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Mission Statement |
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The Washoe County School District provides each student the opportunity to achieve his or her potential through a superior education in a safe and challenging environment in order to develop responsible and productive citizens for our diverse and rapidly changing community. |
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Sierra Vista has had a very exciting year, one that continues to focus and foster growth and academic success for all students.- Over 90% of our classrooms either have an ELMO or an ACTIVBoard which enhances daily instruction. Nine classrooms have both.
- Our after-school tutoring now includes a writing component, as well as math and language arts support.
- Four of our teachers were awarded grants from the Assistance League of Sparks.
- We now have literacy classes for parents, to help them support reading strategies for their children at home.
- Our Math Nights continue to grow, the last one we had in April supported, fed and trained over 65 people.
- Sierra Vista now has a P.E. teacher to support physical education for all students.
- Our PLCs are strong with each grade level meeting for an hour each week to discuss strategies to support students.
- We have implemented a school wide intervention time. Each student receives 45 minutes of daily instruction at their level.
- Our 5th grade Writing Test scores increased from 18% passing in 2008 to 30% passing in 2009.
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Goals and Objectives |
Goal 1
Our goal is to increase student achievement in reading and the writing process.
Objective(s):
Our target 1 objective is to increase the number of proficient English Language Arts students by 10% as measured by the 3rd -6th grade CRT's.
Goal 2
Increase student achievement in math, with an emphasis on math computation and problem solving.
Objective(s):
Our target 2 objective is to increase the number of proficient students in math by 10% as measured by the 3rd-6th grade State CRTs.
Goal 3
Our goal is to increase parental involvement through the entire school year, and create a sustainable PTA.
Objective(s):
Our target 3 objective is to have parent involvement classes and create a PTA with the support of MALDEF.
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