Working towards achieving the nine characteristics of high performing schools

The Navy SEALs have a mantra they say in the face of adversity: the only easy day was yesterday. In order to improve, effort must be made each day to become stronger in the areas where a system is not as strong.

This ideology is also at the heart of Lind-Ritzville Cooperative School District as students, teachers and staff align to improve the quality of education, one day at a time.

To achieve this goal, LRHS is working to implement the Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)’s nine characteristics of high-performing schools.

Extensive research showed that schoo...