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Current enrollment 459
Approximately 57%of our students are neighborhood and 43%
are magnet focus, meaning they applied through the lottery and
come from all over the city.
Since this is an arts focus, teachers are trained to integrate arts
into the classroom curriculum. Also, students get additional hours
(4 periods, 2 are half classes) with their arts specialist which
changes each quarter, in six week rotations. Arts classes include
Dance, Visual Arts, Drama, and Music. 5th graders also have
performance lab on Wednesdays. A fifth push in rotational classes
will be offered this year
Students get PE weekly with their teacher and opportunities to
swim with their class
We have a wonderfully vital SUN (Schools Uniting
Neighborhoods ) and Vermont Hills Daycare
Our volunteerism is one of the highest in the District. We are very
fortunate to have strong parent volunteers, community and
corporate sponsorships/partnerships
Buckman has received an Outstanding grade by the State of
Oregon for the fourth year
Enrollment Statistics
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Year
TOTAL
2007
481
2008
498
2009
495
2010
501
2011
491
2012
459
K
1
69
74
2
3
4
5
80 72
97
75
88
85 82
77
99
81
81
81
81
81
74
97
85
83
78
83
82
74 FCC 17
78
93
78
80
84
78 FCC 22
69
78
85 70
76
81 FCC 17
Buckman Classrooms
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3 Kindergarten
1 FCC class K-2 (Focus Continuum)
1 FCC class 3-5
3 First grades
3 Second grades
3 Third grades
3 Fourth grades
3 Fifth grades
Many teachers have student interns
Buckman Classrooms/Support
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18 Gen. Ed.Classroom Teachers
1 Full time Visual Arts Teacher
1 Full time Drama/Music Teacher
1 Full time Dance Teacher
1 Full time Special Education teacher
1 part time Student Management Specialist .50
2 Full time FCC Teachers (Focus Continuum Class)with 4 Para
Educators
1 Part time ELL (English Lang. Learner) Teacher .25
1 Part time Speech Pathologist .80
1 Part time Library Assistant.50
1 Full time Counselor
1 Part time Psychologist .60
1 Part time Nurse
1 Full time Principal Secretary
1 Part time School Secretary
Student Interns
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TAG (Talented and Gifted) Currently 17%
Special Education 15%
Free and Reduced Lunch - Will not know
until early October. Last year it ended at
40%. The minimum requirements for Title
1 changed to 60% last year
2% ELL students…ELL support cut to .25
***This data is not fully accurate as final
numbers are not in for this year yet
Elementary and Secondary
Education Act
10 out of PPS’ 81 schools gained a 5 rating (Ainsworth Elementary,
Beverly Cleary K-8, Bridlemile Elementary, Buckman Elementary,
Chapman Elementary, Duniway Elementary, Laurelhurst K-8, West
Sylvan MS, Woodstock Elementary). Three charters also gained Level
5 ratings: Portland Arthur Academy, Emerson and Opal.
While no PPS schools received a “model” designation, Buckman
Elementary and Chapman Elementary schools earned a level 5
ranking and serve a higher percentage of students in poverty than
schools receiving the designation in other districts. More than 30
percent of students at each school qualify for free or reduced price
lunch. However, neither school was recognized because the Title 1
funding threshold in PPS is 60 percent – and the “model” designation
only applies to Title 1 schools.
ODE Rating 2011-12
Assessments
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Our students in K-2 are assessed quarterly by
teachers
3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students are tested by the
State in reading, math, and science for 5th grade.
All must complete work samples in speaking,
language arts, math, science, and writing.
Writing
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Every grade has a school-wide plan for writing, which is our
weakest area. There is no one specific writing program but
we are focusing our efforts on boys since girls are
outperforming boys in writing 2 to 1. As a school we are
using two writing strategies, mentor texts and anchor
charts. We are in our second year as the recipients of the
Nike PLC grant to support our writing goals
Writing improvement is our main academic goal in our
School Improvement Plan
Teachers all received training with the Oregon Writing
Project and will get continued professional development
through demonstration lessons
We developed a writing rubric continuum for each grade, K
through 5 designed to make sure we are hitting the areas
most needed in each grade
We base our needs on the state writing scores and the
strands we are struggling with such as conventions,
content, organization, and sentence fluency
Math
Mission Statement
We believe that all students can achieve high academic
standards when:
There are clear statements of high academic standards for
student performance
Assessment practices and tasks are clearly linked to the
standards
Curriculum frameworks are linked to the standards and tasks
Professional development opportunities are provided to assist
staff in implementation of the standards and tasks
Teacher leadership and initiative are recognized and
supported
You can go to the PPS website for everything Bridges,
including the entire curriculum and supporting materials. Our
Family Math Night is scheduled for November 15th this year
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Bridges in Mathematics Overview
Bridges in Mathematics is a full K-5 curriculum that provides the tools, strategies, and
materials teachers need to meet the new common core standards.
Developed with initial support from the National Science Foundation, Bridges offers a
unique blend of problem-solving and skill building in a clearly articulated program that
moves through each grade level with common models, teaching strategies, and
objectives.
A Bridges classroom features a combination of whole-group, small-group, and
independent activities. Lessons incorporate increasingly complex visual models - seeing,
touching, working with manipulatives, and sketching ideas - to create pictures in the
mind's eye that helps learners invent, understand, and remember mathematical ideas.
By encouraging students to explore, test, and justify their reasoning, the curriculum
facilitates the development of mathematical thinking for students of all learning styles.
Written and field-tested by teachers, Bridges reflects an intimate understanding of the
classroom environment. Designed for use in diverse settings, the curriculum provides
multiple access points allowing teachers to adapt to the needs, strengths, and interests
of individual students.
Common Core State Standards
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Milestones
Supports and Enrichment
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All teachers are trained and will continue to be trained in
modification, differentiation, and accommodation to fit all
students’ needs, including SIOP, (Sheltered Instruction)
Teachers meet with students in half classes for enrichments
and supports twice a week. The other two periods teachers
meet to discuss student needs in their teams and also meet
in their teams for planning. We have now opened several
additional arts periods a week that will be shared through
rotation for collaboration with teachers
Academic Enrichment opportunities during the day and
after school for math and literacy. Volunteers can help with
small group and individual pull outs as well as integrated
classroom time, or any other manner that meets the needs
of students and teachers
SMART program two days week, goal of serving >50 K-2
students
“Architects in the Classroom” for three classes this year
Supports and Enrichments
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SUN classes of all kinds…see schedule. Classes include
Tutoring, Mentoring, Cranium Club, MUSE Band, Sports,
Mosaics, Evil Genius, Wordplay, Sewing, Computers,
Newspaper, Space Cadets, Piano, MUSE, Animation,
Sideways Arithmetic,Tae Kwon Do, Eco-Kids, Clowning
Around, Art Studio, Rhyme Time, Bodies in Motion, Magic,
Math Challenge, Green Thumb Gardening, Guitar, Drama,
Pokémon, Marimba, Girls Inc., and so much more!
Saturday Academy Classes
Oregon Writers’ Festival
Family Math and Family Write Nights
Reading Buddies
America Reads/America Counts
TAG Coordinator Linda Nichenko...we have a budget for
more TAG opportunities
Initiatives for 2012-2013
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New Teacher Evaluations continue
Bridges Math Curriculum
Equity work with Courageous
Conversations…six staff members
facilitating on late opening days
Lost At School with Dr. Ross Greene
Nike PLC work around writing…seven staff
members facilitating
SIOP (Sheltered Instruction)
Incident Command (FEMA) continues
Continuing this year
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Lost At School, Ross Greene, Ph.D.
Collaborative Problem Solving
Courageous Conversations
Glenn Singleton
Character Education
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Steps to Respect
Second Steps
Continuous Classroom Meetings
Superflex
Our Counselor, Kristin Lasher, visits every
classroom many times a year to discuss
school climate and character education.
Each month is a different trait such as
“Caring” and “Responsibility" which is
highlighted and celebrated school-wide.
Awards are given at lunch monthly
School Improvement Plan
TAG Plan
Young Audiences/Run For The Arts
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RFTA day this year is October 5th .
Parents are welcome to join in!
RFTA funds help us fund art activities,
field trips, artists in residences, art
supplies and many more art opportunities
for each class, through Young Audiences.
Last year every class benefited from RFTA
and it is a vital support for our arts focus
program. This year, RFTA will again fund
an additional dance teacher for during and
after school dance support. We collected
over $23,000 after expenses last year
Important Upcoming Dates
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10/3
International Walk and Bike Day
10/5
Run For The Arts
10/12
Inservice…school is closed
10/17
Late Opening…10:45
10/23
Parent TAG meeting at Buckman @ 7 PM
10/25
“Principal for a Day”
10/26
Grandparents and Special Friends day
10/29
7:30, Author/Parent Cheryl Strayed will speak
in the Cafetorium about writing and her newest NY Times
Bestseller WILD. Cheryl has also written TINY BEAUTIFUL
THINGS, also a NY Times Bestseller, as well as TORCH
11/15
Family Math Night at 6:30
11/19&20 Parent/Teacher Conferences AM/PM…no school
the entire week for students
Final Reminders
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Our web site is www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/buckman
Please remember to call before 9:00 if your child will be late or
sick. The auto dialer will begin calling by 10:00 if we do not get a
call. Please call before 2 PM for any changes that we need to know
regarding pick up. Also, please pick your child up by 3:00 every
day. No child may be left unattended or alone after 3:00. Our
office closes at 4PM and DHS or police will be called if we cannot
reach you
We have appreciated parents and visitors always checking in at
the office upon arrival anytime after 8:50 or before 3:00
No unattended parking in front of the building from 7-9 AM and 24 PM. Tickets run $40 and Portland Police is often present. Please
no, pick ups or double parking out front during peak times. Also,
please no double parking or stopping out in front. Also, all dogs
must be leashed and never left alone
Thank you!!!!
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Thank you parents for all you do to help students
succeed and for all the volunteer hours you put
in.
Thank you to all the wonderful partners such as
PTA, Foundation, Site Council, SUN, SMART, and
the countless others for all you for our students
and our school. Sorry I could not name you all.
Thanks to a wonderful, dedicated staff. They
have been a great support this past year.