ELEPHANT’S FORK ELEMENTARY 2012-2013 Andre’ L. Skinner, Principal
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ELEPHANT’S FORK ELEMENTARY 2012-2013
Andre’ L. Skinner, Principal
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ACCREDITATION STATUS
• Final Accreditation Status This Year: Accredited with Warning in English
• Accreditation Status Last Year: Fully Accredited
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HIGHLIGHTS
SOL Pass Rate Increases from previous year
• 3rd Grade Math (4%)• 3rd Grade Science (9%)• 3rd Grade History
Local Benchmark Increases from 1st nine weeks to 4th nine weeks
• 3rd Grade Reading (12%)• 5th Grade Reading (8%)• 3rd Grade Math (11%)• 4th Grade Math (3%)• 3rd Grade Science (7%)• 4th Grade Science (5%)• 5th Grade Science (32%)• 3rd Grade History (18%)
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3 Year State SOL Reading Results2011 2012 2013
(New Test Year)Grade 3 68 71 58Grade 4 85 84 45Grade 5 80 93 60Grades 3-5(Combined)
80 85 56
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3 Year State SOL Writing Results2011 2012 2013
Grade 5 82 88 59
3 Year State SOL Math Results
2011 2012 2013Grade 3 90 57 61Grade 4 90 75 61Grade 5 89 83 66Grades 3-5(Combined) 90 71 63
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3 Year State SOL Science Results2011 2012 2013
Grade 3 86 80 89Grade 5 89 89 63
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2011 2012 2013
Grade 3 83 78 91Grade 4 72 74 67Grade 5 79 81 62
3 Year State SOL History Results
Areas of FocusReading and Math
• Grades 3 - 5 Reading: Word Analysis
• Grade 3 and Grade 4 Math: Computation and Estimation and Measurement and Geometry
• Grade 5 Math: Measurement and Geometry and Number and Number Sense
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Areas of FocusHistory and Science
• Grade 3 History: Economics and Geography• Grade 4 History: Civics and History• Grade 5 History: Pre-Columbian Times and
Revolution and New Nation• Grade 3 Science: Earth, Space Systems, and Force,
Motion Energy• Grade 4 Science: Earth Patterns and Living Systems• Grade 5 Science: Life Processes and Scientific
Investigation
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Strategies to Increase Student Achievement & Teacher Capacity
• Bi-Weekly grade level meetings to discuss and share strategies across all content areas
• Team Planning Sheets• Instructional Resource Block for all Grade Levels• PALS Lesson Plans introduced along with
Guided Reading Lesson Plans• Development of a Guided Math Plan• Continue Words Their Way K-5• Professional Development Opportunities
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Strategies to Increase Student Achievement & Teacher Capacity
• Community Involvement with the creation of Watch D.O.G.S.
• School Garden • Mentors/Volunteers/Remediation Specialist
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Professional Development• Special Education (Inclusion Setting)• Guided Math• Guided Math Book Talk• Words Their Way K-5• Improving teacher\student rapport
Ruby Payne Framework To Poverty (Book Talk)
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