What is the Payne School Model?
Ruby Payne’s model for school improvement is best understood through knowledge of the three trainings that comprise the foundation for the model. The first training, A Framework for Understanding Poverty, provides a framework for understanding the impact of economic class, particularly the impact of different economic classes on schools. The second, Learning Structures, focuses on cognition and providing what Feuerstein calls mediated learning experiences for students who lack the cognitive structures needed to learn. The third training, Meeting Standards and Raising Test Scores, provides a systemic approach to monitor learning that addresses accountability, standards and curriculum, and student growth. These three foundational trainings should be provided during the first year of an initiative. The only prerequisite for any of the trainings is that the training focusing on learning and cognition follow the training on understanding economic class. Technical assistance can be provided
