Mel M's Profile

This article appeared recently in the school newspaper
that is mailed home each month to parents and guardians.

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Over 700 students attend H. Usher Elementary School. There are
approximately an equal number of students in each grade

Students' language art

All students are encouraged to participate in one or more extracurricular
groups that match their interests.

All students are encouraged to participate in one or more extracurricular
groups that match their interests.

Over 700 students

SAT 9

purpose is to determine how well students are achieving
academically compared to a national sample

An Action Planning Team, consisting of the principal, teachers,
support staff, and community representatives, facilitate the process.

To support our academic activities,
the school has a modern and student-friendly Library/Media Center

You have 26 students in your second grade class; there are 15 female students and 11 male students. Most of your students speak Spanish at home and in the community. Your students' parents have a middle-school education and 40% have completed high school.

Academic Groups

* Cajas De Historia: Creative writing and storytelling
skills

* Book and Breakfast Club: Before school reading time with university students

*Si Se Puede: After school tutoring

Action Plan sets
focus and direction for improvement efforts in areas such as curriculum,
assessment,

school is close to the local library and community center, which includes computer facilities as well as afterschool activites for students.

Each year students are tested in grades 2 through 5 using
the SAT 9.

The principal and a team of teacher-leaders will organize all teachers
into two groups that work together all year long.

*Activities focus on writing/vocabulary, reading, storytime, math, science, art, physical education, history, and cultures

latest SAT 9 results show the majority of students performed well, but overall, grade 2 and
3 students' results were lower in language arts skills and knowledge.

Because
early literacy is crucial for overall success in learning,

A major point of emphasis for the teams this year is reflective
practice about student achievement.

grade 2 and
3 students' results were lower in language arts.

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3 students' results were lower in language ar

ractice group leadership skills and take a
creative role in shaping the school's professional community. Special
workshops and tutoring are available

1. Are teachers trained in teaching process writing?

3. Are students having the opportunity to write in multiple subject
areas? In both Spanish and English?

4. Do students have the opportunity to discuss their writing with
peers and teacher?

S.D.A.I.E.

your school's improvement plan is focused on improving students' language arts

knowledge and skills

I assume that leadership comes from a variety of different angles and viewpoints

Scrap The Lab. It Doesn't Compute.

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