Positive Behavior Support: (PBS)
Is a project that wil be used in Flagler County schools this year. It's purpose is to implement strategies that will assist schools in increasing academic performance and safety while decreasing problem behavior as well as establishing a positive school culture. It is based on a problem solving model and aims to prevent inappropirate behavior through teaching and reinforcing appropriate behaviors.
Student Recognition:
Student recognition programs have been designed to promote academic achievement, social development, create a positive school climate and involve the support of the local community.
- Honor Roll: To be eligible for the Honor Roll, a student must earn A's and B's in the core subject areas. In order to be eligible for the Principal's Honor Roll, a student must earn all A's in the core subject areas. If a student qualifies for the Principal's Honor Roll for all four grading periods, he/she will be placed on the Yearly Principal's Honor Roll.
- Perfect Attendance: Awards will be given to students who are marked present for each school day for the entire year. If a student has more than three (3) tardies in a marking period, he/she will not be eligible for the perfect attendance award.
- Bringing Up Grades (BUGS): This program is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Flagler County. Each quarter, students who have brought their grades up from the last quarter receive a certificate for their progress. In order to receive a BUGS certificate, the student must have raised the equivalent of one letter grade in one area, or in all areas but not have gone down in any areas.
- Terrific Kids: Is a collaborative effort between the school and the Kiwanis Club of Flagler County. The purpose of this program is to create a climate that teaches models and promotes the traits outline in Character Education. Awards are given out each quarter.
Special Areas:
In addition to the core curriculum subjects, students are provided with a 45 minute Special Area period each day. These special areas are on a rotating basis. Rymfire Elementary offers Art, Music, Physical Education and Heatlh on the wheel.
Progress Monitoring:
In order to determine student needs and to plan for appropriate instruction, various progress monitoring tools are used throughout the school year. These tests are used for progress monitoring only and are not part of a student's grades.
- FAIR (FLorida Assessments for Instruction in Reading) - is a measure of the six areas of reading for students in grades K-6. FAIR will be administered three (3) times during the school year.
- SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) - is a measure of reading comprehension for students in grade 2. SRI will be administered three (3) times during the school year.
- Schoolnet Testing Program - will be used for progress monitoring of math and reading in grades 3-6. It will also be used for monitoring of science in grade 5. Schoolnet Testing will be administered three (3) times per year.
- Write Score - is a progress monitoring assessment for writing that will be used in grades 3 and 4. It will be administered three (3) times per year.
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