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School Mission
- Our mission as the Riverdale School Community is to develop educated citizens of strong moral character who demonstrate positive attitudes, appropriate social and emotional behaviors, and respect for diversity. Through a program of varied learning experiences, we challenge each student to reach maximum potential, providing future generations of productive members for our increasingly complex society. Finally, we hope to instill within our students a life long love for learning.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- Immersion programs in English.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with serious emotional disturbance, hearing impairments, language or speech impairment, specific learning disabilities, visual impairments and multiple disabilities.
- 11-20% of students receive special education services.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Individualized emphasis for those needed reinforcement as well as those needing enrichment.
- Emphasis on technology. 500+ computers, laptops, whiteboards, mobile labs, etc enhance the drive for technology related learning activities.
- Emphasis on hands-on project based instruction.
- Lots of after school activities, including sports, foreign language clubs, music and art activities, instructional activities, drama, tutoring and summer camps.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Middle School Basketball/Cheerleading; Student Council, Beta Club, Builders' Club; Computer Club, Chess Team; Drama Club, Hands-on Science; Riverdale Radio (FM 99.1) and Riverdale Ropers, Junior Jumpers, Club Jump-all jump rope teams.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: band, chorus, drawing/painting and Drama.
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Parent and Community Support
- We have so many volunteers for our many and varied school activities. Parents tutor, work in the clinic, computer lab, classrooms, etc. This past year, our parent run school auction raised $30,000 for the school. We love our active parents!!
Other news or notes
- Visit our website at http://riverdalees.scsk12.org for more school information.
Visit our PTSA website at http://www.riverdaleptsa.com
| Technology and Facilities |
- 2 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school offers wireless internet (wi-fi) access to students.
- This school was established between 1960-1969.
- District provides transportation to this school.
- This school was built between 1960-1969.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: Our students, parents and teachers work on landscape additions and modifications year round. Our Environmental Club is very active and have given us a beautiful campus. We also have portables added to our campus from time to time.
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: Our gym was built in 1975 and is a large gym with bleachers on both sides. We were able to add a nice size stage about 10 years ago and we also have a wonderful sound system for stage productions.
- Library facilities: The library has 20,000 books for our 1070 K-8 students. Last year our students passed tests on 73,000+ books in the Accelerated Reader program. Our parent volunteers run a great program that delivers incentive items to our students every quarter. We feel that all the reading our students do, pushes them forward on our State Achievement Test (TCAP).
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Entering students typically come from: Kindergarten students come from area preschools and Other grade level transfers come from other area K-8 schools or from out of the area or even out of state.
- Graduates typically go to: Germantown HS.
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- 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: Security guard(s) (full or part-time); Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; In-school suspension;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 91-95% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- Regular classroom hours: 8 AM to 3 PM.
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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 02/03/2009. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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