School Demographics Virginia Public School District 506 N 9 th
Avenue W. Virginia, MN 55792 Grades: Kindergarten, 1,2,3 Student
Population: 431 Teacher population: 55 American Indian 8.3% White
98.0% Asian 0.9% Philippine 0.02% Hispanic 1.9% Total: 100.0% Black
5.1% White 83.8% Total: 100.0%
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Faculty Demographics Number of School Staff by Position
Teachers..30.19 Media Specialists0.00 Other Licensed
Professionals2.00 Paraprofessionals14.27 Administrators..1.00 Other
Staff Including Non-Licensed Staff7.86 Total Staff..55.32
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Faculty Demographics Teacher Degree Preparation
Bachelors..47.86% Masters..51.77% Doctorate................0.00%
Teachers Years of Experience Less than 3 years..0.00% More than 10
years.67.21%
Neighborhood Analysis Clean streets Clean surrounding
businesses Park well maintained Wide streets with large sidewalks
Safe crossing areas in front of the school Safe 4-way stop with
lights in front of the school School is secluded from houses and is
located in a large open area, with a view of the park
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Neighborhood Parkview Elementary School
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Neighborhood Bus drop off and pick up area in front of the
school
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Neighborhood View of the park from the walking path around the
school
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Neighborhood Safe 4-way stop in front of the school
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School Environment Analysis The outside of the building is very
well maintained The two outside playgrounds are safe and well
maintained School entrance is safe and welcoming Main office is
easy to access The hallways are appropriate for elementary schools
and are easy to navigate and are well maintained The lunch room is
clean with a great view and large windows
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School Environment
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Classroom Environments Seating arrangements in the classroom
are the teachers preference Teachers desks are secluded in the back
of the room There are limited alternative work stations Decorations
are appropriate and are the teachers preference
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Classroom Environments
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Observation of Students Are observations of students at
Parkview elementary school have determined that there are a few
different groups of students and families. It is noticeable of the
students that participate in different sports where their families
are involved. There are no noticeable cliques between different
minority groups in this school. From our observations in the
classroom all students are treated equally by the teacher. In
addition we have noticed that in the class room certain minorities
are not always treated as equally by peers as others.
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Incorporation of community cultures Our observations of school
events show that the entire community is included no matter
culture, race, or gender. All events are open to any one and are
very welcoming to everyone. The PTA events have many opportunities
for all children and families. There is one specific opportunity
for Native American children that incorporates their culture in the
activities that they do. It is the Native American Education
program where there is a Native American lesion officer that
supports Native American children within their schools and homes to
embrace their culture.
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School Climate Analysis After performing the Teaching Tolerance
survey using the School Climate Questionnaire we noticed that most
of the surveys were pretty equal. In total four teachers did the
survey and we both did the survey (Becky & Erin). Most of the
teachers agreed that students in the school get along well except
for one was a three, meaning she did not agree but she did not
disagree. Also all of the teachers agreed that students chose to
interact primarily with people that are most like themselves.
Teachers agreed that Students in the school understood how to
report harassment, bullying and racial abuse to school officials,
and that they felt comfortable doing so. In addition, the teachers
all agreed that every student in the school feels like he or she
belongs and that the school creates opportunities for students to
get to know each other. Most of the teachers strongly agreed with
one just agreeing that all adults and students listen to each
other. Every teacher that took the survey strongly agreed that they
look forward to going to the school every morning. None of the
teachers have ever seen graffiti at the school, nor have they ever
heard a teacher or other adult in the school make disparaging
remarks about a particular group of students. About half of the
teachers have heard a student use a slur or other derogatory
put-down, and have heard a student tease or ridicule another
student. In addition half of the teachers have seen an analyzed the
schools safety date reports, have a conversation with someone about
the schools climate.
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School Climate Analysis We felt that it was easier to
personally ask students about the schools environment because we
are working with second graders, and the school only houses
kindergarten through third grade. We felt that the actual survey
would have been beyond their level of understanding. All of the
students that we talked to agreed that they liked their school and
they enjoyed coming to school, with a few students making comments
about how much they like their teacher. Some of the students stated
that they have felt like they were teased at one point in this
particular school, and had admitted to possibly teasing a student
once or twice in this particular school. When the students were
asked if they thought that teasing was a big problem at their
school, they said no, but added that it sometimes does happen. All
of the students also agreed that they think the teaches listen to
them and that they are not afraid to tell their teachers things,
such as if they are being bullied or if they know of someone who is
being bullied. Overall, when students were asked about the climate
of the school they stated that they liked it, it was a warm place,
and was a happy place to be.
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Overall Summary Overall, between our own observations and our
collected information we feel that the school has some diversity
but it is not extremely diverse. We also believe that the school
may continue to get more diverse because there are more children
being adapted by families in this area and more jobs will be coming
to Virginia, bringing more families into the area. We also believe
that the school has a very positive climate that provides equal
opportunities for all students and the school tries very hard to
include everyone. We also have noticed how warm and welcoming all
of the teachers and staff are at the school, and how happy they are
to come to work every morning. Everyone at this particular school
truly enjoys their job and puts the students best interest in mind.
In addition to the diversity in the school there is an American
Indian Education program that helps embrace their culture in
school. This program is a positive aspect to the school and is very
useful to the American Indian children in the school. We think that
some potential opportunities for the school to increase the
inclusiveness of welcoming nature of the school culture, would be
to have some more education programs for different cultures. They
already have a lesion that works with American Indian children in
the American Indian Education program, but there are no other
opportunities for other minorities in the school. It would be
important to the students and beneficial to the school if they had
more programs provided for other minorities in the school such as
African American children, Hispanic children, and Asian
students.
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Checklist 1.__X___ analysis includes information gathered from
school report cards from MN Department of Education or WI School
Report __X___ information on AYP __X___ information on school
demographics 2.__X___ analysis includes information gathered about
neighborhood (businesses, residences, infrastructure, etc.) __X___
includes photos if appropriate 3.__X___ analysis includes
information about school environments (classrooms, school grounds,
common areas, classrooms) __X___ includes photos if appropriate
4.__X___ analysis includes information on students in school __X___
in class __X___ outside of class __X___ includes how students group
themselves __X___ includes how students and/or student groups
interact Self-Evaluation
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5.__X___ analysis includes information on community cultures
and individual students' backgrounds __X___ includes information
from school or community events __X___ how students are or are not
included in school "culture" __X___ how does school deal or not
deal with individual student needs __X___ opportunities for
students not part of school's dominant culture 6.__X___ analysis
includes school climate analysis (from Teaching Tolerance survey)
__X___ summary of perceptions and differences in perceptions
between teachers and students __X___ summary includes how many
surveyed 7.__X___ Overall summary of your findings. __X___ summary
of findings, connecting issues from class to how they played out in
your school context __X___ description of potential opportunities
to increase inclusiveness and welcoming nature of the school
culture Self-Evaluation Continued
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1233+ Analysis of data derived from observations made at school
and neighborhood. Observations are summarized. Analysis makes
surface level interpretations of information gathered. Analysis
identifies how issues discussed in EdSe 4100 are played out in
school context. Analysis of data derived from observations made at
school and neighborhood. Observations are descriptive. Analysis
incorporates data from various sources (e.g., school report cards,
etc.). Analysis identifies and describes how issues discussed in
EdSe 4100 play out in school context. Analysis identifies potential
opportunities to improve school "culture." Analysis of data derived
from observations from school and neighborhoods citing detailed
information (e.g., school meetings, etc.). Observations are
detailed and descriptive. Analysis effectively incorporates data
obtained from various sources to interpret observations. Analysis
accurately identifies and describes how issues discussed in EdSe
4100 play out in school context. Analysis describes potential
opportunities that can be developed to improve school "culture."
Analysis goes beyond a level 3 We feel that our case study is
either a 3 or 3+, we have put a lot of effort into the reports, and
included extra information to help one further support our
findings. We have included all of the required information and some
extra information and pictures. Assessment Rubric