Richland County School District One

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Richland County School District One Columbia, SC
Two Different Settings One Great Result
South Carolina Association of Title I
Administrators October 29, 2008 Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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Gadsden Elementary and Edward E. Taylor
Elementary Met AYP for two consecutive years!
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Title I Elementary Schools

• Edward E. Taylor
• Pre-K 5
• Population 253
• 98.3 Free/Reduced Lunch Rate
• Palmetto Silver Award 2007
• Accelerated Reader
• Monthly Writing Topic

• Gadsden
• Pre-K 5
• Population 158
• Montessori Option
• 95.3 Free/Reduced Lunch Rate
• Palmetto Silver School 2007
• Red Carpet School
• Accelerated Reader
• Calendar Math
• Reading Recovery
• Emphasis on Writing Across the Curriculum

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Principally Speaking

• Improve ELA and Math Achievement
• for All Students
• Offer Needed Encouragement, Support
• Build Responsibility in Students and Parents
• Have High Expectations
• Will Not Accept Failure
• Monitor Classroom Instruction
• Monitor Student Work in SuccessMaker Lab
• Provide Teachers and Students with Feedback

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Keys to SuccessElements of Effective Programs

• Clearly defined goals
• Clearly defined staff responsibilities
• Good communication among staff
• Effective scheduling
• Appropriate selection of courses and enrollment
  levels (as applicable) for students
• Clearly communicated rules for daily
• procedures and student behavior
• Manager/teacher knowledge and skills to
• use the hardware and software

Team Effort
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Keys to Success Cont.

• Regular use and analysis of student
• performance report at both the site and
• classroom/instructional level.
• Teacher intervention as student need
• arises
• Integration of courseware with regular
• instruction.
• Sufficient time on task for each student
• A positive, attractive, and comfortable
• environment.
• Effective use of motivational activities

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Edward E. Taylor Gadsden Elementary Working
to Reach Every Child Every Day with Success!