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Sterling School ~ Charles Townes Center  93 Students Inducted Into Elementary  14 Students Elected to National Jr Parent/Community Involvement 6 students named to Region Band Host Site for Officer Allen Jacobs 11 students named to “All County” G.R.E.A.T. Summer Camp Band (3 named 1st chair) Greenville Drive Reading Challenge SC Band Directors Association Concert Performance Assessment - Perfect PTA received 4 grants, totaling a value Score of $12,550 One student participated in SC State Student Achievements Elementary Honors Choir Sterling School ~ Charles Townes Center 93 Students Inducted into Elementary 14 students elected to National Jr. Art Jr. Beta Club; 54 Inducted into Middle Honor Society Dr. Josh Patterson, Principal 2018 American Mathematics Competi- Student placed 3rd (Bio & Health Divi- Mr. Jeremy Murphy, Assistant Principal tions - #1 school team in state; One sion) at the SC Regional Science Fair student placed 2nd Mrs. Antrina Harris, Administrative Assistant Student won Greenville County Soil and 1st Place SC Math Counts Water Conservation Essay Contest 2019 Black History Quiz Bowl Champions School Achievements 2019 Battle of the Books District Cham- 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year: Kara pions Tallman Two students were Scholastic Art & Writ- Greenville City Police Department Spe- ing Award recipients cial Community Recognition PTA Reflections Program (“Heroes Sterling Food & Nutrition Team received Around Me”) - 1 District Award of Merit, perfect score from DHEC 3 District Awards of Excellence, 1 State Award of Merit Sterling School featured in Reading to Make a Difference (2019, published by 45 students scored Perfect on at least Heinemann) by Kelly and Laminack one section of SC Ready in 2018 Sara Newell, 5th grade CTC teacher, 10 students scored Perfect on at least published in Gifted Child Today School Improvement Council Members one section of SCPASS in 2018 Samantha Lunsford, Sterling 1st grade 50 students named Junior Scholars teacher, wins WYFF Golden Apple Catherine Schumacher, Chair - Parent Holly McGinness - Parent Award 10 students named to SC Music Educa- Julie Cwynar, Vice Chair - Parent Shayla Read - Community Member tion Association Honor Region 2 Orches- Gifted Educator Conference featuring tra Dr. Donna Ford, 80 attendees Lance Feldman, MD - Secretary - Parent Catherine Saunders - Teacher 2 students named to “All State” Orches- Faculty present at inaugural SCASCD Crystal Andrews - Parent Jane Snyder - Community Member tra Whole Child Conference Chameka Duncan - Community Member Kara Tallman - Community Member 2 students named to “All State” Band Leadership South Carolina Host Site Christy Guth - Teacher Niki Peters - PTA President, ex officio Assessment Performance Results for 2017 - 2018 Lisa Helsel - Teacher Josh Patterson, PhD - Principal, ex officio Subject SC Ready % Exceeds & Meets District Avg. State Avg. Ra’Kenya Lewers - Parent ELEM 69% READING 49% 42% MIDDLE 98% Sterling School Mission Statement ELEM 73% “The mission of the Sterling School is to provide a MATH 53% 45% differentiated, challenging education to meet the MIDDLE 99% distinctive intellectual, social, and emotional Subject SC PASS % Exemplary & Met District Avg. State Avg. needs of our students.” ELEM 72% SCIENCE 56% 49% MIDDLE 99% Sterling School SOCIAL ELEM 81% 75% 69% 99 John McCarroll Way ~ Greenville, SC 29607 STUDIES MIDDLE 100% Updated Activities Updated Needs Assessment Instructional Supports DownTOWNES Promethean Boards in all classrooms & Furman University Teacher Partnership computer labs Read Across America TE21/MasteryConnect benchmarks data Continue to advocate for the “Whole Child” analysis review Middle School Advisory by furthering our efforts to create a school Instructional Coaches, Student-Centered MakerSpace Coaching Cycles, & Instructional Rounds Parent/Community Involvement environment that is challenging, engaging, Chromebooks 1:1 Parent Teacher Association (PTA) supportive, healthy, and safe. School Climate & Safety School Improvement Council Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) - “P.R.I.D.E.” behavior Mentor Upstate Strengthen our focus of Personalized Learn- “The Weekly Griffin” weekly updates, Fa- Nicholtown Child & Family Collabora- ing, specifically Inquiry-Based/Project Based cebook page & Twitter account tive Learning (PBL) and Guided Reading/Math Quarterly Middle School Griffin Days Readers Arrrgh Leaders Community Readers Day PBIS Quarterly Punch Card Celebrations while emphasizing specific strategies to en- Gifted & Talented Parent Information Health & Wellness Committee sure all students are engaged in critical think- Series (4 sessions) Guidance Support Groups $16,000 in Arts Integration support through MAC SmartARTS Program ing, creativity, collaboration, and communi- Middle School Student Improvement cation. Council 5th Grade Mural Project (MAC Smart- Middle School Advisory ARTS) International DOT Day Utilize data to develop and enhance our SafeCeiver Emergency Communication System school’s instructional focus to increase Veteran’s Day Program School Messenger & Teacher Webpages Black History Celebration achievement as indicated by Mastery Con- Custodians cleaning/safety inspections Butterfly Garden/Work Days Teacher Quality nect benchmarks, SCReady, SCPass, and on- PTA Staff Appreciation Luncheons Guided Math Professional Development going formative assessments. Sterling PTA Nights @ Local Restaurants Inquiry-Based/Project Based Learning Relay for Life Develop our MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Professional Development Compassionate Schools Professional De- Middle School Dances (3) Support) framework to strengthen our PBIS velopment Talent Show, sponsored by Beta Club Educational Enrichments (Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports) Spirit Week - Lucky Pup Rescue Enrichment Days efforts while also implementing Greenville Digital Safety & Citizenship Workshop Response to Intervention (RtI) County School’s OnTrack System of Student Family STEM Night After School Program Support. Prospective CTC Families Open House/ W.O.K.E. After School Program Program Preview After School Clubs Middle School Curriculum Night Field Trips: RMSC, Barrier Island, Paris April Arts Mountain, Greenville Zoo, Peace Center, etc. Cops on the Court 3rd Grade CTC Curiosity Project Host Site for Governors School of Sci- ence & Math Summer Camp 7th Grade CTC Activism Project .
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