Brent Elementary School WARD 6 GRADES PS–5
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2010 –11 SCHool ProFilE 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 61 7 72 8 83 5 6 7 8 Brent Elementary School WARD 6 GRADES PS–5 11 2 2 33 4 4 5 5 6 6 KK 1 2 3 4 5 6 K Dear Parent or Guardian, 77 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12AA 301 North Carolina A7ve. SE 8, Washing 9 10ton, DC 1120003 12 A Phone: (202) 698-3363 | Fax: (202) 698-3369 You are your child’s first teacher Principal: Cheryl Wilhoyte | [email protected] and our most important partner Web Site: www.dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/brent in your child’s education. We un- School Hours: 8:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. derstand, though, that for you to At Brent Elementary School, our parental involvement, support and be an effective partner, you need leadership creates a unique partnership for world-class teaching information. This school profile and learning on Capitol Hill. We are a “responsive learning" is designed to give you what you community committed to each child meeting or exceeding the rigorous DCPS grade level standards. need to make the best decisions Teachers’ College Readers’ and Writers’ Workshops are our approach to literacy using the best children’s for your child. literature. Investigations Mathematics provides each Brent mathematician multiple pathways to a personalizedmastery of math. Every week young scientists,MM artists, sportsleaders and multilingual students M In this profile, you will find impor- in grades K–5 take Lab Science, Music and Art Studio, Chinese, Museum Studies and Team Sports. tant facts about school perfor- ProgrAmS (2010–11) mance, facilities, and academic and extracurricular programs. ACAdEmiC EnriCHmEnt WEllnESS And FitnESS ArtS And CulturE You also will find practical details •Three-Year-Old Program •Boys and Girls Soccer •W orld Languages: Chinese that will help you better com- •Four-Year-Old Program •Boys and Girls Basketball •Museum Studies municate and be involved in the •Museum Studies •Boys and Girls Track •Choral Music school — including the principal’s •Accelerated Learning •Tae Kwon Do •Instrumental Music name, the front office phone •OST Academic Power Hour •Urban Dance •Visual Arts number and what public trans- •Urban Bird Watching Club •Modernized Playground Structures •Annual School Play portation gets you to the school. •Destination Imagination •Before-Care This information is compiled •After-Care first and foremost to help you support and advocate for your child. But it is also my hope that you will use it to hold prin- cipals, school staff and my office accountable at getting better at StudEnt PErFormAnCE what we do every day. Percentage of students meeting or exceeding Percentage of students meeting or exceeding math standards on the DC CAS reading standards on the DC CAS Our goal is for every child in DCPS 2009 64% 2009 39% to succeed. We look forward to 2010 56% 2010 56% working with you to make this goal a reality for your child. School improvement status In Need of Improvement Year 1 — This school has not made AYP for two years in a row in at least one subject or Sincerely, subgroup. StudEnt dEmogrAPHiCS (2009–10) Kaya Henderson Enrollment: 277 English language learners: — Interim Chancellor n Asian/Pacific: 4% Free and reduced-price lunch: 28% n Black: 55% n Hispanic: 6% Special education: 6% n American Indian: — In-boundary: 28% n White: 36% n Other: — 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 K 7 8 9 10 11 12 A 2010 –11 SCHool ProFilE Brent Elementary School Facilities: Destination School(s): Community Partnerships: Art room M Jefferson Middle School American Legion Auditorium Eliot-Hine Middle School AmeriCorps Computer lab US State Department 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Gym Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Media center Capitol Hill Community Foundation Music room DC Arts and Humanities Collaborative Outdoor recreation space National Wildlife Federation 1 12 3 43 5 64 K 5 Science6 lab 7 8 Everybody Wins 7 8 9 10 11 12 A Smithsonian Other: War College Parent organization School uniform 1 2 3 4 5 6 K Title I 7 8 9 10 11 12 A gEtting to SCHool 32 (Southern Ave - Friendship Heights) 34 M(Archives - Naylor Rd Station) 36 (Friendship Heights - Naylor Rd Station) P6 (Rhode Island Station - Anacostia Station) DCN22 (Union Station) 96 (Capitol Heights Station - McLean Gardens) 97 (Union Station - Capitol Heights Station) M Blue/Orange Lines: Capitol South Station WHAt you CAn do Parents and community members play an important role in ensuring that every child, in every classroom WHErE CAn i Find across the district, receives the high-quality education he or she deserves. inFormAtion on otHEr SCHoolS? Volunteer at school. Volunteers are key to helping what kind of classroom behavior they expect and students succeed. Many schools need volunteers how they reward positive behavior. Ask what your If you are interested in seeing the who can work directly with students on reading and child should be learning, how well he or she is information contained here for math, but volunteers also can provide support in doing, and what you can do to help. Parent-teacher every DCPS school, please visit classrooms, the office and the library, as well as help conferences will be held at school on Oct. 18, 2010; www.dcps.dc.gov/profiles. You will plan and staff events, write grants, and much more. Feb. 28, 2011; and May 16, 2011. be able to search for DCPS schools For more information, check with the principal or based on the information that you Work with or run for the school advisory visit www.dcps.dc.gov/dCPS/volunteer. care about, and you will also be able board. This group advises the principal on the to compare schools side by side. Join the school’s parent organization. Parent comprehensive school plan — including specific organizations are an important part of every school programs and activities that strengthen student community. They provide ways to support students performance, create safe and effective schools, HoW CAn i StAy uP to dAtE through community events, fundraising and other and involve parents and families. For more on WHAt’S HAPPEning? activities. Joining a parent organization helps parents information, check with the principal. meet other parents who are engaged in their child’s Be sure to let your school know if education. For more information, contact the school. talk to your child about school. Your opinion your contact information changes. matters to your child. Ask your child about one Visit www.dcps.dc.gov regularly, Attend parent-teacher conferences. 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