Our Goals for Student Achievement
Teachers, Parents, and Students – Together for Success
District Goals
The following are Cobb County School District’s
goals:
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Vary learning experiences to increase
success in career paths.
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Differentiate resources for areas/schools
based on needs.
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Develop stakeholder involvement to
promote student success.
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Recruit, hire, support, and retain
employees for the highest levels of
excellence.
Clarkdale Elementary School Goals
Math – To increase the percentage of students
scoring Proficient / Distinguished or Advance in
math by three percent as measured by post
assessment or end of grade scores, we will
concentrate on the following:
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Developing number
Number Talks.
sense
through
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Increasing daily math instruction time to
100 minutes.
English Language Arts - To increase the
percentage of students scoring Proficient /
Distinguished or Advance in ELA by three percent
as measured by post assessment or end of grade
scores, we will concentrate on the following:
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Balanced literacy framework with
emphasis on guided reading three times a
week.
In the Kindergarten Classroom
At Home
The Kindergarten staff will work with students
and their families to support students’ success in
math and English Language Arts. For our families
we will:
Clarkdale parents joined staff to develop ideas
about how families can support students’ success in
math and English Language Arts. At home, parents
will:
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Rote counting to one hundred everyday
using songs and counting quantities of
objects, making sure students are pairing
one number name with one object.
Decompose numbers to ten using
manipulatives and fingers to build
addition and subtraction fluency.
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Identify 52 upper and lowercase letters,
as well as 33 letter sounds.
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Ask and answer questions about a text in
order to retell stories and identify
characters and setting.
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Listen to their child count orally two to three
times a week and count objects such as coins,
beans, cheerios, buttons, etc.
Practice with child making number combinations
to ten (i.e. 3 and 4 is 7, 2 and 5 is 7) and use
objects around the house to visually show the
combinations.
Use/make letter flash cards to play games, such
as Memory, Go Fish, Letter Hunts (hide cards
around the house, search for letters in magazines,
books, advertisements). For these games,
students can tell you the letter names and/or
sounds.
Read to/with your child every day and discuss
what you read. Ask questions about the story and
let them ask you questions. Have your child retell
what happened in the beginning, middle, and end
of the story with details.
Clarkdale Students
Clarkdale students joined staff and parents to develop ideas about how they can succeed in school
and become champions in math and English Language Arts. Students thought of the following ideas
to make connections between learning at home and school.
 Practice rote counting to 100 using songs and counting quantities of objects using
manipulatives.
 Decompose numbers to ten using manipulatives and fingers to build addition and
subtraction fluency.
 Use games, technology, and songs to identify 52 upper and lowercase letters, as well as 33
letter sounds.
 Identify the characters and setting, and retell stories heard in class or at home.
What is a School-Parent Compact?
This School-Parent Compact for Achievement is an
agreement that parents, students, and teachers
develop together. It explains how parents and
teachers will work together to make sure all of our
students reach grade-level standards.
An Effective Compact:
 Focuses on student learning skills
 Shares strategies parents can use at home
 Explains how teachers and parents will
communicate about student progress
 Describes how teachers will help students
develop those skills using high quality
instruction
 Describes opportunities for parents to
volunteer, observe, and participate in the
classroom
Jointly Developed
The parents, students and staff of Clarkdale
Elementary School developed this School-Parent
Compact for Achievement. Teachers suggested
learning strategies, parents added ideas to make them
more specific, and students told us what would help
them learn. Meetings are held each year to review the
compact and make changes based on student needs.
Parents are welcome to contribute comments
at any time.
If you would like to participate and/or observe in the
classroom, please contact your student(s) teacher at
770-819-2422 or through his or her email. If you
would like to volunteer, please contact: Xandria
Johnson at [email protected] or 770-8192422 Ext. 046.
Activities to Build Partnerships
Join us for “Bring Your Parents to School” day,
November 9, 2016.
Become a student for a day! You will complete
assignments and stay focused on teaching and
learning like all of our Clarkdale Cardinals.
Library Nights, November 2016 – March 2017
Come experience the Clarkdale Library “after
hours” every 3rd Wednesday 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm.
Clarkdale personnel will be on hand to help
families select books (on the students level) as
well as access computers and other resources to
help with completing homework and
assignments.
2016-2017
School-Parent Compact
for Achievement
Kindergarten Focus for
Student Success
Revised April 25, 2016
More family fun events coming throughout the
year! Detailed information will be sent home.
Communication about Student Learning
Clarkdale Elementary is committed to frequent
two-way communication with families about
children’s learning. Some of the ways you can
expect us to reach you are:
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Weekly folders
Notes or phone calls
Updates on the school website
Midterm progress reports
Parent-teacher conferences in October
Weekly Cardinal Communication
newsletter
Text, emails, phone calls via Blackboard
Connect (out dials)
ParentVue grading and attendance
system
Do you have questions about your child’s
progress? Contact your child’s teacher by phone
(770) 819-2422 or email.
CLARKDALE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
Dr. Liss A. Maynard, Principal
Michelle Curry, Assistant Principal
770-819-2422
www.cobbk12.org/Clarkdale