How One ELA Class Boosted Proficiency from 27% to 42%, Helping Tomlin Rise from a C to a B School

CASE STUDY

How One ELA Class Boosted Proficiency from 27% to 42%, Helping Tomlin Rise from a C to a B School

TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL | HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLORIDA | 2025–26

An in-person Education Champion reinforced focus, work completion, and readiness inside the
classroom while Tomlin posted gains across schoolwide ELA and Math measures.

The Administrator Challenge

Middle school teachers needed more capacity to keep students focused, completing work, and ready to learn. In one ELA class, 27% of students were proficient on the earlier FAST measure, making consistent in-class reinforcement especially valuable.

The PRACTICE Approach

An in-person Education Champion was placed in the classroom to work alongside the teacher.
Support centered on student focus, assignment completion, and readiness for core instruction.
The model kept added adult capacity inside the learning environment rather than as a separate program.

Why This Model Fits a Busy Title I Campus

It adds a trained adult inside the school day, protects a consistent dosage, and keeps support connected to the students, standards, and routines teachers already know.

Takeaways for School Leaders

Embedded support can help teachers deliver core instruction while another trusted adult reinforces engagement.
The supported class’s 15-point proficiency movement offers a direct classroom signal alongside schoolwide trends.
Tomlin improved across all six schoolwide ELA and Math indicators; Science declined and remains a clear opportunity.

VOICE FROM THE SCHOOL

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– Educator at Tomlin Middle School

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