Center Elementary School

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Center Elementary School

• February 2009
• GAPSS Presentation

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Demographics

• Total Enrollment 428
• Gender Male-48 Female-52
• Ethnicity Black-54 White-39 Hispanic-3
  Asian-1 Other-3
• Gifted 12
• Special Education 11
• EIP 23
• Free/Reduced Rate 73

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Reading/ELA CRCT 5-Year Trend Data2008
AYP Goal 73.3
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Math CRCT 5-Year Trend Data2008 AYP Goal 59.5
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School Improvement Goals

• Improve mathematics achievement for all student
  subgroups (ED/SWD)
• Improve reading achievement for all student
  subgroups (ED/SWD)
• Improve attendance for all student subgroups (ED)
• Improve parental involvement

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SMART Goals

• The percentage of all 3-5 students not meeting or
  exceeding standards on the CRCT in math will
  increase from 79 in 2007-2008 to 90 in
  2008-2009, then to 92 in 2009-2010, and to 95
  in 2010-2011.
• The percentage of 3-5 ED students not meeting or
  exceeding standards on the CRCT in math will
  increase from 75 in 2007-2008 to 87 in
  2008-2009, then to 89 in 2009-2010, and to 92
  in 2010-2011.
• The percentage of 3-5 SWD students not meeting or
  exceeding standards on the CRCT in math will
  increase from 55 in 2007-2008 to 65 in
  2008-2009, then to 75 in 2009-2010, and to 80
  in 2010-2011.

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Initiatives

• Remediation/Enrichment Time in Reading
• (30 minutes per day in flexible groups)
• Remediation/Enrichment Time in Math
• (30 minutes per day in flexible groups)
• RTI Paraprofessionals Software
• Differentiation Professional Learning
• Schoolwide Writing Prompts/Competition
• Schoolwide Behavior Management Planrules,
  rewards, consequences
• Student Pledge Mentoring

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Initiatives Continued

• Improve Communication All-American Student,
  Positive Contact, Instant Alert, Tiger Talk,
  Newsletters/Planners, Parent Portal, Website,
  Newspaper, Marquee Sign, Italia Sign
• Parental Involvement Parent Resource Room,
  Curriculum Nights, CRCT Parent Workshops, PTA,
  Winter Celebration, Spelling Bee, CRCT Pep Rally,
  School Council, Honors Assemblies, Reward Days,
  Mentoring, Tutoring, Competition Events, Book
  Fairs, Read Across America, Tiger Team, Parent
  Portal, JOY Club,Grade Level Luncheons, Santa
  Pictures, All-American Student, etc
• Technology21st Century Classrooms, Parent Portal
• 9 Week Award/Incentive Program
• Graduation Program for K and 5th

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School Strengths

• AYP for 7 consecutive years
• Title I Distinguished School for 4 consecutive
  years
• 2006-2007 Silver Award for Greatest Gains
• 2007-2008 5th Grade Writing Assessment
• School-wide/System Writing Competitions 2 System
  Fair Bear Winners Young GA Author
• School-wide Behavior Management Plan
• School-wide Celebrations/Promotions

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School Strengths

• Academic Competitions
• Whatever It Takes Attitude
• Shared Governance
• Positive Climate
• Instructional Coach
• 21st Century Classrooms
• Website
• Remediation/Enrichment Time
• Parental Involvement

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Academic Strengths

• 5th Grade - CRCT Reading 98.61 Percent Meeting
  and Exceeding Standard
• 5th Grade - CRCT English Language Arts 97.22
  Percent Meeting and Exceeding Standard
• 3rd Grade - CRCT Reading 96.2 Percent Meeting and
  Exceeding Standard
• 1st Grade - CRCT Mathematics 96.1 Percent Meeting
  and Exceeding Standard
• 5th Grade - CRCT Social Studies 95.83 Percent
  Meeting and Exceeding Standard
• 2nd Grade - CRCT Reading 94.55 Percent Meeting
  and Exceeding Standard
• 5th Grade - CRCT Mathematics 93.06 Percent
  Meeting and Exceeding Standard
• 3rd Grade - CRCT Social Studies 92.31 Percent
  Meeting and Exceeding Standard
• 4th Grade - CRCT English Language Arts 91.03
  Percent Meeting and Exceeding Standard
• 1st Grade - CRCT Reading 90.91 Percent Meeting
  and Exceeding Standard
• GAA Success
• Kindergarten GKAP 96 Success Rate

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• To be a success you must work at success