Elwood-John H. Glenn High School Among 17 Schools in Nation to be Named a School of Opportunity

Photo courtesy of the Elwood Union Free School District

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School recently received an honor that was awarded to just 17 schools in the nation.

Elwood was named a School of Opportunity by the National Education Policy Center for its success in providing opportunities to all students.

“The Elwood Union Free School District is honored to receive the School of Opportunity Silver Recognition,” said Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Gary Furman. “We will continue to create opportunities and supports for all of our students to take the most challenging academic program before they graduate.”

A School of Opportunity serves as a model for informing and inspiring the efforts of educators and communities across the country.

The school, a silver medal recipient, had show how it closed the opportunity gap in a variety of areas:

• Creating and maintaining a healthy school culture
• Broadening and enrichening the school curriculum
• Providing more and better learning time during the school year and summer
• Ending disparities in learning opportunities created by tracking and ability grouping

In the application process, Elwood emphasized its open enrollment for AP and honors courses and instructional lab classes that give students the opportunity to take an AP or honors course before graduating. The high school also highlighted that it provides students with social-emotional support and offers technological opportunities to teachers and students.

“The high school has tremendous, hard working students with dedicated teachers and administrators who are educational leaders,” Furman said in a statement. ”These components, along with parental support, are the reasons for JGHS being awarded the School of Opportunity Silver Recognition.”

To learn more about the high school’s award, visit opportunitygap.org and click on the school’s name.

Photo Caption: Students of Elwood-John H. Glenn High School, along with Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Gary Furman (back row, left), High School Assistant Principal Leroy Cole (back row, center) and Interim Principal Dr. James Ruck (back row, center right) stand beneath the banner the school received for being named a School of Opportunity.

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