Mission
Our mission is to create a learning community
that fosters student achievement and promotes the development of
confident, lifelong learners.
Principal's Highlights
Mark Twain Elementary
School provides a research-based academic program for grades pre-K thru
5th. Our goal is for each child, each day, to achieve and succeed to
high standards.
- Mark Twain utilizes a daily, comprehensive 90-minute school-wide reading program, Success For All.
- Our Pre-K - 5 curriculums include technology, music and physical education taught by highly qualified specialist.
- Individualized Computer Assisted Instruction includes Lexia and Alphie (reading) and Zip Zoom and ELLIS (ESL).
- Mark Twain's Response to Intervention (RTI) team meets weekly to ensure academic growth for all students.
- Mark Twain has a grade 3-5 Gifted and Talented program which provides a differentiated curriculum and enrichment classes.
- MAP Testing is given three times yearly and used for student goal-setting and the planning of instruction.
- The Soaring Hawks after school remediation program is provided to students to build skills in reading, math and writing.
- Community partnerships provide enrichment programs in Science, Multimedia Arts and instrumental music education.
- Our Family Resource Center offers workshops for parents. Parents participate in our P.T.A. and Latino Parent Committee.
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Goals
Objective(s):
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Achievement in English Language Arts (ELA) will improve with training and fidelity to research-based instruction and assessment.
- Teachers will participate in
Professional Learning Communities (PLC) to monitor ELA achievment and
plan interventions and enrichment for all students.