+ State-of-the School Address September 15, 2015 Stone-Robinson Elementary

+ 6:00-6:45 Introduction of Staff & State-of-the School 7:00-7:30 First Session - Classroom Visits 7:30-8:00 Second Session - Classroom Visits * Parents, if you haven’t already done so, please stop by the main office prior to the end of this evening to pick up your parent portal number and/or register to be a volunteer. Tonight’s Schedule

+ INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF 2 Pre-School Special Ed 1 Bright Stars Preschool 18 (K-5) Classroom Teachers 2 VAAP Classroom Teachers 1 Special Education Teacher 1 Art Teacher 1 Music Teacher 2 Physical Ed. Teachers 1 Media Specialist 1 Speech Teacher (part time) 1 ESOL Teacher (part time) 1 Gifted Specialist 2 Interventionists (part time)

+ SUPPORT SERVICES 1-Guidance Counselor 2-School Psychologists 2-Family Support Specialists 1-Educational Support Specialist – Region 10 3 Instructional Coaches

+ INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STAFF TEACHING ASSISTANTS 1 Bright Stars (Full-Time) 3 Kindergarten (Part Time) 3 First Grade (Part Time) 9 Special Education (Full Time) 2 Special Education (Part Time)

+ SUPPORT STAFF 2 Office Associates 1 School Nurse 4 Custodial Staff Members 4 Cafeteria Staff Members 12 Bus/Van Drivers 4 EDEP After School Staff Members

+ TOTAL ENROLLMENT We are a diverse group of learners moving towards excellence.... Pre-K-5 Enrollment-378  Under projected enrollment by 33  White- 74%  Black- 10%  Hispanic/Latino- 7%  Multi-Race- 5%  Asian – 3%

+ Kindergarten-Five 8% Gifted 9% Special Education 4% Limited English Proficient 31% Economically Disadvantaged

+ AVERAGE CLASS SIZE GRADE LEVELAVERAGE # of STUDENTS Bright Stars18 Kindergarten20 First23 Second19 Third23 Fourth19 Fifth22

+ MathReading SREACPSSREACPS Grade Grade Grade Overall Annual Measurable Objectives: Math = 68% Reading = 72%

+ HistoryScience SREACPSSREACPS Grade

+ ScoreBenchmarkMet Benchmark? English/Reading69%75%No Math75%70%Yes History77%70%Yes Science72%70%Yes Score

+ So what does this all mean? Simply put... We have work to do!

+ One Student-Centered Goal All Albemarle County Public Schools students will graduate having actively mastered the lifelong-learning skills they need to succeed as 21 st century learners, workers, and citizens.

+ Our Approach to Excellence Engage Every Student Implement Balanced Assessments Improve Opportunity & Achievement Create and Expand Partners Optimize Resources Create collaborative teams committed to continuous learning through the “plan- do-study-act” model Provide time throughout the year for embedded professional development Create processes that ensure students receive timely, targeted, systematic intervention/enrichment when data reflects the need ACPS ObjectivesSRE Objectives

+ School Climate Survey: How do you feel about school? My schoolwork makes me more curious about learning...

+ “It’s amazing that curiosity survives formal education” ~Albert Einstein

+ School Climate Survey: How do you feel about school? I like school...

+ RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM 7-Guiding Principles  The social curriculum is as important as the academic curriculum  How children learn is as important as what they learn  The greatest cognitive growth occurs through social interaction  Knowing the children we teach-individually, culturally, and developmentally is as important as knowing the content we teach. SCHOOL CLIMATE

+ RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM 7-Guiding Principles  Knowing the families of the children we teach is as important as knowing the children we teach  To be successful academically and socially, children need to learn and practice specific social skills. Five very important skills are: C ooperation, A ssertion, R espect, R esponsibility, E mpathy, and S elf-control  How we, the adults at school work together is as important as our individual competence: Lasting change begins with the adult community. SCHOOL CLIMATE

+ How can YOU best support this work? Become an ACTIVE member of our PTO Attend our school-related events & functions Volunteer in your child’s classroom Serve on one of the various Parent Advisory Boards (Special Ed, Gifted etc.)

+ If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, the excitement, and the mystery of the world we live in." --Rachel Carlson

+ Grade Level Locations Kindergarten – Individual classrooms Grade 1 – Individual classrooms Grade 2 – Ms. Sexton’s Room Grade 3 – Ms. Martin’s Room Grade 4 – Individual classrooms Grade 5 – Ms. Huffman’s Room