OUR GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Honaker Elementary School
2011 -2012
Mission Statement:
“Together We Make a Difference”
Vision:
The Honaker Elementary School’s vision is to provide a stimulating learning environment that is safe, caring, encouraging, and challenging. The school, in partnership with the home and community, will strive to prepare each student to be a successful, educated, responsible, and contributing member of a changing society.
Goals:
1. Honaker Elementary will meet AYP and be fully accredited yearly.
2. Honaker Elementary will provide a safe learning environment for all students, teachers, and staff.
3. 50% of all Stakeholders will be involved in all activities.
4. All students will be reading on grade level.
5. Honaker Elementary faculty committee’s will update County Curriculum/Pacing Guides every other year.
6. Honaker Elementary will meet Average Daily Attendance yearly.
7. Honaker Elementary will increase in English and math Scores.
Objectives:
1. 95% of the student in grades tested will take statewide test in English and math.
A.95% of the student in subgroups in grades tested will
take statewide test in English and math.
B. AYP English Scores will be 85% (2008 – 2009)
AYP English Scores will be 85% (2009 – 2010)
AYP English Scores will be 89% (2010 – 2011)
AYP English Scores will be 91% (2011 – 2012)
C. AYP Math Scores will be 80% (2008 – 2009)
AYP Math Scores will be 83% (2009 – 2010)
AYP Math Scores will be 85% (2010 – 2011)
AYP Math Scores will be 90% (2011 – 2012)
2. Safety Committee will meet regularly.
3. 50% of All Stakeholders will be involved in all activities.
4. 80% of students will be reading on grade level 2008 – 2009)
83% of students will be reading on grade level (2009 – 2010)
85% of students will be reading on grade level (2010 – 2011)
88% of students will be reading on grade level (2011 – 2012)
5. Each faculty member will serve on a committee to align County Curriculum/Pacing Guides with state standards.
6. ADA will be 95% yearly.
7. All students will reach goals
A. English Scores will be 85% (2008 – 2009)
English Scores will be 85% (2009 – 2010)
English Scores will be 89% (2010 – 2011)
English Scores will be 91% (2011 – 2012)
B. Math Scores will be 80% (2008 – 2009)
Math Scores will be 83% (2009 – 2010)
Math Scores will be 85% (2010 – 2011)
Math Scores will be 90% (2011 – 2012)
Accreditation Standards for Quality Schools
SACS/CASI
Standard
1: Vision and Purpose
The school communicates a vision, statement of beliefs, and mission
that provide a focus for improving the performance of both the students and the
school.
Honaker Elementary School has developed a vision, mission and statement of
beliefs based on clearly defined expectations for student learning. In
fulfillment of this standard the school used a collaborative process that
engaged its stakeholders. First, each member of the committee was given a packet
containing materials about the School Improvement Process, and data about our
school. The committee used guidelines set forth on pages 2-1 through 2-11 of
the NSSE School Improvement booklet. Our next job was to clarify and establish
the priorities of Honaker Elementary School. Using information from stakeholder
surveys, and profile data our committee filled out the NSSE School Improvement
Survey. The committee used the results from this inventory to revise the
mission statement, and to add a Statement of Beliefs. This list was compiled and
disseminated to stakeholders for their input. Using the information from
stakeholder input, our own research into best practices, and a report from the
Committee for Reviewing/Reporting on Future Trends, the rough draft of the
Mission Statement, and Statement of Beliefs for Honaker Elementary School was
written. A copy was again disseminated to stakeholders for input. Using this
input, the final draft of the Mission Statement, and Statement of Beliefs for
Honaker Elementary School was written and adopted.
The Planning Team revisits the Mission Statement and Beliefs Statements of the school annually to make revisions and to align our beliefs with the districts beliefs. We use these beliefs to establish our purpose and to focus our stakeholders on improving student performance at Honaker Elementary School. Our vision statement simply states that “Together We Make a Difference”. This reflects our collaborative effort to make a difference in the lives of the students we serve. This vision statement has remained the same for several years and serves as the guiding principle at Honaker Elementary School. We also believe our mission is to provide a stimulating learning environment that is safe, caring, encouraging, and challenging. The school in partnership with the home and community strives to prepare each student to be successful, educated, responsible, and a contributing member of society. Our mission is communicated to the district, to the school, to the faculty, to the staff, to the students, to the parents, and to the community. We believe that “Together We Can Make a Difference”.
Accreditation Standards for Quality Schools
SACS/CASI
Standard 2: GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP
The school and governing board promote the capacity of stakeholders to
improve student learning by providing appropriate leadership, governance, and
organization.
Honaker Elementary School operates under a governing board, Russell County
School Board that adopts policies and procedures that provide effective
operation of the school. In addition, Honaker Elementary School administration
is able to implement policies and procedures of its own without interference
from the board. The Russell County Public School System’s Handbook is approved
by the board each school year. The handbook is revised each year due to policy
changes, deletions, or new policies created due to new state and local laws.
Honaker Elementary School incorporates the policies mandated by the board in
addition to those policies and procedures that are approved by the school
administration to create Honaker Elementary School Student Conduct Code
Handbook. The handbook is used to incorporate an environment in which learning
can take place and increase the instructional capacity of the students.
The School Improvement Team at Honaker Elementary developed a
vision, mission, and direction that focus on student learning. The vision,
mission, and direction of the school are stated simply, “Together We Make a
Difference”. The School Improvement Team is made up of several subgroups and a
planning team, which consists of a leader from each subgroup who meet to discuss
plans for improving the school and student learning. Each team leader brings
information from subgroup meetings to the planning team, where a wealth of
information is shared and a plan developed to make a difference in student
learning and the school environment.
The curriculum at our school is enacted, supported, and assessed by
the faculty and staff. Written pacing guides, weekly lesson plans with SOL
stated, are followed and serve as a framework for teachers. In addition, the
faculty is on several committees such as: state level curriculum teams, county
pacing guide alignment teams, textbook review committees, and others.
The administration, faculty and staff are involved in decisions that
affect the school. These decisions are discussed and planned during faculty
meeting and school improvement meetings. Also, the meetings allow outside
resources to conduct workshops and trainings for faculty and staff that will
assist in the process of improving student learning and challenging all students
to excel.
There is a written security and crisis management plan that provides training for staff and students. A formal plan is kept in the office, and condensed version in the faculty/staff handbook. Staff and students practice fire drills monthly, and emergency codes (code red and code blue) once a year.
Honaker Elementary School promotes student learning by providing
leadership, governance and organization. The leadership, faculty and staff
communicate policy and procedures with one another and stakeholders through
monthly meeting, student conduct code book (county and school), and memos.
Honaker Elementary and all stakeholders strive throughout the year that
“Together We Make a Difference”.
Accreditation Standards for Quality Schools
SACS/CASI
Standard 3: Teaching and Learning
The school offers a research-based curriculum that supports best
practices and clearly defines expectations for student learning.
Honaker Elementary School offers a curriculum based on clearly
defined expectations for student learning with a set of essential knowledge and
skills in each of the content areas. The curriculum is aligned with the
Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLS) along with content from the SOL Curriculum
Frameworks, SOL Blueprints and other Virginia Department of Education
resources. Honaker Elementary offers a curriculum that implements the Russell
County Public School System’s written curriculum guides with listed supporting
materials that reflect a commitment to equity, appreciates diversity, recognizes
different ways of learning, and challenges all students to excel.
With curriculum guides and support materials as a basis for
implementing the curriculum, Honaker Elementary includes all students with a
particular emphasis on improving student performance as the overall goal.
Focusing on the school mission, “Together We Make a Difference,” all “No Child
Left Behind” subgroups are addressed throughout the curriculum along with the
inclusion of special needs students and interdisciplinary and cross-curricular
experiences, music and fine arts activities, and physical education. All
students are taught and tested at all levels with accommodations and
modifications implemented when needed for individual student improvement for
special needs students, gifted students, Title I students, summer school and
after-school students (usually through the 21st
Century Learning Grants), as well as students who just need individual tutoring
or instruction in specific areas. Written curriculum guides, support materials,
lesson plans, hands-on manipulatives, focus field trips, and other content
oriented activities provide a balanced curriculum that is based on knowledge of
human growth and development along with sound learning principles.
The curriculum at Honaker Elementary promotes active involvement of
students in the learning process and includes opportunities to explore the
application of higher order thinking skills and exploration of new approaches to
apply learning. Various activities and functions are planned throughout the
year to encourage students to participate and become active learners such as
individual classroom activities, school-wide (and often district-wide) Science
Fairs, Spelling Bees, Forensics Competitions, Enrichment Celebrations (for
gifted students and/or perfect attendance candidates, etc.) and content-focused
Field Trips.
The faculty and staff at Honaker Elementary (along with contacts
from the Central Office Staff) gather, analyze, and use data and research in
making curriculum choices. Data is disaggregated by the administration, faculty
and staff at the school level, grade/subject area level, classroom level, and
for individual students to assess both the areas needing improvements and the
areas of strength. This data is used to develop plans for improved student
learning with teachers often participating in professional development sessions
for higher order thinking strategies; deeper alignment of the curriculum; and
analyses of specific skills or strategies needed at grade levels, classroom
levels, and/or individual student levels.
Honaker Elementary School uses community resources that support and
enhance the curriculum to provide opportunities for active involvement
stakeholders. The staff at Honaker Elementary communicates with stakeholders
through school announcements, teacher newsletters, student handbooks, teacher
handbooks, the district conduct code, and through local newspapers and radio
stations. Stakeholders such as Southwest Virginia Community College, Cumberland
Mountain Community Services, Honaker Men and Women’s Clubs, local banks and
libraries and other local agencies are actively involved at Honaker Elementary
with such activities as guest speakers, tutoring services, monetary support,
enrichment activities, collaborative teaching, as well as judges for academic
and sports functions at the school. Therefore, the curriculum at Honaker
Elementary School promotes active involvement of all stakeholders and provides
rich experiences throughout the year that demonstrates “Together We [Can] Make a
Difference.”
The
school employs instructional strategies and provides services that facilitate
learning for all students.
Honaker Elementary School aligns instruction with the school’s mission, expectations for student learning, and action plans ensuring that student performance is frequently assessed. These results are used to improve instruction. Using “Interactive Achievement,” student performance is assessed following the teaching of each Standard of Learning (SOL). Results of these tests are carefully evaluated by the teacher, and these results are used to determine areas in which the student is weak and needs reinforcement and also areas of strength. This data helps develop plans to improve student performance.
Sufficient time is allocated for student learning, and a climate
that is conductive to teaching and learning is sustained. Honaker Elementary
School promotes the active involvement of students in the learning process and
ensures that they have opportunities to acquire higher order thinking skills and
apply these skills and their learning in diverse ways. A variety of
instructional strategies, remediation, enrichment, and learning activities that
accommodate diverse learning styles are employed. Honaker Elementary offers an
“After-School” program and a “Summer School” program which offer remediation and
learning activities that accommodate diverse learning styles. All students are
taught and tested at all levels with accommodations and modifications
implemented when needed for individual student improvement for special needs
students, gifted students, and Title I students as well as students who just
need individual tutoring or instruction in specific areas. Honaker Elementary
offers classes for special needs students, and full time aides are employed to
work along with the classroom teacher with these students.
Honaker Elementary provides instructional technology, materials and
resources which enhance instruction and learning and support the Russell County
Public School System’s Curriculum Pacing Guide, SOL Curriculum Framework, SOL
Blueprints, and other Virginia Department of Education resources.
A school year of 180 days is provided during which students and
teachers engage in teaching and learning activities. A minimum of 25 hours of
planned learning activities is provided each week. Lesson plans, hands-on
manipulatives, and other content oriented activities include remediation and
learning activities that encourage all students to excel.
Honaker Elementary School’s administration, faculty, parents, and
students, work together to guarantee the best possible education for all
students. “Together We Make a Difference” is definitely our mission.
Accreditation Standards for Quality Schools
SACS/CASI
STANDARD 4: Documenting and Using Results
The school uses a comprehensive assessment system to monitor and
evaluate student learning and to improve curriculum and instruction.
Honaker Elementary School employs key indicators and performance
expectations for student learning. Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLS) have
specific essential knowledge and skill requirements in each subject area at each
grade level. The Russell County Public School System and Honaker Elementary
School used these standards to create a curriculum to ensure each student is
given an equal opportunity to learn. Specific guidelines have been developed as
to what scores are needed to pass. This ensures a consistent grading practice
throughout the district. The guidelines are included in The Russell County
Public School System’s Policy Manual which is sent home to parents at the
beginning of each school year. The manual can also be assessed on the Russell
County Public School System’s website.
The faculty and staff at Honaker Elementary School collect data to
monitor and evaluate student learning in various ways. Teachers monitor
students daily to determine the level of student participation during class.
Teacher-made tests are used to evaluate comprehension of facts that are being
taught. Hands-on activities and special projects are useful to evaluate how
students apply the skills they have learned. Since the curriculum at Honaker
Elementary School is aligned with the Virginia SOLs, tests are given to evaluate
the essential knowledge required by the state. Students are given a pretest to
establish a base point, a mid-term test to monitor progress, and a posttest to
evaluate learning. Teachers are then able to determine areas of weaknesses and
reteach these areas before the state test is given. State SOL release tests are
also useful to evaluate learning of essential knowledge before tests are taken.
The faculty is able to disaggregate SOL specific data throughout the
year by using a computer program (Interactive Achievement) purchased by the
Russell County Public School System. After the students take a test which focus
on one or more SOLS, the teacher is able to view the results. The test results
can be analyzed by class, student, race, gender, free lunch, reduced lunch, or
learning disability. The teacher is then able to adjust teaching methods to
reach those students who are having problems.
Honaker Elementary School faculty communicates assessment results to
all stakeholders in a timely manner. The faculty corrects and returns
teacher-made assessments promptly. Students are often required to have these
assessment signed by parents to ensure that parents have seen them. Grade
reports are sent home every three weeks. Teachers average grades and send a
mid-six week report to inform parents of current grades. Report cards are sent
home every six weeks. If students are not performing up to expectations,
teachers send letters, make phone calls, and/or request a conference with the
parents. Parents may request a conference at any time. To help keep parents
informed as to student progress, SOL evaluation cards are sent home twice a year
(after the first semester and at the end of the year). Each student also
receives a copy of SOL tests results on tests they have completed. The state
report card for Honaker Elementary School can be found on the school’s website.
After assessments have been given and evaluated, the results are
used to
Improve the goals for learning at Honaker Elementary School. Our faculty and
staff strive to encourage students. Our main goal is to “make a difference” in
the lives of our students.
Accreditation Standards for Quality Schools
SACS/CASI
STANDARD 5: RESOURCES and Support Systems
The
school has sufficient human, financial, physical, and material resources to
support its vision, mission, and goals.
Honaker Elementary School provides and assigns staff that is sufficient to meet
the vision, mission, and goals of the school. With a current enrollment of 654,
staff numbers fall well within recommended guidelines. Administration and staff
at Honaker Elementary include a full-time principal, assistant principal,
guidance counselor, and library specialist. Additional support staff for
administration, library media, and technology is employed to insure that the
vision, mission, and goals of the school are met.
Honaker Elementary requires all professional personnel to earn at
least six semester hours of credit or the equivalent during each five years of
employment. In accordance with the Virginia Department of Education
requirements for certification or licensure, six semester hours of credit, or
the equivalent, are mandated to be completed during each five years of
employment for professional license renewal. Honaker Elementary also implements
a system of employee evaluation that protects the privacy of the individual and
uses the results to improve performance. Teacher and staff evaluations are
conducted every three years, at which time clear goals and objectives must be
identified. The achievement of those goals and objectives is determined through
a series of interviews and observations conducted throughout the year.
Honaker Elementary maintains class sizes that are consistent with
state or federal guidelines and that support the learning process. The school
has a ratio of pupils in average daily membership to full-time teaching
positions no greater that twenty-four to one in kindergarten, twenty-four to one
in grades one, two, and three, and twenty-five to one in grades four through
seven. In addition, a full-time teacher’s aide is assigned to any kindergarten
class where the average daily membership exceeds twenty-four pupils.
Honaker Elementary monitors all financial transactions and controls
all funds raised in the name of the school through a recognized, regularly
audited accounting system. With the use of EPES Software developed by
Educational Programs & Software, Inc., audit sheets are completed on a monthly
basis. A full audit is conducted yearly to assure concurrence with state and
federal regulations.
Honaker Elementary complies with applicable local, state, and
federal laws, standards, and regulations. Faculty and staff maintain the site,
facilities, and equipment to provide an environment that is healthy and safe for
all occupants. Facilities and equipment are in accordance with regulations set
forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. All employees have
received training in the handling of hazardous materials. Fire evacuation and
weather-related drills are conducted on a regular basis to ensure the safety of
all occupants of the building.
Honaker Elementary operates a library media center that provides a
balanced collection of books. The 10,691 books currently in circulation, 18 per
student, ensures that all students and staff members have regular and ready
access to materials. Use of the Circulation Plus/Software Plus system by
Follett Software Company allows media staff to ensure maximum benefit of
available resources for all students and staff.
Honaker Elementary, in accordance with the policy of the Russell
County Public School System, possesses and communicates a policy on use of the
Internet. Parental permission is required before use of the Internet by any
student. Signed forms are kept on file for all students. Students themselves
must sign in acknowledgement and acceptance of Internet use guidelines before
being allowed access.
Honaker Elementary School provides students guidance services that include but not limited to counseling, individual, small group and classroom activities. Appraisal which would include gifted testing, Pre-K assessments, SOL assessments, and classroom observations. In addition, Staff consultations are used to include dealing with students who may be exhibiting academic difficulties or working with students with challenging behaviors. Educational and career planning are touched on when presenting Character Counts and Life Skills training to encourage students to establish good character and train them how to handle situations.
Each student attending Honaker Elementary is informed and encouraged
by faculty and staff to seek adult assistance when problems arise. Adult
assistance would include any faculty or staff member, cooks, janitors, bus
drivers, principal, assistant principal, and school resource officer. Students
are also encouraged to talk to their parents and/or guardians to help solve
problems.
Health in grades Pre-K – 3 is covered in the regular classroom, in
the 4th
grade the P.E. teacher has health one day a week. In grades 5 – 7 health and
life skills are covered by the counselors. Of course all students go over bus
drills and participate in bus evacuation drills twice a year.
Support for students with special needs is not only addressed by the
counselor, but by all members of the faculty and staff. Children with special
needs are included in all normal school day activities. If needed these
students have interpreters, aides, and personnel from outside agencies to
provide for their educational and personal needs.
If any student needs professional help outside the school every
effort is made to secure that help or at least direct the student and their
family to agencies that may be of assistance. This is not only done at the
school level but at the district level if needed.
Records are maintained in the counselor’s office. Every effort is
made to keep this information secure and confidential. Also records are
maintained to the regulations set up by the federal government.
The counseling department is available to assist parents and
teachers to understand and make modifications to enhance the educational
experience of the students. Students grow and develop at different rates
therefore; information may be obtained and distributed to parents and teachers
who need help understanding development of certain individuals.
Accreditation Standards for Quality Schools
SACS/CASI
Standard 6: Stakeholder Communications and Relationships
The school fosters effective communications and relationships with and
among its stakeholders.
Honaker Elementary School fosters partnerships through collaboration with
community stakeholders to support student learning. Numerous businesses and
community members have signed on with the 21st
Century Grant. This grant supports our school’s Summer School and After School
programs. Through these programs, students receive enrichment in art, drama,
music, physical education, and academics. Tutoring services are offered to help
students meet academic goals. The 21st
Century Grant provides an avenue for children to excel. Many Honaker Elementary
School teachers have written and received mini-grants from local businesses.
These mini-grants have provided enhanced teaching and learning experiences in
the classroom. Various community service organizations have contributed their
expertise in the areas of dental screening, health services, and safety. Not
only do organizations like the Russell County Health Department, Honaker
Volunteer Fire Department, and the Honaker Community Library donate their time
and resources, other community businesses offer monetary support, such as New
Peoples Bank, BB&T, Wallace Furniture, New Garden Pharmacy, E Dillon, David’s
Grocery, McFaddin & Associates, Whited Insurance, and Patrick’s Wholesale.
Honaker Elementary School ensures clear and effective communications
among and between all stakeholders. The Honaker Elementary website is available
and updated regularly for all parents, teachers, administrative personnel, and
community stakeholders to obtain the latest information about our school. The
assistant principal continuously communicates student attendance and discipline
concerns to parents. Teachers keep parents informed about activities in the
classroom through parent letters. The school provides breakfast and lunch menus
as well as a calendar of upcoming events.
Honaker Elementary School solicits the knowledge and skills of
parents to enhance the work of the school. The parent volunteer program
provides opportunities for parents to be involved in school activities. Parents
are encouraged to help with extra curricular activities, special functions, art
projects, and supervision on reward days. The most invaluable service parents
provide is assisting children with homework.
Honaker Elementary School monitors school climate and takes
appropriate steps to ensure that it is conducive to student learning. The
Russell County Public School System and Honaker Elementary School communicate
with stakeholders through student handbooks, teacher handbooks, and district
conduct codes. Each grade level has developed an age-appropriate discipline
plan with consequences for inappropriate behavior while focusing on rewards for
positive behavior. Academic, discipline, and attendance incentives have been
implemented. In-school suspension is used to deter inappropriate behavior.
Honaker Elementary School communicates to all stakeholders the
expectations for student learning and the results of school improvement
efforts. All students at Honaker Elementary are expected to achieve to the best
of their ability. Parents are informed of student progress through letters,
mid-six weeks reports, report cards, Open House, parent-teacher conferences, and
SOL test results. Honaker Elementary School, in partnership with home and
community, strives to prepare each student to be a successful, educated,
responsible, contributing member of a changing society. We believe “Together We
Can Make a Difference.”
The
school helps students develop civic, social, and personal responsibility.
Honaker Elementary/Middle School maintains a safe and orderly environment that
promotes honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, responsibility, self-discipline,
and respect through the use of the Character Counts program. The six pillars of
the Character Counts program have been painted onto a wall on one of the main
halls. A different characteristic is highlighted each six weeks using posters
and displays. On the last Thursday of each six weeks, students are encouraged
to wear a colored shirt keyed to that six weeks’ characteristic. Each morning,
a rotating group of students recites the Pledge of Allegiance and the Character
Counts pledge during morning announcements. The guidance counselor uses the
Character Counts program as a basis for her guidance program in grades PreK-3.
Honaker Elementary/Middle School communicates guidelines for conduct
to students, parents, and teachers with the Parent/Student Handbook and the
Teacher Handbook. The school discipline policies for K-3 and 4-7 are clearly
stated in both handbooks. The rules, and the consequences for breaking those
rules, are listed. The Parent/Student handbooks are sent home at the beginning
of each school year. The parent/guardian and student are required to sign that
they have received the handbook. The teachers receive their copies of the
Teacher Handbook at the preschool faculty meeting.
The monitoring of student attendance and conduct is achieved through
the use of the SASI computer program. Teachers log their attendance in daily.
The assistant principal makes daily contact with the parent/guardian of any
absent student. On Friday or Monday, a weekly report is printed off; a form
letter is sent home for any student with three or more absences that week. Any
student with five early checkouts/ tardies has a letter sent home. When a
student has reached six unexcused absences, parents are called in for a
conference.
Discipline is also monitored by the SASI program. Each incident is
logged into the discipline section of SASI. A Behavior Incident Report is
typed, and a copy is saved. A monthly discipline report is sent to the Central
Office.
Accreditation Standards for Quality Schools
SACS/CASI
Standard 7: Continuous Process of School Improvement
The school establishes, implements, and monitors a continuous
process of improvement that focuses on student performance.
Honaker Elementary employs an active School Improvement Planning
team consisting of administration and a lead teacher from each grade level. This
team meets regularly to access the process of improvement. Also, there is a committee
which includes parent and community involvement.
Stakeholders are involved in the development of the school improvement through
surveys, Open House, volunteers, Twenty- First Century Learning Grants, and Even
Start.
The vision and purpose of school improvement is kept before the staff and
faculty by focusing on student learning. Data is disaggregated by the faculty and staff
at school level and grade/ subject area; and strengths and weaknesses are identified
for individual students. This data is collected from SOLs, tests, Interactive Achievement, and teacher
prepared tests. Remediation is provided in designated weak areas.
Administration has given the faculty areas of strengths and weaknesses with
strategies to help attain the goals set by the county, state, and federal guidelines.
Areas of professional development to help implement the school improvement
plan include all areas of technological training, whiteboard, useful websites, training
in administering Interactive Achievement and implementation of these scores, Health Department
training on the treatment of allergies and diabetes, electronic grade book, chemical safety
training, and training concerning sexual harassment and child abuse.
At the end of each school year the School Improvement Planning Team meets
to evaluate Honaker Elementary School’s progress in meeting school improvement
goals. SOL scores AYP, and other criteria are used in this evaluation. All seven
standards are addressed and evaluated for strengths and weaknesses. Goals are
then set for the following year.
The school’s report card is sent home, is published in the local newspaper and
is on the school’s web page for the community stakeholders to review.
The curriculum in the Russell County Public School System provides a balance
of educational experiences for all students from classroom instruction, individualized
assistance, Field trips, planned activities and Academic Competitions, Business
and Career Education Fairs, Industrial/Business Competitions and Forensics.
The curriculum offers rich curricula, a variety of educational experiences, and
opportunities to become productive, life long learners and active participants
in a world-wide community.