Good Writing Leads to Good Riding
Forget pats on the back. Fifteen Sunrise fourth-graders are getting the red carpet treatment for earning their school's highest FCAT writing scores. The Sawgrass Elementary students will board a stretch limo Tuesday and then ride to Bimini Boatyard, a waterfront restaurant, for lunch.
SAWGRASS SHINES
| Twelve traditional schools made statistically significant increases (indicating a positive trend in scores) in their COMBINED reading AND mathematics proficiency results. The schools are: |
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Beachside Montessori Village Elementary School
Eagle Point Elementary School
Embassy Creek Elementary School
Hallandale Elementary School
Meadowbrook Elementary School
Nova Blanche Foreman Elementary School
Sawgrass Elementary School
Sea Castle Elementary School
Silver Lakes Elementary School
Silver Ridge Elementary School
Sunshine Elementary School
Welleby Elementary School
The combined reading and mathematics proficiency is a critical objective in the District's Three Year Strategic Plan established 2012-13. The District is looking into best practices at these schools to replicate them at the other schools during the 2013-14 school year.
2013-2014 Code of Student Conduct Parent Notification
Parents and students, in August, the 2013-2014 Code of Student Conduct Handbook will be posted on Broward Schools’ Web site at http://www.browardschools.com/index.asp under the Additional Information tab for the Code Goes Green. Parents and students may also access the Handbook through the BEEP Portal for Parents or Students as well as a variety of new electronic sources including a Quick Response Code for smartphones.
