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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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Virginia Palmer School continues our focus on improving literacy instruction for every student. We work together unifying our efforts in every subject to meet the needs of each individual child.- Palmer received SB185 grant funding for two interventionists and an I Coach to improve learning opportunities in literacy.
- Reno Sunrise Rotary partnered with Palmer to purchase three new ball walls for the playground.
- We were awarded a “Safe Routes to School” grant for three years working on safely coming to and returning home from school.
- A tutoring grant was awarded Palmer students focused on increasing reading achievement through the Education Alliance.
- The Van Sickle Foundation awarded Palmer $10,000 for reading intervention materials.
- Palmer received the Reading First Targeted Assistance Grant to improve literacy instruction in grades K-3.
- 100% of the faculty has been GLAD trained improving classroom instruction.
- Palmer purchased Read Naturally and Reading Mastery with grant funding for focused reading instruction.
- Reno Sunrise Rotary sponsored a Safety Fair at Palmer to promote student safety awareness.
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Goals and Objectives |
Goal 1
Goal 1Increase reading proficiency for all students, differentiating instruction, especially our IEP and LEP students.
Objective(s):
Objective(s):2007-2008 AYP data show that 36% of all students at Palmer Elementary were proficient in Reading. Therefore, the number of proficient students in Reading school wide will increase by 14% to reach a target of 50% proficient on the CRT testing of Reading in 2010.
Goal 2
Goal 2Increase Writing proficiency for all students, differentiating instruction, especially for our IEP/LEP students.
Objective(s):
Objective(s):2008-2009 Writing data show that 29.3 % of fifth grade students at Palmer Elementary were proficient in Writing. Therefore, the number of proficient students in Writing will increase by 20% to reach a target of 50% on the Nevada State Writing Assessment in 2010.
Goal 3
Goal 3Increase Math proficiency for all students, differentiating instruction, especially for IEP/LEP students.
Objective(s):
Objective(s):2008-2009 Math data show that 49% of all students at Palmer Elementary were proficient. Therefore, the number of proficient students in Math will increase school wide by 11% to reach a target of 60% proficient on the CRT Assessment in 2010.
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