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Principal's Credo: No Excuse for Failure; Williams Honored For Work With Raymond Pupils
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The Washington Post
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November 29, 2001
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Copyright informationCopyright 2001 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post. (Hide copyright information)
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At the District's Raymond Elementary School, almost all of the
students are from low-income families. A growing number are children
of immigrants who speak little or no English and have limited
educations. Some live in a homeless shelter.
Those issues often translate into academic distress. But at
Raymond, Principal Timothy L. Williams does not accept failure from
students with such backgrounds, according to parents and
administrators. He finds ways to motivate students and staff, they
said, and has steadily driven up achievement test scores.
"He believes in getting things done, and he doesn't take any
excuses," said the school's PTA president, Cheryl Mitchell. "That
goes for the teachers as ...
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