2014 State of the School

1. STATE OF THE
SCHOOL
Broadus Wood Elementary School
Dr. Kendra Core King
September 2, 2014

2. Demographic Information
 Male: 48%
 Female: 52%
Total Students: 309 (K-5)
 Students w/Disabilities: 2%
 LEP: 3%
 Gifted: 5%
 Hispanic: 6%
 American Indian: 1%
 Asian: 2%
 Multi-Racial: 5%
 African American: 1%
White: 85%

3. Grade Level Distribution

4. Class Sizes
Grade Level Average Number of Students
Kindergarten 23
First Grade 15
Second Grade 20
Third Grade 16
Fourth Grade 19
Fifth Grade 23

5. Faculty and Staff
 21 Certified Teachers
 5 Teacher Assistants
 2 Office Associates
 2 Child Nutrition
 3 Custodial Engineers
 1 School Nurse, Speech Pathologist,
ESOL, School Psychologist, &
Occupational Therapist
 2 Instructional Coaches

6. Faculty and Staff Demographics
Description Total
Teacher FTE’s 22.93
Retirements
Transferred
Attrition
New Staff Members
0
1(Coach)
3 (TA, School Counselor, &
SPED teacher)
2 (School Psych. & Coach)
0
Teaching Experience 2014-15 Range 1-36 years

7. Staff Updates
Virgena McClanahan
School Counselor
Kelly-Ann Williams
First Grade
Salvatore Capecci
Second Grade
Custodian Team
Heather Joyce
School Psychologist

8. SOL Pass Rates (%)
Math
2013
Math
2014
Reading
2013
Reading
2014
Grade 3
Division
55
57
68
64
73
71
90
73
Grade 4
Division
73
77
75
76
58
70
75
72
Grade 5
Division
53
69
65
73
73
75
69
76

9. SOL Pass Rates (%)
Science
2013
Science
2014
VA Studies
2013
VA
Studies
2014
Grade 3
Division
79
79
93
84
82
80
91
85
Grade 5
Division
71
76
76
69
84
86
61
77
Writing
2013
Writing
2014
Grade 5
Division
71
79
65
75

10. Eliminated SOL Assessments for Elementary School
 Grade 3 science,
 Grade 3 history,
 Grade 5 writing,
Our school division will develop a balanced assessment portfolio to replace these
SOL tests.

11. Looking Ahead

12. Unleashing Each Student’s Potential
Vision: All learners to believe in
their power to embrace learning,
to excel, and to own their future.
Mission: The core purpose of
Albemarle County Public Schools
is to establish a community of
learners and learning, through
relationships, relevance, and
rigor, one student at a time.

13. Preparing Our Students to Succeed

14. Instructional Anchors
 Virginia Standards of Learning
 Framework for Quality Learning (FQL)
 Lifelong Learner Standards (LLLs)
 7 Pathways
 Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
 SPARK Lessons
 School Improvement Plan

15. School Improvement Plan Goals:
 Increase students’ problem solving and reasoning skills
through engagement in problem/passion based learning)
activities;
 Support safe and effective learning environments
through school-wide use of Responsive Classroom; and
 Support Teachers through Professional Development

16. Our Students Rock!

17. New Playground will be completed soon…

18. Need Information?
 Broadus Wood Webpage
 ACPS Webpage
 Teachers/Specialists/Principal Webpages
 Monthly Newsletter Link on BW Webpage (beginning mid-September)
 King’s Coffee:
 Oct. 17, Dec. 12, Feb. 13, and May 15
 Parent Teacher Conferences (October-November)
 Phone or email
 PTO webpage and emails

19. Have a Wonderful Year!