Education Sec. to visit George Hall
Updated: Friday, 27 Aug 2010, 6:03 PM CDT
Published : Friday, 27 Aug 2010, 2:19 PM CDT
MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Mobile's George Hall Elementary School Friday. Back in 2004, George Hall was one of the worst-performing schools in the state. After five solid years of hard work, the school is now a blue-ribbon site.
However, teacher Melissa Mitchell said getting to this point was not as easy as 1-2-3.
"People didn't think it could happen and all of us came in together. We had to believe that this would be possible and do whatever it took to make it happen," said Mitchell.
Since the transformation, the school has had teachers from other areas visiting.
Elizabeth Reints said outside educators want to copy the success at George Hall.