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Phil D. Swing Elementary School 2008-2009 School Accountability Report Card Brawley Elementary School District Phil D. Swing Elementary School 2008-2009 School Accountability Report Card Serving Grades Brawley Elementary School District Vision: Kindergarten, Four We, the Brawley School District Governing Board, parents, and staff, are committed to preparing our diverse through Six student population to be productive members of society in the twenty-first century. Phil Swing’s Mission: 245 West A Street We, the staff and parents of Phil D. Swing School, are committed to making education relevant to all students in Brawley, CA 92227 order for them to develop self-worth and reach their maximum potential. With this in mind, we have established the following goal for this school year: review school, curriculum, and student data in order to develop goals and Ph: (760) 344-3350 implement new programs that promote achievement. Fax: (760) 344-2613 www.besd.org/Swing Principal’s Message At Phil D. Swing Elementary School, the faculty, students and parents work together to provide a safe and caring enviornment for all students. We provide opportunities for the children to develop positive self-concepts and a positive attitude toward school and learning. Student success is recognized and celebrated. Student of the Month Brian Taylor assemblies and drawings are among the many ways that achievement - hard work, effort, and improvement - are Principal recognized. The teachers challenge the students to be problem solvers and thinkers by providing interesting, creative and challenging lessons that emphasize high standards for all. Volunteers assist teachers in classrooms, the computer lab and the library. Having active parent participation throughout the grades helps to reinforce to the children that parents are our most important partners in education. District Administration District & School Profile Mrs. Terri L. Decker, Brawley Elementary School District is located in Brawley, California, which is situated in Imperial County in Southern California. Brawley, with a population of approximately 22,500, is a rural community twenty-seven miles Superintendent north of the Port of Entry into the United States from Mexicali, Mexico. Imperial Valley is ranked fourth in the Ms. Suzanne H. Smith, nation in terms of agricultural production and 30% of our parents are employed in agricultural-related jobs. Brawley Student Enrollment by Ethnic Group Associate is a desert setting where the average winter temperature is 2008-09 Superintendent in the mid-seventies. It has a small-town atmosphere with a variety of family-oriented facilities that include boating, Percentage fishing, swimming and other sports. Parks and recreational African American 1.9% facilities include fourteen city parks, twelve tennis courts, a Board of Trustees public swimming pool, and an eighteen-hole golf course. American Indian 0.3% Asian 0.1% Omar L. Stiff, President Brawley Elementary School District encompasses an area of approximately 100 square miles in Imperial County. The Caucasian 5.5% school district has a total of five schools, comprised of two Kathy Prior, Vice President Filipino 0.4% K-3 schools, two Kindergarten, 4-6 schools, and one middle Cesar Guzman, Clerk school (grades 7-8). Average daily attendance in the district Hispanic or Latino 88.6% for the 2008-09 school year was 3,680 students. Betty L. Trimm, Trustee Pacific Islander 0.1% For the 2008-2009 school year, 780 students were enrolled Multiple or No Response 3.1% Joe H. Padilla, Trustee at Swing Elementary. Student body demographics are shown in the chart. Discipline & Climate for Learning Swing Elementary has found that good discipline is a solid foundation on which to build an effective school; good discipline and school effectiveness seem to share many characteristics. The school practices “Assertive Discipline,” which was developed in 1979 by Lee Canter. The goal of Phil D. Swing Elementary School’s discipline program is to provide students with opportunities to learn self-discipline through a system of consistent rewards and consequences for their behavior. Swing Elementary believes students who develop a sense of personal responsibility will mature both academically and emotionally. Parents and students are informed of discipline policies at the beginning of each school year through the Phil D. Swing School Discipline Plan and the district’s handbook. Phil D. Swing Elementary School 1 Published: December 2009 The table displays the total number and percentage of suspension and Class Size expulsion incidents at the school and in the district. Suspension numbers may be inflated because some students may have been suspended Swing Elementary maintained a schoolwide average class size of 28.1 multiple times. Expulsions occur only when required by law or when all students and a student to teacher ratio of 26.0:1 in the 2008-09 school other alternatives have been exhausted year. The table shows the average class size by grade. The corresponding numbers show how many classes were taught with a certain number of Suspensions & Expulsions students in each class, based on three different class sizes. School District Class Size Distribution 06-07 07-08 08-09 06-07 07-08 08-09 Classrooms Containing: Suspensions 95 90 116 415 496 357 Average 1-20 21-32 33+ Suspension Rate 11.9% 12.4% 14.9% 11.2% 13.7% 9.7% Class Size Students Students Students Expulsions 0 0 0 0 1 2 07 08 09 07 08 09 07 08 09 07 08 09 Expulsion Rate 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% K 20 19 21 4 5 5 1 - 1 - - - 4 30 28 33 - - - 7 7 3 - - 4 Enrollment By Grade 5 29 29 33 1 - - 5 7 2 1 - 4 Regular daily attendance is a priority at Swing Elementary. Parents are 6 29 33 33 - - - 9 - 1 - 6 5 notified of absences through phone calls, letters, and conferences with the 4-8 9 5 10 1 1 1 - - - - - - principal. Good attendance is encouraged through motivational incentives such as Perfect Attendance awards and community-based rewards, as well as through parent conferences and after-school tutoring. The chart Class Size Reduction illustrates the trend in enrollment for the last three years. In 1996, state legislature approved implementation of the Class Size Reduction (CSR) program that provides funding to hire additional teachers Enrollment Trend by Grade Level to assist schools in reducing K-3 class sizes. Swing Elementary began 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 implementing CSR for grades kindergarten through three in 1996-1997. K 122 98 125 The table displays the CSR Participation percentage of K-3 classrooms 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 4th 222 202 243 that participated in CSR for the 5th 216 219 203 past three school years. K 80% 100% 83% 6th 241 209 209 Textbooks & Instructional Materials Those students who continue to exhibit excessive absences are directed Brawley Elementary School District sets a high priority upon ensuring that to the appropriate authorities including the District’s School Attendance sufficient and current textbooks and materials are available to support Review Board (SARB). Students are referred to SARB if they have the school’s instructional program. The district held a Public Hearing on persistent attendance and behavior problems in school and when the September 22, 2009, and determined that each school within the district normal avenues of classroom, school, and district counseling do not resolve has sufficient and good quality textbooks, instructional materials, or the situation. Brawley Elementary School District’s School Attendance science lab equipment, pursuant to the settlement of Williams vs. The Review Board (SARB) is composed of parents, representatives from the State of California. All students, including English Learners, are given school district, and members of the community, including representatives their own individual standards-aligned textbooks or instructional materials, from law enforcement, welfare, probation, and mental health. or both, in core subjects for use in the classroom and to take home. All The SARB team meets regularly to combine resources on behalf of the textbooks and instructional materials used within the district are aligned students referred to them. They work collaboratively to diagnose the with the California State Content Standards and Frameworks and have problem and recommend alternative solutions to alleviate circumstances been approved by the Board of Trustees. that contribute to specific truancy, attendance, or behavior problems. Brawley Elementary School District follows the State Board of Education’s Other intervention programs that promote attendance include parent six-year adoption cycle for core content materials and the eight-year cycle conferences, after-school tutoring, recognition programs for perfect or for textbook adoptions in foreign language, visual and performing arts, improved attendance, and Student Study Team (SST) meetings. and health. District textbook review and adoption activities occur the year following the state’s adoption. The most recent textbooks, as of September Instructional Time (includes Minimum days) 2009, is shown in the chart. For the 2008-09 school year, Swing Elementary offered 180 days of District-Adopted Textbooks instruction, comprised of 141 regular days and 39 minimum days. All Grade Adoption % Subject Publisher Sufficient instructional time either met or exceeded the daily instructional minute Levels Year Lacking requirements specified in the California Education Code. The table displays English/ Pearson Scott K, 4-5 2009 Yes 0.0% a comparison of the number of instructional minutes offered at the school Language Arts Foresman as compared to the state requirement for each grade level. History/Social Houghton K, 4-5 2006 Yes 0.0% Science Mifflin Instructional Minutes By Grade Level Harcourt School K, 4-6 Mathematics 2008 Yes 0.0% Publishers Minutes Required Actual Minutes Pearson Scott K 36,000 40,275 K, 4-6 Science 2007 Yes 0.0% Foresman 4th 54,000 57,345 English National 5th 54,000 57,345 4th-6th Language Geographic & 2009 Yes 0.0% Development Hampton Brown 6th 54,000 57,345 English/ Pearson/ 6th 2009 Yes 0.0% Language Arts Prentice Hall History/Social Holt, Rinehart & 6th 2006 Yes 0.0% Science Winston Phil D.
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