Overview of South Jefferson Elementary School Data and Achievements

SOUTH JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4599 Summit Point Road Charles Town, WV 25414 Keri Mahoney, Principal

LSIC MEMBERS School Members Community Members Keri Mahoney (Ex Officio) Jodi Payne (Co-Chair) Tracey Brinson (Co-Chair) Crystal D Angelo Shannon Dinges Robin Dodson Shelby Findley Ali Moody Jeff Feldman Sheryl Fiolek Amanda Johnson Lindsay Koch Richard Jenkins

SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS Serving 459 Students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 SOUTH JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Enrollment Demographic Distribution Ethnicity 3% 6% 8% African American Hispanic or Latino Multi-Racial Caucasian 83%

SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS Serving 459 Students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 SOUTH JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Enrollment Demographic Distribution Poverty Rate 38% Low SES Non-Low SES 34% 62%

ACHIEVEMENT SOUTH JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Virginia General Summative Assessment 2022 Reading Percent Proficient (%) 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 45% 45% 44% 41% 41% 20% 39% 38% 37% 37% 36% 32% 32% 15% 10% 5% 0% Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 West Virginia Jefferson County Schools 2021 South Jefferson Elementary School 2022

ACHIEVEMENT SOUTH JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Virginia General Summative Assessment 2022 Mathematics Percent Proficient (%) 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 46% 45% 32% 43% 42% 42% 42% 41% 20% 35% 35% 32% 15% 26% 10% 5% 0% Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 West Virginia Jefferson County Schools 2021 South Jefferson Elementary School 2022

ACHIEVEMENT SOUTH JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Virginia General Summative Assessment 2022 Science Grade 5 Percent Proficient (%) 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 45% 25% 40% 20% 30% 15% 10% 5% 26% 0% West Virginia Jefferson County Schools South Jefferson Elementary School

SCHOOL CLIMATEAND BEHAVIOR SOUTH JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Misconducts by Ethnicity - 2022 School with Programmatic Level Comparison 8 Caucasian (377) 159 0 Multi-Racial (37) 27 0 Hispanic or Latino (27) 12 0 African American (14) 11 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 South Jefferson Elementary School Jefferson County Elementary Schools (Elementary)

ATTENDANCE SOUTH JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL School with Programmatic Level Comparison May 2022 Percent (%) 100.00% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 92.65% 91.26% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 17.66% 9.20% 0.00% Chronically Absent Daily Attendance South Jefferson Elementary School Jefferson County Schools (Elementary)

PARENT INVOLVEMENT South Jefferson has a very active PTO with monthly PTO meetings, via ZOOM and in person, family events and spirit nights. High participation at Family Events, such as Outdoor Movie Night, Milk & Cookies with Santa, Fun Runs, Read A Thon, SJES Book Fair to benefit the Library, etc. High participation at Meet the Teacher/Back to School Night and our Parent-Teacher conferences STEAM Lab donations Spirit Nights

STRATEGIESFOR IMPROVEMENT ACADEMIC: The use of Orton-Gillingham and Heggerty incorporated into our instructional practices. Data review with our grade levels and Instructional Coach, Mrs. Brinson The use of Releasing Writers across all grade levels Targeted/intensive intervention and support (Teachers, Interventionist, Instructional Coach and retired teacher) Increase in the use of Number Talks as a school, across all grade levels OT/PT/Speech Effective Communication and Early Intervention SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL: Weekly supports and meetings with Air National Guard mentors Weekly support with a student navigator Sensory room use Calming Corners in all classrooms/work areas Weekly supports and meetings with our assigned social worker Continued work with Youth Advocacy Services for students at risk

ATHLETICSAND WELLNESS Healthy Choice Ambassadors: A club for 5th grade students, chaired by Physical Educator, Chris Atkins. This club designs healthy options for our students and caregivers. They have held Father Daughter dances, Game Nights, Laser Tag events, etc. The goal of the HCA group is to encourage our family to make healthier choices at school and at home. SJES created a student sensory room to be used as a calm down space or to give students a place to just relax and regroup. Anyone can utilize the sensory room throughout the day, as needed. Every class has a Calming Corner for students who just need a space to regroup and restart their time in the classroom. All students know about the use of the space and will utilize it as needed. Some items in the quiet corners: headphones, eye masks, fidgets, stuffed animals, etc. We have a social worker, Emily Cintron, who meets with our most at-risk students once a week. Our school counselor has social skills groups, lunch groups for relationship-building, and one-on-one counseling, as well as monthly counseling for each class. Two recesses per day for our students in K-2; students in grades 3-5 have one recess, at least 30 minutes. The use of our outdoor classroom with waterfall, benches, plants, awnings and tables for small group instruction, whole group use and overall aesthetics on our school grounds. Use of a school navigator for at-risk families/students. Morning meetings each day in every classroom to begin our day on the right foot Incorporating mindfulness and self-regulation techniques into our classrooms The Growth Mindset as a tool in our school

FACILITIES Our request is for the entire blacktop area at the rear of the school to be paved completely, including the ramp areas at the entrance to the fifth-grade hallway. We have had several projects occurring at South Jefferson Elementary that have greatly impacted our play area/blacktop at the rear of the school. During inclement weather, our students utilize this space for recess and outdoor activities. There are many "trenched" areas that are uneven, some filled with gravel, etc. (due to the projects that have occurred over the last year). This poses a safety hazard for our students, with many of them falling or tripping over the uneven areas. As part of this repaving, we'd like to move one of our basketball poles/backboards (that is in the middle of the blacktop) and have it installed at the edge of the newly paved blacktop area instead.

CHALLENGES Lack of available substitutes Students struggling with trauma who need intensive emotional support Residual effects from COVID---learning gaps, social-emotional concerns One interventionist attempting to meet the needs of approximately 60 students in reading and/or math (for intensive intervention).

REQUESTSFOR SUPPORT 1. Long-term floating Substitute/Interventionist at SJES a. Two of our MAIN issues at SJES are the lack of available professional substitutes AND one interventionist trying to meet the needs of approximately 60 students. b. We would like to combine the two challenges into ONE solution with the hiring of a permanent substitute that can support intervention in math and reading when not needed as a substitute.

PRIDE SJES celebrated its 50th anniversary! (after a two-year COVID delay) Our strong sense of community at SJES/Culture and Climate Some of the highest attendance rates in the County and lowest Chronic Absenteeism rate Trauma-informed care and restorative justice philosophy across the school has dramatically decreased our discipline incidents We welcomed a Universal PreK classroom to SJES The creation of our student sensory room 2nd year of successful implementation of CKLA (SJES piloted the first year before adoption) Learning Buddy programs: Higher age students paired with younger students for learning opportunities and sharing The addition of two murals and a rock garden, courtesy of grant funding Positive Principal Referrals and Positive Principal Phone Calls Student Leadership Opportunities: Healthy Choice Ambassadors, Safety Patrols, Recycling Green Team , Library Assistants Successful Read-A-Thon ($8,000 to the PTO) March Madness in the Library---with brackets to choose our favorite book as a school Fun Run to benefit the American Cancer Society ($5,000 donation from SJES)

APPRECIATION Thanks to the Jefferson County community for supporting the Bond and Levy, to the JCS Leadership Team and the Board of Education s support and awesome teamwork by Mr. Caton and Mrs. White, SJES was able to have a new roof installed and septic upgrades completed. Thank you for the dedication and support given to SJES by Superintendent, Dr. Bondy Gibson-Learn. We wish you the best in your retirement! Thank you to the AMAZING staff of SJES for your dedication and commitment to our students. Thank you to our generous and awesome PTO. Thank you to the SJES community for ALWAYS supporting our staff and students.

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