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International Baccalaureate

Report to Community2013 - 2014

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301 Chandler Creek Rd.Greer, South Carolina 29651

P: 864-355-2400 • F: 864-355-2420www.greenville.k12.sc.us/ccreek

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Principal Jane R. Mills

Asst. Principal Jennifer Dodds

SIC Chair Jennifer Jones

PTA President Marie Paris

Chandler CreekElementary School

Letter From Mrs. MillsH H H H

Mission StatementH H H H

The mission of

Chandler Creek Elementary

is to

develop the enthusiasm

for

lifelong learning

through inquiry in a

global, caring environment developing responsible

citizens who exhibit

core values.

Chandler Creek Elementary School is a community school committed to excellence.

Our students have embraced the statement, “I come to school to learn!” In our hallways, in our classrooms,

and on our playground, you can observe students involved in questioning and learning more about their world. We are proud to be an International Baccalaureate School and we promote inquiry, problem solving, and project based learning.

Our year has been fruitful as we have added a new mentor and tutoring program. We have trained in

Balanced Literacy to support a more developmentally appropriate reading program. We have immersed

ourselves in the South Carolina Common Core Standards. We have strengthened our collaboration

both within the school and in the community. Thank you to all for making Chandler Creek a

warm and inquisitive school setting where students are first and quality education is a priority.

We look forward to our future in educating the students of Greer, South Carolina.

With warmest regards,

Jane R MillsPrincipal

Energy Star Award

GCS Clean School Award

Red Carpet School

Palmetto Silver Award

Webmaster Gold Award

Safe Schools Award

Awards

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H History of School HChandler Creek is a K4 through fifth grade, public el-ementary school located in the former Greer Middle School facility. In 1999-2000, the former Greer Middle School was renovated and expanded for its future use as an elementary school. The renovated school contains 122,703 square feet and is designed for a capacity of 1,000 students.

The student bodies of East Greer Elementary and Tryon Street Elementary joined together and named the new school Chandler Creek Elementary. The school mascot was voted to be the Champion Star and the school colors were designated as yellow and purple. Chandler Creek Elementary opened with 620 students. The current en-rollment projection for 2014 is over 1000 students.

H Measuring Results HThe South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Stan-dards (PASS) is used to measure student performance for grades 3-5. Student scores are recorded in percentiles and classified as Exemplary, Met, and Not-met. Scores for 2012-2013 are recorded below.

H Educational Enrichments H- Art Club - Chandler Creek Chorus - Curriculum Based Field Trips (4K-5) - Lego Club - PTA Reflections - Mileage Club - Safety Patrol- CIS: Communities in Schools- Friends of the C.R.E.E.K. Tutoring Program

- Student Council Grades 3-5- Science Fair- Science Day- Terrific Kids- Quarterly Awards- Book Buddies- RTI reading program- LLI reading program- CCE- News Show- Math Brainbusters

H Yearly Goals- Focused on Results HResolved: To provide an annual report to the community re-garding the progress towards goals and objectives at Chandler Creek Elementary School. Goals identified align with the Greenville County Schools Strategic Plan.

H Strategic Goals HGoal # 1. Student Learning and Achievement Raise the academic challenge and performance of each student.SIC Progress- Established Friends of the C.R.E.E.K. Tutoring and Mentoring Program . Launched February 2014. Currently serving over 35 students.

Goal # 2. Quality Personnel Ensure quality personnel in all positions.

Goal # 3. School Environment Provide a school environment supportive of learning. SIC Progress- Support School Wide Health and Wellness. CATCH Committee received the Healthy School Award and a grant of $1,000.

Goal # 4. Financial Resources Effectively manage/further develop necessary financial resources.

Goal # 5. Communications and Community Engagement Improve public understanding and support of public schools.SIC progress- SIC Page on School Website. Parent Sessions Planned for Parent Information. Hosted Internet Awareness Night and Upcoming “What is State testing?” in May. Additional Parent Nights planned for Fall 2014.

H Community Connections HSIC Committee

Jennifer JonesJennifer OlmertJennifer HumphreyTom BuczkowskiLatrell CatesTawna ClarkKaren DavisSam FahimAlisha HaueisenTracy HicksCasey SmithDana SudduthChris TalleyCindy TaylorBeth Waters

Ricky WebbMandi WhiteCarolyn WilsonKasey DriscollApril Staggs Robin CopherSam AliTina SandersJared HembreeBernadette SchanerJane MillsJennifer DoddsJenny DehlingerMargo HerbertAlicia Keller

H The Future HWe anticipate that the students will continue to grow in relationship to state testing measures. To achieve this, during the 2013-2014 school years we have:- Used classroom assessment data to make instructional decisions.- Trained fully in Year 1 as a Balanced Literacy School.- Created a math facts fluency incentive program.- Implemented a higher order word-of-the-week study.- Developed an early morning computer lab time to support English language learners.- Utilized early morning math lab IXL.- Enhanced Study Skills and Success groups offered by guidance.- Established goal setting for all students.- Increased Rigor aligned to the SCCCS.- Enhanced intensive flexible grouping to remediate math strands based on MAP.- Employed a school-wide behavior and character education program aligned with the IB learner profile.

Grade 3 Scores Not Met Met Exemplary M+EELA 11.7% 29.7% 58.6% 88.3%Math 20.2% 24.8% 55.0% 79.8%Writing 18.8% 35.2% 46.1% 81.3%

Not Met Met Exemplary M+EELA 15.8% 55.8% 28.3% 84.2%Math 16.7% 41.7% 41.7% 83.3%Writing 23.3% 49.2% 27.5% 76.7%

Grade 4 Scores Not Met Met Exemplary M+EELA 25.2% 45.7% 29.1% 74.8%Math 28.3% 44.1% 27.6% 71.7%Writing 29.7% 46.1% 24.2% 70.3%

Chandler Creek ElementaryAn International Baccalaureate

World School Celebrating Diversity

Grade 5 Scores