Building success for every student.Byline: FACES AND PLACES by The Register-Guard School: Awbrey Park Elementary School elementary school: see school. Location: 158 Spring Creek A spring creek is a stream that flows from a spring. Spring Creek may refer to any of the following specific places:
Grades: Kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be through 5 Area served: Generally east of River Road and north of Belt Line Road. Principal: Karen Karen Any member of a variety of tribal peoples of southern Myanmar (Burma). Constituting the second largest minority in Myanmar, the Karen are not a unitary group in any ethnic sense, as they differ among themselves linguistically, religiously, and economically. Hardin Hardin is a surname, and may refer to
How long on the job: It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have her first year. Previously she spent two years as assistant principal at Roosevelt Middle School, and before that worked at Howard Elementary as a teacher and child development specialist. Total number of school employees: 52 Number of students: 445 Number of teachers: 29, including a counselor and special education, music, P.E. and Title I teachers Average class size: 25 Mission: "The Awbrey Park educational community believes that all children can learn and that our job is to focus on the academic success of every student. Our mission is to provide a safe, supportive and inclusive environment that ensures all students have equitable equitable adj. 1) just, based on fairness and not legal technicalities. 2) refers to positive remedies (orders to do something, not money damages) employed by the courts to solve disputes or give relief. (See: equity) EQUITABLE. opportunities to learn and to meet high standards. We, in partnership with parents and the community, acknowledge the diverse background of our students and celebrate their individual strengths, experiences and knowledge." Special programs and classes: Awbrey Park is one of the only elementary schools in the district with an on-staff counselor, who, along with offering individual support, leads social skills and friendship groups and support groups for students experiencing family separations or divorce. The school qualifies for federal Title I funding, earmarked for extra reading, writing and math instruction. The school has an Effective Behavior Support program to help kids make good decisions, and a Read Naturally Lab - funded through a Eugene Education Fund grant - to help students become more fluent fluent /flu·ent/ (floo´int) flowing effortlessly; said of speech. readers. The school offers before- and after-school care for families, as well as supplemental kindergarten. A Technology Club meets once a week after school. A team from Awbrey Park recently gave a presentation on its special education/regular education "inclusion model" at a Coalition for Essential Schools conference in Cincinnati last fall. Under the model, the general education and special education teams work together in ways to help all students be successful. Finally, listeners of KRVM radio may be familiar with Awbrey Park fifth-grade radio plays, aired on the station every spring. Teacher Fred Ingman has worked with his classes for the past decade to create half-hour radio dramas that have become a mainstay on the school district-owned station. Namesake name·sake n. One that is named after another. [From the phrase for the name's sake.] namesake Noun : A nearby park on River Road Mascot: Bulldog bulldog, breed of thick-set nonsporting dog developed in the British Isles many centuries ago. It stands from 13 to 15 in. (33–38.1 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 40 to 50 lb (18.1–22.7 kg). Colors: Red, black and white Year it opened: 1967 Condition: Good. Its circular design was meant to "encourage cooperative teaching and flexibility of instruction," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. documents. Parent involvement: The school has a strong Parent Teacher Association that raises funds for field trips, supplies, technology, assemblies and more. The school also has monthly Family Nights when parents and students are invited into the computer lab and library to learn together and check out books. School Report Card rating for 2004 (based on the 2002-03 school year): Exceptional, up from a satisfactory the year before. Hardin gives credit to former principal Laurie Moses as well as the staff. "It's satisfying to get an exceptional rating," she says. "However, it is more important to feel good about all the hard work we do with our students. Our staff knows they work hard and that they help our students learn." How students fared on the 2003 statewide reading and math tests: In reading, 96 percent of Awbrey Park third-graders and 88 percent of fifth graders hit state benchmarks, compared with statewide averages of 82 percent and 76 percent, respectively. In math, 83 percent of third-graders and 82 percent of fifth-graders passed, compared with statewide averages of 78 percent and 76 percent, respectively. Poverty rate, based on the number of students qualifying for free or reduced price meals: 44.3 percent Attendance rate: 95.3 percent Web site: schools.4j.lane.edu/~forsman/ Upcoming events: Talent show, April 16 - Anne Williams CAPTION(S): Awbrey Park Elementary School counselor Kristin Salisch leads students in her "friendship group" during a recent outing. |
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