GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARY
In Wayne Township School District
BY: Raychel Able
MISSION STATEMENT
Garden City School, a partnership of staff, families,
and community, provides a safe and caring
environment for our students. We strive to maximize
individual student potential through standards-based
instruction. Our staff models the importance of
lifelong learning through on-going research based
professional development.
CURRICULUM
Curriculum is done by grade level. (teams)
Curriculum is done across the board from school to school
All around school year calendar
Horizons is used for grades 3-8
Learn and Design Resource
http://www.wayne.k12.in.us/curriculum/lesson_design.htm
PEP- Personalized Education Plan
Social Reconstruction School
S C H O O L D E M O G R A P H I C
Numbers:• Students: 944
• 54% Hispanic • 24% White• 18% Black• 4% Multiracial • 1% Asian
• Teachers: 40• Assistants/Paraprofessionals: 23
7% of students participate in programs helping with Special Education (WCJS)
44% English as a new language
ACHIEVEMENT PLAN
Test Scores:• Very below average (Rating is 2 out of 10)• In growth they got an average score ( Rating is
a 5 out of 10)• Attendance is high • Growth has shown improvement
Improvement Plan• Increase the amount of test prep• Increase the teacher evaluations
TYPES OF CURRICULAR CHOICE OFFERED
Programs for some students:• Honors, Advanced Placement Courses, International Baccalaureate
Horizons (must qualify through identification process)EXCEL (must qualify through identification process)Cluster Grouping (must qualify through identification process)
Extracurricular Activities Offered: • Math Bowl, Science Bowl, Spell Bowl, Girls on the Run, Boys
Running all the Time, Student Council and Gator VIPS
Commercially Known Curricular:• HOSTS, Everyday Math • Every teacher can decide what he/she wants to use in their own
classroom.
SCHOOL FINANCES
Per Student Expenditures: • $10,703
90% of students participate in free of reduced lunch
Average Salaries:• Teachers: $48,840 (40 teachers in Garden City)• Administrators: $82,368
Title One School
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg1.html
OPERATING BUDGET
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
Homes:• 5,373 homes for sale• 1,233 homes for rent• 17,805 recently sold• Starting at homes that are foreclosed on to costing
$110K
Demographics: • Median Household Income: $37,713• Median Age: 39• $7.39% Married, 15.8% Divorced, 8.39% Widowed,
28.6% Single
oWhite non-Hispanic: 71.8%oBlack: 19.2%oAmerican Indian: .2%oAsia: 1.6% oHispanic or Latino: 5.4%
BUSINESSES IN THE AREA
Wood-Mizer Products Inc.
Sam’s Club
US Water Systems
Applied Composites Engineering
Anixter Inc.
Sensient Flavors LLC
Indianapolis Winair Co.
Gardening Center
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Lakeview Church Partnership
Westlake Church Partnership
Marathon Oil Co. Partnership
Gleaner's Food Bank Partnership
G.R.E.A.T. Program
Garden Day (spruce up the school grounds)
Girl Scout meeting site
OASIS Volunteers
Many Contributions from neighborhood businesses for school incentive awards
School Partnership with Sam's Club
YMCA Basketball
Ivy Tech Practicum Students
HOSTS
SO WHAT?
Low Income leads to unsteady home life
Most jobs around are manual labor so students move around,
that is why they are try to keep the curriculum across the board.
Title One leads to more supervision from the government
which is more pressure on the teachers and admin
Teachers are concerned with home life along with standards.
Demographics and location make the difference in the school
grade.
SOURCES
http://www.wayne.k12.in.us/district/
http://www.greatschools.org/indiana/indianapolis/1
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http://indianapublicmedia.org/stateimpact/2012/10/
31/fewer-as-more-bs-in-this-years-indiana-school-le
tter-grade-release
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http:// www.wayne.k12.in.us/gce/
Ashley Goodpaster- 4th grade teacher