One year, tremendous math growth: the magic of a determined teacher and the right learning tools

A less tenacious educator might have passed on such a teaching position. The opening was for a mathematics teacher at a small rural school plagued by seriously limited financial and staffing resources. Some 65 percent of the Pre-K–12 school’s total population of 265 students qualified for free/reduced-price lunch programs. But where another more cautious teacher might have wavered, Missy Berry boldly accepted the challenge—with one stipulation. “I asked the principal for Renaissance Accelerated Math^®. In my experience, Accelerated Math facilitates math instruction and practice to help students learn more and progress faster. And the program is a time-saver for teachers.”