Roosevelt Elementary School                    

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   "Enabling All Students to Succeed in an Ever-Changing World"
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                 "Home of the Roughriders!"

412 Second St. SE
Watertown, SD 57201
                    605-882-6360

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It takes a community to raise our children. Roosevelt is a warm and caring neighborhood school located in the ‘Heart of Watertown’. We are concerned about giving our 300 Rough Riders a strong foundation in the basic subjects while still finding the time for activities that encourage special interests and talents.
 

Based from the Watertown School District’s mission statement “Enabling students to succeed in an ever-changing world”, the mission of our school is:
 

To provide a safe environment where high expectations, both academic and social, and respect for others are consistently communicated and role-modeled to our students and to develop an atmosphere that nurtures success for all.

To accomplish this mission, it takes the Roosevelt staff, students, parents, and community to be involved in the education process. Research supports the fact that students whose parents are actively involved in their child’s school activities are more successful in learning and have positive attitudes towards school.

You are encouraged to visit our school. I believe you will find our Roosevelt community alive and well. On behalf of all the Rough Riders, I extend a warm and friendly ‘WELCOME!’.

Gregg DeSpiegler, Principal


 

Roosevelt Core Beliefs

2009-2010

We Believe…

 

Students

  • All students can learn.

  • Students need to take ownership of their learning and responsibility for their work.

  • Students enter the learning environment with different ability levels and experiences.

  • Students need to be loved, feel safe and be part of community.

  • Students need to feel a sense of accomplishment.

  • Students need social skills to be successful in their personal and work world.

  • Students will treat others with dignity and respect.

 

Staff

  • Staff is responsible for providing the opportunity for all students to learn and experience accomplishment.

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  • Staff will work with students to provide a safe, and caring environment.

  • Staff will be a positive role model.

  • Staff will be prepared for and complete their duties.

  • Staff will treat others with dignity and respect.

  • Staff input and contributions are valued and necessary.

Parents & Community

  • Parents are responsible for supporting, monitoring and encouraging learning.

  • Community involvement is important in supporting learning opportunities for students (HOSTS, J.A., BISCO, GIFT, Kidscope).

  • Mentoring opportunities are encouraged for our students.

  • Parents/community should be a positive role model for students.

  • Communication between school, community and parents is important.

 

Roosevelt Elementary Goals

Goal #1: Roosevelt Elementary will strive to have ALL students at proficient or advanced levels in academics.

  1. Continue to offer daily Successmaker Math and Reading to all students.

Evaluation completed Daily, Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly with the End of the Year Results producing at least 95% of all students at or above grade level

  1. Increase student assessment performance (with a minimum success rate of 85%    or higher for Curriculum standards) on the Benchmark test in grades K-6.

School Mastery curriculum percentages in Reading—91%

Specific Grade level mastery percentage:

Kind—98%; 1st—93%

2nd—92%; 3rd—88%

4th—90%; 5th—90%

6th—88%

 

School Mastery curriculum percentages in Math—91%

Specific Grade level mastery percentage:

Kind—98%; 1st—93%

2nd—93%; 3rd—88%

4th—90%; 5th—90%

6th—85%

  1. Students in grades 3-6 will score at or near the top of large schools on the          Dakota STEP test.

School Proficient / Advanced percentage in Reading—89%

Specific Grade level : 3rd—88%; 4th—90%; 5th—88%; 6th—88%

School Proficient / Advanced percentage in Math—89%

Specific Grade level : 3rd—88%; 4th—93%; 5th—88%; 6th—88%

  1. Roosevelt students will continue to improve test results in the State Writing assessments.

Roosevelt Student results will average 3.0 (on a 4.0 assessment scale) or higher as a School

  1. Complete TAT interventions for students below grade level in Reading and / or Math.

Students on TAT interventions will make gains above the 25%’ile for students their age

  1. Complete H.O.S.T.S. Literacy support for students in K and 3-6.

Beginning and Ending Reading Levels in specialized Reading Areas in Successmaker—1 yr gain; Quarterly Star Reading Test—1 yr gain; Benchmark Assessments—‘Mastery level’ in Reading; NCLB Data—Proficient qualifying student

Goal #2: The Roosevelt Elementary Parents will be involved with their child’s education.

  1. The Roosevelt parents will attend Parent—Teacher Conferences.

95-100% of Parents will attend Fall and Spring Conferences

  1. Roosevelt will provide OPEN HOUSE for students and parents (possibly after school starts for Grade Level Open House Meetings).

95-100% of Parents will attend Fall Open House

  1. Staff will communicate with Roosevelt parents

Increase PTO volunteer numbers by 10% from 2007-2008

Goal #3: To help meet the needs of learners and to support our staff, Roosevelt Elementary will offer teaching and learning opportunities in our community.

  1. Review the school programs (GIFT, HOSTS, Kidscope, FastForward, Read Naturally, Reading Recovery, etc.).

Data given to staff and Superintendent

 

  1. Continue to ensure student attendance to meet or exceed Federal Requirements. Focus attention on students and families not meeting attendance requirements.

Data given to Staff and Superintendent

 

  1. Roosevelt will be a cheerful, clean, positive and welcoming environment.

Budget development Spring 2009

 

  1. Radio and newspaper marketing regarding the positive aspects of attending Roosevelt Elementary.

Distinguished School Award; Programs & Activities events;

Honor Roll; & Special Events (PTO and family)

Goal #4: The Roosevelt Elementary students will demonstrate appropriate social behavior skills throughout the school.

  1. The Roosevelt staff will model, pre-teach, teach, and re-teach consistent behavioral expectations with Boys Town Skills.

Office intervention referrals will number 150 intervention events or less

for the 08-09 school year

 

  1. Social Skills will be highlighted and posted for students to review and model.

Continued daily school announcements; Weekly Parent Updates; Monthly Newsletters; Maintain a lunchroom poster board highlighting Social Skills of the week

 

  1. Staff will effectively communicate student behavior concerns at Roosevelt.

Direct Staff communication

 


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Roosevelt Elementary is a Title I Compliant School.
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