90/90/90 Schools Were First Referenced In the Article the 90/90/90 Schools: A Case Study By Dr. Douglas Reeves Published In Accountability In Action, 1998 (copyright Advanced Learning Centers). 90/90/90 Schools Have the Following Characteristics: - More Than 90 Percent of the Students Are Eligible For Free and Reduced Lunch, A Commonly Used Surrogate For Low-Income Families. - More Than 90 Percent of the Students Are From Ethnic Minorities. - More Than 90 Percent of the Students Met Or Achieved High Academic Standards, According To Independently Conducted Tests of Academic Achievement. the 90/90/90 Schools Study Was the Result of Four Years Research (1995-1998) Conducted At the Leadership and Learning Center (then the Center For Performance Assessment). it Specifically Evaluated the Use of Standards and Assessment with A Cohort of Some 130,000 Students In 228 Schools. the Research Includes Four Years of Test Data (1995 Through 1998) with Students In A Variety of School Settings, From Elementary Through High School. the Research on 90/90/90 Schools Identified the Common Practices of Excellent Organizations, Specifically A Common Set of Behaviors Exhibited By the Leaders and Teachers In Schools with High Achievement, High Minority Enrollment, and High Poverty Levels. the Following Five Characteristics Were Common To All 90/90/90 Schools: - A Focus on Academic Achievement - Clear Curriculum Choices - Frequent Assessment of Student Progress and Multiple Opportunities For Improvement - An Emphasis on Nonfiction Writing - Collaborative Scoring of Student Work Since the Initial Publication of the 90/90/90 Schools In 1998 the Data Were Independently Verified By Schmoker (results Fieldbook, 2001) and Simpson (beating the Odds. American School Board Journal, 2003) As Well Countles Research Articles. Trademark Details