Spotlight on South Row
December 1st, 2015
Academic
• Lively Letters program
• Three genres of writing
• Science Pilots
– Inspire / FOSS
Academic Con’t
• Math / Reading Interventionist – Title I
• Student Study Team
• Updated Standards Based Report Cards
• Use of second computer lab
Social Emotional Curriculum
• Second Step
• Guidance lessons in classrooms
– Zones of Regulation
• Social skills group – Co taught by the SLP and
Psych
• K – Flexible You Program
– Social thinker / social problem solver
PRIDE
• Books / Grade Level Meetings
• PRIDE tickets / School rewards
• Matrix of Expected Behaviors
• Kind Acts at South Row
– Buddy Bench
– Kindness Challenge last year
Parent Engagement
• School Council
– School Improvement Plan work
• Surveys
• Thoughtful discussions
• Cross section of parents, teachers and community
– Parent Discussion Nights
• Executive Functioning, Grit, The Big Disconnect
– Science Fair
Parent Engagement
• Parent Teacher Organization
– Ice Cream Social
– Pumpkin Fair
– Book Fair / Game Night
– Ziti Supper
– Movie Nights
– Teacher Appreciation
– International Festival**
• Providing Enrichment
• Technology enrichment
Enrichment at South Row
• Three programs per grade
• Three- four all school enrichment
• Author’s Day
• Engineering Day
Facility Work
• Over the last three years:
– All rooms, hallways, common spaces have been
painted.
– Landscaping has been cleaned up / schedule for
maintenance created
– Cleaned out old furniture, clutter, storage units
– Updated student artwork around the building
– Conference room added
– Second computer lab added
– New furniture in teachers’ cafe
Other
• Staff vision
• Parent support
• Overall School Culture… there are just some
things you “feel” when you walk into a school