The "Yesharim" Program – a comprehensive initiative designed for primary schools

תוכנית ‘מהפך’ בבתי ספר יסודיים, בעלי הישגים נמוכים, בכל ממדי הערכה של משרד החינוך. התוכנית מחזקת את תחושת המסוגלות של צוות בית הספר מטייבת את איכות תהליכי ההוראה, תוך עלייה מתמשכת במספר הנרשמים לבית הספר, צמצום רמת האלימות בבית ספר, ושבירת המתאם בין מצב סוציו־אקונומי לרמת ההישגים באוריינות מילולית וכמותית.

The guiding approach in the school focuses on empowering the leadership and management skills of the school principal and educational team, which enhances the professional identity that will lead to attitude and perceptual changes, thus creating a supportive learning environment for both the educational staff as well as the pupils. Grounded in trust and respect for the educational team, there is reliance on both quantitative and qualitative research data, where a tailored program is developed for each school, reflecting its unique characteristics and needs. Accordingly, at each school, a team of four professionals carry out the program: Organizational Consultant/Coach, Pedagogical/Literacy Coach, Pedagogical Trainer and Identity Empowerment Coach.

Yesharim Program – Outcome Indicators:

• The school’s language acquisition teachers successfully meet the assessment criteria to ensure the quality of the teaching processes, as well as in the areas of perceptions and attitudes.
• The teachers report a strong sense of team capability in effectively addressing complex challenges across organizational, pedagogical, and identity-related dimensions.
• The correlation between reading acquisition tasks and a child's socio-economic background has essentially been broken down, and the achievement distribution is now normalized.