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North Area Student Achievement Evening. Home of the Super Stars Arlington Elementary School Vicki Roloff. Arlington’s Mission. To provide a quality learning environment so that each child can succeed through our balanced curriculum.
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North Area Student Achievement Evening Home of the Super Stars Arlington Elementary School Vicki Roloff
Arlington’s Mission To provide a quality learning environment so that each child can succeed through our balanced curriculum. To assist children in developing academic skills, creativity, emotional health, physical abilities, and social skills. To help students acquire the skills necessary to function effectively in today’s rapidly changing diverse society.
Highly Educated Staff • All teachers at Arlington Elementary are “Highly Qualified” as defined in No Child Left Behind • All teachers hold a CLAD credential
What Makes Us Unique? Academic Program • Intervention groups – provide targeted support for students who are not proficient in language arts and math • Technology – over 30 computers in our lab – CCC and other instructional programs • Data driven decision making – utilize data to gauge student progress and make instructional decisions • Standards based instruction • Weekly Staff Development (Professional Learning Community) on early out Wednesdays • Strong community support and partnerships • Teacher’s children have attended Arlington • Great students who come to school everyday ready to learn!
Beyond the Classroom • Drama Club • Mad Science • Chorus • Band • Art Club • Academic Chess
2006-2007 2007 - 2008 ELA ELA 2nd Grade 70% 82% 3rd Grade 58% 77% 4th Grade 67% 76% 5th Grade 60% 66% Math Math 2nd Grade 74% 88% 3rd Grade 62% 87% 4th Grade 84% 91% 5th Grade 71% 75% Science Science 5th Grade 54% 76% Our Success: % Proficient
Accountability • Academic Performance Index (API) • 2007 BaseAPI of 854 • 2008 GrowthAPI of 891 • Up 37 points from 2007 to 2008 • Met All Growth Targets (State Target 800) • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 2008 • Per federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: • Arlington met AYP targets in Math. • Arlington did not meet all English Language Arts targets.
Assessment • California Standards Test : • English Language Arts: • 2006: 69% Proficient • 2007: 64% Proficient • 2008: 72% Proficient • Mathematics: • 2006: 79% Proficient • 2007: 76% Proficient • 2008: 85% Proficient
Where are we going? Targets for 2008-2009 • 100% proficiency by 2014 • API Target 1.5 gain (893) • Professional growth opportunities for teachers by continuing weekly staff development program (PLC) • Improve and infuse technology into classrooms • Implement ELD strategies • Use assessment to target student needs • Focus on writing strategies, consistency in use of standards across the grades
THANK YOU ALL FORCOMING! Please proceed to the Casimir and/or Magruder presentation. Keep your tickets for prize drawing after the North High School presentation.