Lewis and Clark

LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2004-2005 School Performance Report

800 Downing, Richland, WA 99352 (509) 967-6275

Martin Brewer, Principal

Our School Improvement Plan

Lewis & Clark staff members are committed to providing students with a safe and productive learning environment. Annual WASL results provide us with a gauge of progress toward this goal. We will improve students’ WASL scores in reading from 78.5% to 80.3%, writing from 70.9% to 73.3%, and math from 67.1% to 69.8% in 2006. We will do this by implementing, following, and updating the Lewis & Clark Learning Improvement Plan.

Our Facility

Lewis & Clark was dedicated in 1970. It has 440 students with a capacity of 479 students. The carpets were replaced in l998. The interior of the school was painted in l999. The lights and HVAC were replaced during the summer of 2002. The outside of the school was painted in the spring of 2004.

Our facility is used extensively outside normal school hours. During the AAU seasons, it is difficult to find a time when the gymnasium is not being used. In the spring, summer, and fall, our playgrounds are used heavily for soccer and city league baseball.

Quality Programs

Chapter I and Learning Assistance Programs help students with reading and math. We also give reading and math help to students in our Special Education Program.

The Student/Teacher Assistance Team helps with students’ academic and behavior concerns. Students receive assistance from this early intervention program.

The Special Friends Program is an adult and student friendship program run completely at the school site. An adult is matched up with a student as a mentor to develop resiliency skills.

We recognize students with our “Student of the Month” program.

Our Chess club won the National Chess Competition in 2002.

Highly Capable Program (GATE) for 3 rd-5 th is located at Lewis and Clark.

Behavior modification program (BESST) for Kindergarten – 2 nd is located at Lewis and Clark.

Lewis & Clark Successes

Lewis & Clark Elementary is a friendly place. Some of our successful programs are:

“I Got Caught” – to catch students doing good things around the school
A school store and banking each week
Career Fair – 4 th and 5 th graders explore the world of work
Playground games organized by adults
Excellent choir, band, and orchestra which have performed throughout the city. Our marching band performs at the SunFest Parade each year.
Student Council
Chess Club – an after school chess program
We work hard to help students feel positive about their school
Science Fair – collaboration of school personnel, community leaders, and over 200 students

School Demographics

Total Enrollment	440	Average Daily Attendance		96%
Ethnic-Minority	23%	Free-Reduced Meals		42%
Mobility rate	24%	Suspensions		6
Expulsions	0	Average Class Size
		K-1	20 (maximum 24)
		2-3	21 (maximum 26)
		4-5	23 (maximum 30)

Iowa Test of Basic Skills – Third Grade (national average is 50)

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2005 State
Reading	62	73	66	71	68	72	68	58
Language	63	77	62	72	68	73	70	NA
Math	77	82	73	79	74	77	80	66

Washington Assessment of Student Learning – Fourth Grade

Listed below are the percentages of Lewis & Clark students who met the state standard:

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2005 State
Reading	69%	59%	72%	85%	71%	74%	79%	95%	79%
Writing	51	31	56	71	52	69	71	90	58
Math	44	39	55	68	63	64	67	85	61

Strategies to Achieve Reading Goal

Several strategies are being used to achieve the reading goal:

All staff is trained in Running Record and Informal Reading Inventory Assessment.
Reading strategies are taught to students.
Shuttle Envelope Program is being used in Title I/LAP.
The Accelerated Reader Program is being used effectively. Students read over 17,000 books last year.
More reading to occur at home, using the reading log system.

2004-2005 Basic Education Budget

Instruction Supplies & Program Materials	$25,475
Staff Development	$10,126
Technology	$13,071
TOTAL	$48,672

I-728 Budget - $93,70