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Welcome to Dr. Nathan A. Pitts Ashburton Elementary-Middle

School #058Dr. Otis Lee, Principal

Melody Locke, Assistant Principal

Our Goals for this Year

Essential 1 - Curriculum and Instruction that Supports High Achievement for Every Student

Essential 2 - Transformational Leadership that Promotes High Achievement for Every Student

Essential 3 - Family and Community Engagement that Promotes High Achievement for Every Student

Essential 4 - Safe, Supportive Learning Environment that Promotes High Achievement for Every Student

Essential 5 - Resources that Promote High Achievement for Every Student

Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO)

Reading 90.5% Math 87.7%

Learning Interventions• Fountas and Pinnell –Wireless Generation

• Title 1 • Mobius Math Intervention• Study Island • Learning Through Sports• Implementation of Smart Bds. &• Active Expressions-Student Response Devices

AYP Goals & Targeted Assistance

School Expectations

Respect

Showing Concern for Others & their beliefs;

Treating people in a way that does

not belittle or humiliate

Ready-To-Learn

Demonstrating that you are prepared

& Ready to do your

best

Responsibility

• Responding to people & circumstances with asense of what is right;

• Being held accountableRe-Thinking

Continuing to look for solutions for difficultSituations & every day

problems

• 7:40 am Students enter building

• 8:00 am Period 1 begins

• 45-120 minute classes which include Elementary and Middle

• 5 periods per day- Middle School

• 30 minute Lunch periods for 6th – 8th gr

• 45 minute Lunch periods for Pre-k – 5th gr

• 2:50pm Dismissal

Daily Schedule

Student Attendance

Family Community Engagement• PTA Membership

• Volunteering with Teachers

• Taking the time to Complete

1. Lunch Applications,2. Climate Surveys3. Signing Report Cards

• Attending Parent Teacher Conferences

Pitts Ashburton Data 2010Stanford

10Total

Reading2010

(NCE)

Total Reading

2011 (NCE)

Change Index

Total Math2010(NCE)

Total Math 2011(NCE)

Change Index

Grade 1 53 70-6 +17 52 81-7 +29

Grade 2 46 63-6 +17 55 66-6 +11.6

MSA Reading Change Math Change Science Change 2010 2011 2010 2011 2010 2011

All3rd 64.8 64.4 -.4 74.1 73.3 -.8

4th 87.2 75.5 -11.7 97.4 95.9 -1.5

5th 70.0 86.0 +16 72.5 88.4 +15.9 23.9 59.1 + 35.2

6th 84.6 70.0 -14.6 73.1 55.1 -18.0

7th 55.2 78.2 +23.0 32.8 59.3 +26.5

8th 65.6 59.0 -6.6 38.1 23.0 -15.1 17.1 26.2 +9.1

Uniform Policy

Khaki Bottoms (pants; skirts; skorts;

jumpers; long/bermuda shorts)

AND

White PoloYellow Polo (Grade 6)Green Polo (Grade 7)

Pink / Brown Polo (Grade 8)

Student Support Services:

• School Counselor: (Mrs. K. Jones-James)

• School Psychologist : (Ms. Kraft)

• School Social Worker :(Ms. Bain)

• Provide social, academic, and college/career counseling, to individual or groups of pre-k through 8th

grade students.

• Social areas of concern consist of but not limited to:

• Homelessness/ Poverty

• Death/ Child Abuse

• Family Issues /Crisis Interventions

Parent Involvement Makes the Difference

Thank you for attending.