Report Card -
Neil C Twitchell Elementary School
 
Neil C Twitchell Elementary School
 
Neil C Twitchell Elementary School
Susan M. Smith, Principal
2060 Desert Shadow Trail
Henderson, NV 89012
Phone: 702-799-6860 Fax: 702-799-6864
Website: schools.ccsd.net/twitchell
 
 
Mission Statement
All students will experience the opportunity for success and become confident, self-directed learners. By building upon character and knowledge, we will nurture a passion for life-long learning.
 
Highlights
Neil C Twitchell ES would like to highlight the following:
  • Study Island was successfully implemented and utilized.
  • The math intervention Voyager V-Math was successfully implemented for struggling math students in grades 3-5.
  • The Great American Challenge was implemented in 3rd & 5th grades to motivate students to learn important American documents.
  • The Great Nevada Challenge was implemented in 4th grade to motivate students to learn important Nevada documents.
  • Our school celebrated our annual Fine Arts and Academic Festival.
  • The after-school literacy program taught by Twitchell teachers assisted struggling readers in second grade.
  • The reading intervention Voyager Passport was successfully implemented for struggling readers in grades 3-5.
  • The CRT (before and after school) Camps provided test prep for students in grades 3-5.
 
Goals and Objectives
Goal 1
Percentage of grades 3-5 scoring proficient and higher in ELA will increase from 88.99%-91.4% as measured by DIBELS/RTI.

Objective(s):
On the 2011 CRT, student performance will increase in all subgroups as measured by P-Values in drawing conclusions about text and support them with textual evidence & experience (levels A2 & A3): grades 3-5 will demonstrate additional increases: 3rd from .64-.75; 4th from .49-.75; 5th from .63-.75.

Goal 2
Percentage of grades 3-5 scoring proficient and higher in math will increase from 92.24%-94.24% measured by DIBELS/RTI.

Objective(s):
On the 2011 CRT, student performance (level A3) will increase across all subgroups in Tell Time-Nearest Minute, Using Analog/Digital Clocks from 71%- 75% in 3rd grade; from 68%-75% in 4th grade; and Equivalent Time-Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Months and Years from 57%-75% in 5th grade.