E. R. Dickson Elementary Principal: Mrs. Katryna Kinn Assistant Principal: Dr. Wendy Clanton

Everyone LOVES to read at E. R. Dickson! Pictured: Parents, students, faculty, and staff enjoyed searching for their favorite books during Family Learning Palooza Night! NOTE: To change images on this slide, select a picture and delete it. Then click the Insert Picture icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

Professional Learning Topics  Informal Reading Inventory  Qualitative Reading Inventory  Comprehension Toolkit & Primary Toolkit  Running Records  Rigor, Relevance, and Engagement  Big Universe/Destiny  Moodle/Office 365  ELA CCRS Mapping  HOTS  Weekly Collaboration Meetings  Talents Unlimited  Unmistakable Impact Book Study  Powerful Conversations Network

Fourth grade teachers planning Talents Unlimited lessons. First grade teachers mapping out ELA standards for the quarter.

Instructional Rounds Review Teachers reflecting from the Alabama Best Practice Center’s Instructional Rounds at E. R. Dickson.

Professional Learning Powerful Conversations Network: Carousel Professional Learning Teams: Book Study

Second grade student practicing reading skills on Stride Academy. Top: Fifth grade student scanning QR codes that link to the book, Pink and Say. Bottom: Kindergarten students using QR codes to connect reading to content NOTE: To change images on this slide, select a picture and delete it. Then click the Insert Picture icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

Science Lab: Linking literacy across content areas

Reading Intervention Teacher, Sara King using the Leveled Literacy Intervention system. Special Education Teacher, Angie Ingraham using the Leveled Literacy Intervention system. Leveled Literacy Intervention

E. R. Dickson’s classroom spelling bee winners. E. R. Dickson student, Janaiyah Haynes placed 13 th out of 65 students at the District Spelling Bee.

Talents Unlimited Reading Informational Text: Alexander Graham Bell Talents Unlimited Reading Informational Text: Benjamin Franklin

E. R. Dickson celebrates literacy! Read for the Record Read Across America Read the Most from Coast to Coast Family Learning Palooza Night AR Celebrations

NOTE: To change images on this slide, select a picture and delete it. Then click the Insert Picture icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. Family Learning Palooza Night

Read for the Record NOTE: To change images on this slide, select a picture and delete it. Then click the Insert Picture icon in the placeholder to insert your own image.

Read Across America Day

University of Mobile students reading with students at E. R. Dickson. Partners in Education Buddy Readers Top: School board member, Donnie Stringfellow reading the proclamation on Read Across America Day. Bottom: Partners in Education breakfast honoring guest readers

Researching Different Countries *Thematic Units* Fifth grade students celebrating the completion of their cumulative projects. Distance Learning Fourth grade students video conferencing with an NFL player they researched in class.

AR Class of the Week, AR Certification Honor Wall, Traveling Trophy Accelerated Reader Success

E. R. Dickson – Community Writing Veterans Day Writing Fox 10 Caring Schools Writing Young Authors Conference Alabama Gerontological Society Writing GoDaddy Bowl/HOAR Writing School Writing Fair

E. R. Dickson students participating in the Young Author’s Conference. Top: Kennedy White’s essay was selected for the AGS calendar. Bottom: We celebrated Veterans Day at E. R. Dickson. Students wrote thank you letters to veterans in our community.

Community representative judges the E. R. Dickson Writing Fair on Friday, February 27, School Writing Fair

DIBELS Data

Intervention Data

Media Center Statistics 2014 – 2015 School Year

Circulation Statistics

Accelerated Reader Data Engaged Time Reading AR Percent Correct

Total Students Total Questions Answered % Correct Math Questions Answered % Correct Reading Questions Answered % Correct ELA Questions Answered % Correct Total Minutes Worked Total Minutes After School Percentage Usage After School ,815 55% 65,299 57% 25,798 53% 15,460 62% 60,80538,13155% 882 7,172 73% 5,143 76% % 1,053 68% 3,0132,41980% Stride Academy Data

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E. R. Dickson Elementary Thank you for considering our school for this award.