This is the Tenth Anniversary of Parkside Elementary, the “WOW School of the Century!” What exactly does “WOW” mean?
First, WOW stands for “Working on the Work”, a framework for our learning organization that focuses on the quality of the work we design for students and the students’ quality work products. It also defines the rules, roles and relationships of the student, the teacher, the parent and the community in educating every child.
Second, “WOW” is what we want all students, parents, and staff to say about what they’ve accomplished at the end of each day. In other words, we want coming to Parkside to be a QUALITY learning experience, in a safe and secure environment, each and every day for everyone!
This year our dream theme is, ”Parkside Dreams of Going Green”. Together, we will engage our students and our community in Recycling, Reusing, Reducing and Reinventing the way we live and work. Our “Green Team”, will plant the seeds of knowledge and information; nurture and care for young minds and new ways of thinking, both critically and creatively; and take time to celebrate your efforts as they blossom and grow!
As a school community, we’ve continued the dream of establishing a reputation of quality at Parkside Elementary. This year we received enough points to achieve another “A” rating on the Florida State Accountability Grading System. However, only 46% of our students in the lowest 25% made learning gains in reading, and 50% must make learning gains or the letter grade is dropped to a “B”. Our challenge is to continuously work collaboratively and to take our reputation for teaching and learning to the highest level possible, for ALL of our students.
We are here to support you in every way possible. We look forward to a year of exploring new ways of going green, learning green and living green.
