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Character Counts (2001) |
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School Mission
- Towne Meadows Elementary School's mission is to nurture and promote academic and social competence while enhancing self-esteem in a safe, positive environment. We strive to meet the individual needs of every student through active instruction based on district and state standards. To fulfill this mission, Towne Meadows staff is committed to improving decision making, problem solving, and thinking skills while encouraging and supporting partnerships in our school community. We promote and model acceptance and appreciation for individual and cultural diversity in all we do.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with hearing impairments, language or speech impairment, specific learning disabilities and visual impairments.
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Additional academic support is provided by a reading specialist
| Activities and Sports |
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: oceanography club; intermural sports; jump rope club; jazz band; chess club and International Educational Systems (IES) language program.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: orchestra, band, art and chorus.
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Other news or notes
- We look at the whole child including vision, speech & motor skills. Our distict has an inclusion 1st philosoply for sp. ed. An Intervention Team provides teacher support to modify if needed. Specific teacher evaluation is done in each subject area. Also, students spend a minimum of 40 minutes per week in a Macintosh lab with direct instruction.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 8 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established between 1990-1994.
- District provides transportation to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: Highland Junior High.
- Almost all of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- Regular classroom hours: 8:40 to 3:25.
- Principal has been at this school for 10 years.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 07/30/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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