Report Card -
Elbert B. Edwards Elementary School
 
Elbert B. Edwards Elementary School
 
Elbert B. Edwards Elementary School
Kristie L. Cole, Principal
4551 Diamond Head
Las Vegas, NV 89110
Phone: 702-799-7320 Fax: 702-799-8890
Website: schools.ccsd.net/edwards
 
 
Mission Statement
The Edwards Elementary School community of parents, students, and staff are working together to raise student achievement.
 
Highlights
The Edwards staff works together with families to make high-quality student learning a priority. We are committed to using research-based instructional strategies to promote student achievement.
  • The Edwards Leadership Club provided students the opportunity to develop character and become leaders in their community.
  • The PALS grant provided weekly training for parents to deliver reading and writing instruction to students.
  • 21st Century grant funding provided extended-day tutoring and enrichment classes (crafts, computers, etc.) to students.
  • Coffee & Conversation community meetings provided parents with curriculum information and strategies to assist at home.
  • All students (K-5) reading below grade level were provided extra small group instruction to develop reading skills.
  • Our partnership with Kids 2 Kids provided monthly books to all students in an effort to build home literacy libraries.
  • Accelerated Reader and 100 Book Challenge were used to motivate, monitor, and recognize students' independent reading.
  • Edwards maintained mandatory Standard Student Attire to improve the school learning environment.
  • The Edwards Eagle Feather program promoted positive citizenship and rewarded random acts of kindness.
 
Goals and Objectives
Goal 1
Grades 3-5 will increase ELA scores on CRTs and writing by 15%. Grades K-2 will score above 60% on the ELA interim test.

Objective(s):
Students in grades 3-5 will reach the ELA target of 63.8% with specific improvement by the Hispanic, LEP, and FRL subgroups on the CRT. Additionally, 5th graders scoring at or above a 3 in the traits of ideas, voice, organization, and conventions will demonstrate a 10-15% increase on the NWPE.

Goal 2
Grades 3-5 will increase 10% on the mathematics CRT. K-2 students will achieve 60% or higher on the math interim test.

Objective(s):
Students in grades 3-5 will exceed the math target of 65.9% by ten percentage points. Additionally, 80% of students in grades K-2 will achieve 60% or higher performance rate on the 2011 CCSD Math Survey Assessment.