School Improvement Annual Report to Parents

Royall Elementary School has a long-standing and well-deserved reputation for providing students with an educational experience that is second to none.  To continue this tradition of excellence, the Royall faculty and staff remain committed to       ensuring that our school offers the very best       instructional techniques, technology, educational   resources, and learning environment.  Our school has a clearly defined mission that is shared by Royall's faculty and staff, our students, and our parents.  Our commitment to rigorous academic standards, high expectations, and mutual trust and respect has    resulted in the development of a school culture that is conducive to both teaching and learning.  

Royall Elementary School is  truly an innovative, exciting place where teachers love to teach and students love to learn.  Our school motto says it best:  "Royall Elementary School...A Proud Past-A Bright Future!"

• Assist parents with becoming more involved in their children’s education and provide them with regular opportunities to learn more about our instructional program.
  • Parents are required to sign reading logs and homework folders daily and communication folders weekly.
  • Monthly school activity calendars are sent home as well as weekly classroom newsletters.
  • Our school newsletter entitled “The Royall Reporter” is sent to parents weekly via email and social media.  ParentLink is also used to communicate with families.
  • Parents have access to their child’s classroom progress through the PowerSchool app and Reading Renaissance Home Connect.
• Provide opportunities for students and teachers to  practice procedures used in the event of an emergency.
  • Royall Elementary staff and students practice fire and lockdown drills monthly and tornado drills yearly.
• Provide targeted instruction designed to help individual students make progress toward their unique goals.
  • Identified students receive assistance from  skilled interventionists and Resource teachers through classroom inclusion and small group settings.
  • Intentional differentiation through carefully planned classroom activities and individualized online programs allows each student to progress toward his or her unique learning goals.

  • A Reading Recovery teacher works with first grade students to help them attain grade level reading skills.

  • Teachers in grades K—3 develop Literacy Achievement Portfolios (LAPs) for       students struggling in reading and hold    conferences with parents each nine weeks.

     

• Provide innovative activities to improve student learning.

  • Students participate in Related Arts classes including art, music, PE, computer lab, and Innovation Center.

  • Special areas of our building such as our virtual reality zSpace Lab and brightly colored LegoLand invite students to explore         academic  content in creative and innovative ways

  • Programs offered prior to the official start of the school day get students engaged in the early morning hours.  These include before school tutoring, the Royall Band, and the Royall Strings program for 5th grade       students.

  • After school programs such as Royall Young Singers and the Good News Club provide opportunities for continued enrichment.

• Provide ongoing staff development for teachers to upgrade skills and review best practice techniques

   

• Provide services to students with specific needs.
  • Occupational therapy, speech, and school based therapy are provided to  qualifying students.
  • Eligible students receive LD Resource using the inclusion model and small group instruction.
  • Students with English as a second language receive service from our ML teacher.
• Provide students with an enriched curriculum.
  • Mastery of basic math facts is expected of all Royall students.  When this goal is achieved, each student receives a ribbon and special recognition  during our  morning announcements.
  • Students earn certificates and small prizes for achieving new certification levels through Royall’s Accelerated Reader  program.
  • Kindergarten students work to earn “Fab Four”  ribbons that recognize their ability to tie their own shoes and recite their birthdate, phone number, and street  address correctly. They also earn ribbons when they can read all of their “High Frequency” words.
  • The Lexia online reading program is  utilized to help students strengthen their phonetic knowledge and reading fluency.
  • Royall’s well-stocked library provides  students with access to a wide variety of literature.
  • Online programs such as Reflex Math help Royall students sharpen their skills and prepare for the future.