Where the Rubber Meets the Road: A Principal's Perspective on the Schoolwide Enrichment Model

Abstract

This article provides a principal's perspective on how the Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) has the power to change a school in amazing ways! The faculty and staff, the parents, and the students will perform beyond expectation when embarking on the SEM's enriched approach to learning and teaching. The model will become the catalyst for producing the type of results that guarantees students become proficient in the curriculum to which they are exposed. Schools will become places where learning is enjoyable and teaching is accomplished in an atmosphere of collaboration and collegiality, with continuous academic improvement for the students and top-quality professional development for the faculty.