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Oak Ridge Elementary. “Every Student Is Someone Special and Unique”. Welcome to Oak Ridge. Home of the Soaring Eagles Where Lofty Flight is Mandatory. Where Is Oak Ridge?. We are… A southside school nestled between Crawfordville and Woodville Highways.
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Oak Ridge Elementary “Every Student Is Someone Special and Unique”
Welcome to Oak Ridge Home of the Soaring Eagles Where Lofty Flight is Mandatory
Where Is Oak Ridge? We are… A southside school nestled between Crawfordville and Woodville Highways. A community of single family homes, trailer parks, and a well maintained low income housing development, Briarwood Manor. A Title One School.
Who Are We? School Demographics Our student enrollment is comprised of… • 623 students from School Readiness through Grade 5 • We have: • 84% African American. • 11% White. • 3% Multiracial. • 1% Other
Student Mobility Rate 2001-2002: 34% Percent of ESE Student Population 2001-2002: 34 % 2002-2003: 56 % (Duplications are included)
SAT/9 Results in Reading Grades 1 and 2Above the 50th National Percentile
SAT/9 Results in Reading Grades 1 and 2Below the 35th National Percentile
SAT/9 Results in Reading Grades 1 and 2Below the 25th National Percentile
FCAT ReadingFCAT % Level 3 and AboveMatched Standard Curriculum
Reading Programs Grades K – 5 • Open Court • Reading Mastery • Corrective Reading • Rewards • Revised Open Court
Reading Grants/ Additional Resources • Flare Grant (Reading Excellence) • Reading First • Comprehensive School Reform • HOSTs (Helping One Student • To Succeed) • AmeriCorps Volunteers • Reading Buddies Mentors (Business Partners) • FAMU Young and Striving Mentors
Continuous Academic Achievement Strategies Staff Development • Enhancing Vocabulary Acquisition Skills • Strategies for Improving Comprehension Skills • Classroom Organization/ Differentiated Instruction • Diagnostic and Prescriptive Teaching • Effective utilization of all computer-based programs • Embedding Higher Order Thinking Skills in all curriculum areas
And in Addition… • Make READING our NUMBER ONE Priority • Expand our Extended Day, Saturday School and Mentoring Programs • Continue Curriculum Mapping • Enhance Classroom Library Collections • Increase Opportunities for Parental Involvement And…