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GES Status Report
October, 2004
Parent Community
Involvement:
 | Very committed and active
PTO |
| Parent Volunteer Program
- August and September hours totaled 2,186 |
| Continued support from the
Town of Gamewell – Donation of $2000.00 |
| Business Partnership with
Food Lion and Staples |
| Arby’s Lunch Celebration
for Students of the Month |
| Volunteer Luncheon,
Grandparent’s Day Celebrations, Parent’s Day
Breakfast, Power of Parenting Nights |
| Annual Thanksgiving
Buffet-November 19, 2004 |
| Most successful Family Fun
Day – October 16, 2004 |
| Catawba Science Center
Festival – December 13th and December
14th |
| One-With-One Tutoring
Program |
| Gamewell Fire Department
–Fire Safety Programs throughout the year |
Student Enrollment,
Faculty and Staff:
| 608 students in grades K-5 |
| Parents as Teachers |
| Attendance above 96% at
this time |
| 42 certified staff and 38
associate staff members |
| Four National Board
Certified Teachers and seven candidates in
process |
| One of two teachers in
county participating in Team II Training |
| One teacher serving on
Department of Education Math Assessment
Committee |
| Two teachers participating
in Tier 2 Math Training – (3 in County) |
| Two teachers serving with
Teacher Academy as Trainers for Reading First |
| Staff development over the
summer included training in Language and Reading
First |
Instructional Program:
| School wide Title I School |
| High Growth School and
North Carolina School of Distinction for fourth
year in a row |
| Caldwell County School of
Excellence – 91% at or above grade level |
| Gamewell Elementary made
Adequate Yearly Progress on all NCLB goals in
2003-2004 |
| Accelerated Reading,
Accelerated Math, Math Facts in a Flash, Fluent
Reader |
| Compass Learning |
| Sonday Tutorial Program |
| Special Programs include:
Resource, AIG, Music, Physical Education,
Technology, Character Education, Media, Total
Quality Principles |
| Tutorial opportunities
before, during, and after school – One With One |
| Six day schedule and
schedule that allows all grade levels and areas
a common planning time |
| GES operates on a 9 week
grading period |
| Piloting DIBELS (Dynamic
Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) |
| Member of ASU Reading
Research Project |
| Gamewell Elementary is
piloting Second Steps Program |
| Arts Council Grant -
Orchestranimal Puppets – Gail Haley |
Technology:
| 30 station Computer
Competency Lab |
| 30 station Compass
Learning Lab |
| 30 Station Compass/Passkey
Lab |
| 17 printers and scanners
for Accelerated Math |
| Portable Lab with 14
laptop computers |
| TV and VCR in each
classroom |
| GES Kid’s News TV Program |
| Announcements completed
through GES Intra-Net News Service- (Teacher
Handbook was added this year) |
| Computer stations in the
Media Center |
| Telephones in each
classroom |
| Technology access
includes: Passkey, Internet, Accelerated
Reading, Accelerated Math, Learn NC, Compass
Learning, Microsoft Office, Max’s Sand Box,
Fluent Reader, Math Facts in a Flash |
| Computerized check out in
Media Center and we recently added a check-in
station which allows students to check in their
library books |
| GES web page |
| Faculty e-mail |
Other Information of Note:
| White Glove – Outstanding
for previous six years |
| School Beautification –
Outstanding for previous six years |
| Strong emphasis on
recycling and energy management |
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