Message from Director Colton

"Reel Dreams" at Parkside Elementary for 2009-2010

Lights! Camera! Action! Roll 'em . . . . . .

Be our guests and join our cast members in celebrating our 10th anniversary year! Our academy-award winning students and staff AGAIN made Parkside Elementary an A+ school for 2008-2009, as well as meeting 100% of the rigorous criteria for No Child Left Behind's Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). WOW!

Here are the FCAT results and learning gains achieved:

• 85% of our grade 3-5 students meeting high standards in Reading (up from 81% in 2008)
• 82% of our grade 4 students meeting high standards in Writing (up from 79% in 2008)
• 86% of our grade 3-5 students meeting high standards in Math (86% in 2008)
• 48% of our grade 5 students meeting high standards in Science (up from 45% in 2008)
• 75% of our grade 4 & 5 students making learning gains in Reading (up from 66% in 2008)
• 74% of our grade 4 & 5 students making learning gains in Math (up from 66% in 2008)
• 64% of lowest 25% students making learning gains in Reading (up from 58% in 2008)
• 76% of lowest 25% students making learning gains in Math (up from 67% in 2008)

Congratulations to all our students, staff, parents, and community members on our TEAM PARKSIDE who makes this happen! In addition, Parkside has achieved the Five-Star School Award for community involvement, the Golden School Award for outstanding volunteers, AND our students, parents, and teachers rated us an "A" school on our Annual Customer Survey, all for 2008-2009.

Stay tuned for many exciting and engaging community activities we are planning this year, including the opening of our time capsule we buried in our opening year, 2000. Hope to see you on the big screen!

Hooray for Hollywood? At Parkside it's more like, "Hooray for our students, staff, and parents!" A great movie is the result of a good script, skillful casting, competent directing, various production crews (sound, sets, etc.) and producers who work to bring all these components together.

At Parkside we follow a good script that guides the curriculum and instruction being provided to our students. Our cast of students is challenged on a daily basis to "learn their lines" (subject matter). Our competent "directors" (teachers) work hard to bring out the best performances possible from our "stars." The various production crews (facilities, office staff, food services, etc.) work hard behind, and sometimes in front of, the scenes to provide the best support possible. Finally, as administrators (producers) we do everything possible to bring all facets together for a successful "production" (school year).

Of course, it is always our hope that our parents (audience) will have reason to applaud the end result. We depend on the support of our "audience" to help us refine the whole process and assure "continuous block-busters" not only this year, but every year. We encourage our students to be seeking their "Reel Dreams" of success. The staff- and specifically your child's teacher- will be providing important engaging educational experiences, as well as any additional support students may need, to continue building a strong academic and social foundation. Our parents will always be an important part in helping their child's dreams become realities. Parkside Elementary has a dedicated staff that looks forward to working with our parents toward achieving that goal.

Throughout the school year, there will be guideposts that will help both parents and teachers assess how well each student is progressing- both academically and socially- Interim Reports, parent conferences, report cards, state assessments, quizzes, tests, and so on. We encourage parents to monitor their child’s progress on a regular basis, and work with his / her teachers to be sure their child is putting forth his / her best effort.

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