Cole Elementary School Presented by: Melinda Knott, Fran Smith and Tesia Wilson Vision Statement: The Staff at Cole Elementary School will provide every student with effective teachers.

All About Cole Elementary School Demographics  Enrollment 850  % Female 47.1%  % Male 52.9%  % Asian 3.1%  % Black 22.9%  % Hispanic 45.0%  % American Indian  % White 28.9%  % Free/Reduced Price Lunch Program Participation 84.6%  % English as Second Language Program Eligibility 29.3%  % Special Education 2.7%

Cole Train Members  43 Classroom Teachers  5 Exceptional Educators  8 Special Area Teachers  2 Literacy Coaches  1 Numeracy Coach  2 Guidance Counselors  1 Full-time Translator  1 ESEA Specialist

What’s Happening at Cole?  Ride for Reading  Saturday Scholars  Family Fitness Night  Celebration of Cultures  Annual Weiner Roast  4 th Grade Debate Team  4 th Grade Chorus  Zumba  Fall Dance  Can Food Drive  Cole Giving Tree

Our Strengths… Melinda KnottFran SmithTesia Wilson CommunicatorAdaptabilityStrategic PositivityStrategicIncluder ConnectednessMaximizerRelator WooPositivityLearner ContextCommunicatorSelf-Assurance

Celebrations…  Monthly Professional Development Sessions with New Teachers  Gradespeed (Getting 1 st Report Card out)  Building Relationships with Teachers and Students  Monthly Newsletters for Mentees  Weekly Collaboration Meetings  Mentee Birthday Tokens  A-Z Teaching Strategy Notebooks  Daily Devotionals  Modeling Instruction  Working with each other  Relaxed Paced School  Administering DEA/DIEBELS

Learning Curves…  GradeSpeed Implementation  Identifying roles  Working with inexperienced teachers  Saying “No”  Letting Go  Promoting equality  Adapting to a new school culture  Action Research  Transition from Middle School to Elementary School (Teaching Elementary School)  Implementing New Ideas