennings School District was one of the lowest performing school districts in the state of Missouri. Eighty-five percent of students lived in poverty. Just fifty-seven percent of students were meeting state standards, and the district was dangerously close to a takeover by the state. To get back on track, the school board hired a new superintendent, Dr. Tiffany Anderson. This documentary follows Anderson, showing how she started a remarkable turnaround. With her positive attitude and her signature tennis shoes, Anderson launched remarkable initiatives to engage the community while tackling obstacles students face outside of school that affect how they perform in the classroom. Almost immediately, the school system improved. But when protests and riots erupted in the neighboring town of Ferguson after the shooting death of Michael Brown, all the progress Jennings was making seemed to be at risk. Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 video file (42 min., 19 sec)) : sound. |
| Format: |
Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |