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Mission Statement |
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The staff of Bracken Magnet School is committed to preparing our students for the future by improving academic achievement through investigative experiences. Our vision is that Bracken students will maintain high academic and behavioral standards for the pursuit of continued success in magnet programs. |
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As an Empowerment School the staff, parents, students and partners have worked on a school improvement plan and have implemented several new programs that have already demonstrated success.- All our technology on campus was completely updated. Both computer labs and all classrooms have new desktop computers.
- IPads were purchased for all classrooms to expand one-to-one technology tools and to utilize new applications for education.
- A beautiful new science garden with fruit trees, raised-bed planters and trees was built for the use of all students.
- Grade levels now offer online homework that is on the level of the student's learning and supports mastery of the standards.
- We had 3,400 hours of help from parent volunteers and several high school students helping each afternoon.
- Junior Chef, I-Spy, Good Citizen, Honor Roll, Lego Room, Labs and Investigative Field Trip incentive programs were offered.
- We partnered with the Las Vegas Rotary Club for teacher appreciation, grants, Kideract, library books and SantaClothes.
- Mighty Math and Super Science Days, which created hands-on, real-world experiences for our students, were implemented.
- Bracken was awarded the Magnet School of Distinction Award by Magnet Schools of America.
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Goals and Objectives |
Goal 1
Bracken students will improve achievement in mathematics on the spring 2011 Nevada Criterion Referenced Test (CRT).
Objective(s):
Bracken students will improve math achievement overall by 10% based on the spring 2011 CRT scores. The LEP, Hispanic and FRL subgroups will improve by 10%, based on the spring 2010 CRT scores, to stay on target for AYP in 2011.
Goal 2
Bracken students will improve their achievement in reading, language arts and writing on the spring 2011 Nevada CRT.
Objective(s):
Bracken students will improve their achievement in reading, language arts and writing on the spring 2011 Nevada CRT. Specific improvement will be made by the subgroups of LEP and IEP in the content clusters of Read to Comprehend, Interpret and Evaluate Literature.
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