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Quick Facts
Special features before- and after- school care
Dress code Uniforms required

School Mission
  • Mission
    LEAD - Learn Excel Achieve Dream

    Roadrunner's Creed:
    In choosing behaviors for success, I promise . . .
    To be responsible for my choices
    To keep learning as I grow
    To teach others what I know

Curriculum
  • Special education programs designed specifically for students with language or speech impairment, specific learning disabilities and multiple disabilities.
  • This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
 
 
Instructional Program Highlights
  • Students learn Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People as part of our Leadership is Elementary program.
  • We are a data driven organization. Staff uses data to make instructional decisions. Students keep data notebooks to monitor their own progress.
  • There is a positive and constructive school climate.
  • English Estates has been invited to join the Successful Practices Network by the International Center for Leadership in Education.

Activities and Sports
  • Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Music Makers; Jog Stars; Drama; Student Council; SECME - Science and Math and Before and After School Tutoring.
  • This school has the following art(s) programs: art and chorus.
 
 
Parent and Community Support
  • English Estates has been recognized as a Five Star School by the Florida Department of Education. This award recognizes that the school promotes parent volunteers, parent involvement through the School Advisory Council, and business/community involvement. The PTA is active in promoting family activities, such as Safety Saturday and Family Fun Fest.

Other news or notes
  • The facility is comparable to a new school, with all buildings renovated or built within the last eight years. There are no portable classrooms on the campus.

Technology and Facilities
  • 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
  • This school was established between 1960-1969.
  • District provides transportation to this school.
 
 
Admissions and Enrollment
  • Graduates typically go to: South Seminole Middle School and Tuskawilla Middle School.
  • Most of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
 
 
Safety, Discipline and Support
  • Safety and discipline-related resources include: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension;
 
 
Other Features and Highlights
  • This school has an emphasis in: Leadership is Elementary.
  • Regular classroom hours: 8:35 to 3:05.
  • Principal has been at this school for 2 years.
 
 
Volunteer requests

Category: language arts/social studies

Description: Volunteers are always welcome to assist students.

  • Contact name: Alex Agosto, Assistant Principal
  • Contact phone: 407-320-2850
  • Contact email: alexis_agosto@scps.k12.fl.us

Category: math/science

Description: Volunteers are always welcome to assist students.

  • Contact name: Alex Agosto, Assistant Principal
  • Contact phone: 407-320-2850
  • Contact email: alexis_agosto@scps.k12.fl.us

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 08/29/2005. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.  

 
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