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Vision Statement: The Staff at Cole Elementary School will provide every student with effective teachers. Cole Elementary School. Presented by: Melinda Knott, Fran Smith and Tesia Wilson. All About Cole Elementary School. Demographics Enrollment 850 % Female 47.1% % Male 52.9%
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Vision Statement: The Staff at Cole Elementary School will provide every student with effective teachers. Cole Elementary School Presented by: Melinda Knott, Fran Smith and Tesia Wilson
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 • 4th Grade Debate Team • 4th Grade Chorus • Zumba • Fall Dance • Can Food Drive • Cole Giving Tree
Celebrations… • Monthly Professional Development Sessions with New Teachers • Gradespeed (Getting 1st 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