Our Goals for Student Achievement
Teachers, Parents, and Students – Together for Success
District Goals
The following are Cobb County School
District’s goals:
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Vary learning experiences to
increase success in career paths.
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Differentiate resources for
areas/schools based on needs.
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Develop stakeholder involvement to
promote student success.
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Recruit, hire, support, and retain
employees for the highest levels of
excellence.
Clarkdale Elementary School Goals
In the 1st Grade Classroom
At Home
The 1st grade staff will work with students
and their families to support students’
success in math. For our families we will:
Clarkdale parents joined staff to develop ideas
about how families can support students’ success
in math. At home, parents will:
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Provide students with standards
based math activities and sheets to
practice skill learned in class at least
twice a week.
Provide students with access to
technology at home, or public library to
practice math skill games such as First
in Math, and technology resources
provided in the parent playbook at least
three times a week.
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Support student learning by monitoring
and reviewing math activity sheets sent
home by the teacher.
Incorporate math fluency strategies
during daily number talks.
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Work with students to build math fact
fluency at home by using
addition/subtraction to twenty flash
cards at least two times a week.
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Provide students with access to
math skill games on the computer or
IPads including First in Math at least
three times a week.
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Clarkdale administrators and teachers have
studied our student performance data to decide
on the most important area of improvement for
our school.
Math- To achieve the goal of 80% of all students
meeting or exceeding standards on the math
portion of the Student Learning Objectives our
school will concentrate on the following:
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Developing number
Number Talks.
sense
through
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Increasing daily math instruction time to
100 minutes.
Clarkdale Students
Clarkdale students joined staff and parents to develop ideas about how they can succeed in school
and become champions in math. Students thought of the following ideas to make connections
between learning at home and school.
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Be engaged and stay focused while practicing math concepts on available math technology
resources provided by teachers.
Attempt to complete math activity sheets independently by applying skills learned in the
classroom. Ask a parent for assistance when needed.
Practice addition/subtraction using flashcards at least two times a week to demonstrate
fluency.
What is a School-Parent Compact?
Activities to Build Partnerships
This School-Parent Compact for Achievement is an
agreement that parents, students, and teachers
develop together. It explains how parents and
teachers will work together to make sure all of our
students reach grade-level standards.
Join us for our “Bring Your Parents to School”
days, September 9, and November 11, 2015 and
January 13, 2016. Come and experience the day
in the life of your child. Bring your backpack
and be prepared to “dive deep" into the
curriculum.
An Effective Compact:
 Focuses on student learning skills
 Shares strategies parents can use at home
 Explains how teachers and parents will
communicate about student progress
 Describes how teachers will help students
develop those skills using high quality
instruction
 Describes opportunities for parents to
volunteer, observe, and participate in the
classroom
MARCH “MATH” MADNESS, March 24, 2016
Enjoy fun, family friendly math games designed
to be great learning tools for use at home as
well.
School-Parent Compact
for Achievement
2015-2016
Revised March 9, 2015
1st Grade Focus for
Student Success
More family fun events coming throughout the
year! Detailed information will be sent home.
Jointly Developed
The parents, students and staff of Clarkdale
Elementary School developed this School-Parent
Compact for Achievement. Teachers suggested
learning strategies, parents added ideas to make them
more specific, and students told us what would help
them learn. Meetings are held each year to review the
compact and make changes based on student needs.
Parents are welcome to contribute comments
at any time.
If you would like to participate and/or observe in the
classroom, please contact your student(s) teacher at
770-819-2422 or through his or her email. If you
would like to volunteer, please contact: Xandria
Johnson at xandria.johnson@cobbk12.org or 770-8192422 Ext. 046.
Communication about Student Learning
Clarkdale Elementary is committed to frequent
two-way communication with families about
children’s learning. Some of the ways you can
expect us to reach you are:
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Weekly folders
Notes or phone calls
Updates on the school website
Midterm progress reports
Parent-teacher conferences in October
Cardinal Communication email every
Friday
Text, emails, phone calls via Blackboard
Connect (out dials)
ParentVue grading and attendance
system
Do you have questions about your child’s
progress? Contact your child’s teacher by phone
(770) 819-2422 or email.
CLARKDALE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Dr. Liss Maynard, Principal
Tangela Hendrix, Assistant Principal
770-819-2422
www.cobbk12.org/Clarkdale