STATE OF THE SCHOOL

Broadus Wood Elementary SchoolDr. Kendra Core KingSeptember 2, 2014

Demographic Information

Male: 48%

Female: 52%

Students w/Disabilities: 2%

LEP: 3%

Gifted: 5%

Hispanic: 6%

American Indian: 1%

Asian: 2%

Multi-Racial: 5%

African American: 1%

White: 85%

Total Students: 309 (K-5)

Grade Level Distribution

Class Sizes

Grade Level Average Number of Students

Kindergarten 23

First Grade 15

Second Grade 20

Third Grade 16

Fourth Grade 19

Fifth Grade 23

Faculty and Staff

21 Certified Teachers

5 Teacher Assistants

2 Office Associates

2 Child Nutrition

3 Custodial Engineers

1 School Nurse, Speech Pathologist, ESOL, School Psychologist, & Occupational Therapist

2 Instructional Coaches

Faculty and Staff Demographics

Description Total

Teacher FTE’s 22.93

RetirementsTransferred AttritionNew Staff Members

01(Coach)3 (TA, School Counselor, &

SPED teacher)2 (School Psych. & Coach)0

Teaching Experience 2014-15 Range 1-36 years

Staff Updates

Virgena McClanahan

School CounselorKelly-Ann Williams

First Grade

Salvatore Capecci

Second Grade

Custodian TeamHeather Joyce

School Psychologist

SOL Pass Rates (%)

Math

2013

Math

2014

Reading

2013

Reading

2014

Grade 3

Division

55

57

68

64

73

71

90

73

Grade 4

Division

73

77

75

76

58

70

75

72

Grade 5

Division

53

69

65

73

73

75

69

76

SOL Pass Rates (%)

Science

2013

Science

2014

VA Studies

2013

VA

Studies

2014

Grade 3

Division

79

79

93

84

82

80

91

85

Grade 5

Division

71

76

76

69

84

86

61

77

Writing

2013

Writing

2014

Grade 5

Division

71

79

65

75

Eliminated SOL Assessments for Elementary School

Grade 3 science,

Grade 3 history,

Grade 5 writing,

Our school division will develop a balanced assessment portfolio to replace these SOL tests.

Looking Ahead

Unleashing Each Student’s Potential

Vision: All learners to believe intheir power to embrace learning,to excel, and to own their future.

Mission: The core purpose ofAlbemarle County Public Schoolsis to establish a community oflearners and learning, throughrelationships, relevance, andrigor, one student at a time.

Preparing Our Students to Succeed

Instructional Anchors

Virginia Standards of Learning

Framework for Quality Learning (FQL)

Lifelong Learner Standards (LLLs)

7 Pathways

Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)

SPARK Lessons

School Improvement Plan

School Improvement Plan Goals:

Increase students’ problem solving and reasoning skills through engagement in problem/passion based learning) activities;

Support safe and effective learning environments through school-wide use of Responsive Classroom; and

Support Teachers through Professional Development

Our Students Rock!

New Playground will be completed soon…

Broadus Wood Webpage

ACPS Webpage

Teachers/Specialists/Principal Webpages

Monthly Newsletter Link on BW Webpage (beginning mid-September)

King’s Coffee: Oct. 17, Dec. 12, Feb. 13, and May 15

Parent Teacher Conferences (October-November)

Phone or email

PTO webpage and emails

Need Information?

Have a Wonderful Year!