Lawton Chiles Elementary - The Lawton Ledger

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Lawton Chiles Elementary School 2024-2025 Theme:

Level Up 2.0 - It Only Gets Better!

Dear Mark,

Every year we review the progress from the previous year and set new learning goals. These goals are written into our yearly school improvement plan. We are very proud of the progress we made last year, increasing our Florida Department of Education school letter grade from a B to an A. We have set our goals high this year! You will see our school's goals posted around campus—please see the goals' poster at the very top of this issue.

Student Goal Tracking at work with 5th grade student Julianne monitoring her reading scores.

Goal Setting and Tracking

We are also focused on student goal setting and tracking this school year. Each grade level will be working with students to track their progress towards their goals. We encourage you to ask your child their goals for this school year, and invite you to see their goal tracking at parent conferences following the first quarter.

State Testing - Results Available Online

We have recently finished our first round of state testing, the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST). The results from the first FAST progress monitoring are important because they provide a baseline our teachers will use to guide instructional decisions. We will be working hard this year to attain our school goals. Please help up by ensuring your child arrives to school on time each day.

Student scores are also available to parents online in the Skyward Family Portal. The steps for accessing student score are found below:

Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) testing results are now available in the Family Portal. Families can access these results through the Skyward Parent Portal using the District Links menu.

FAST stands for Florida Assessment of Student Thinking. The FAST test is given three times a year between kindergarten and 10th grade. Results for FAST assessments are reported within 24 hours of the student completing testing.

The How to Access Skyward Parent Portal resource is a step-by-step guide to support families with accessing assessment scores. This resource is available in multiple languages:

• English

• Spanish

• Haitian Creole

• Portuguese

The FLDOE Family Portal displays information for the most recent test students completed in a subject. This includes the test's name, the date the student finished it, the student's score on the test, and the student's achievement level for the test.

1. Families can view additional information about student results by clicking the View Detailed Report button.

2. An Individual Student Report can be generated by clicking the Download Detailed Report button. A popup window will appear, allowing you to download the Individual Student Report and access resources for understanding the report.

Example:

FAST Test Achievement Levels:

Source: Florida Department of Education / Table 1. B.E.S.T. Scale Score Ranges for each Achievement Level on FAST Assessments - Read full report

We encourage you to monitor your child's progress and talk to them about their school goals. If you have any further questions about testing or student results, feel free to contact your child's teacher or the front office for assistance. (Staff Directory)

Principal, Erin J. Willis

Lawton Chiles Elementary School

September Calendar

This is Rock 'N Roll Week!

Rock Your School- starts this week! It is a fun week to celebrate learning in our schools. This year is a Rock-n-Roll theme. What better way to celebrate than with themed lessons and a rock-n-roll dress up week!

2024-2025 Teacher of the Year

Our Teacher of the Year is our Staffing Specialist, Ms. Alysha Jenkins. Ms. Jenkins has served at Lawton Chiles for the last 17 years. She is invaluable in our Exceptional Student Education process.

2024-2025 Support Person of the Year

Our Support Person of the Year is our Registrar, Ms. Pabon. Ms. Pabon has been our school registrar since the school opened. She has been supporting our school and families for the last 25 years!

Parent Engagement

o Phone: 407-737-1470, Fax: 407-737-1471

o School email: lawtonchiles_es@ocps.net

o Parent Engagement Liaison email: glenda.martinez@ocps.net

o Registrar email: enid.pabon@ocps.net

o Follow us on Facebook: Lawton Chiles Elementary – OCPS

o Follow us on X: @LCE_OCPS

o Talking Points

I am Glenda L. Martinez, your Parent Engagement Liaison for Lawton Chiles Elementary. My role is to bridge the gap between school and families. I support families, school staff and build community partnerships. I am passionate about life, family and helping others. My goal this year is to promote literacy and assist our LCE families by creating a cohesive, collaborative and coordinated system of support while building capacity in families so that all students can experience success.

Contact

Tel: (407) 737-1470 x. 3572311

Email: glenda.martinez@ocps.net

Reminder on Bus Registration for Families

Please click here for instructions on student bus registration (PDF copy) or if you like, go directly to the OCPS website (whichever is easiest for you to follow - both have the same content).

All Pro Dad Launch Party this Wednesday!

We will be hosting our 1st meeting for All Pro Dad this coming Wednesday, Sept. 25th from 7:30am - 8:30am in our Media Center. All parents/guardians are welcome!

All Pro Dad, LCE Chapter, left to right: Mr. Hernandez (Co-Captain/Dad Volunteer), Ms. Glenda Martinez (Parent Engagement Liaison), and Mr. Glen Sanchez, All Pro Dad.

Open House and Family Night - Thank you!

Thank you to all that attended our Open House and Family Night at our book Fair! Hope all parents were able to sit and learn all your child is working on in class. Another successful event at LCE!

TalkingPoints school-to-home communications:

TalkingPoints has become one of the most useful platforms for two-way communication between parents and school faculty. You may access TalkingPoints through the OCPS Parent Portal. If you are struggling with this, please don't hesitate to let us know and we will help. Any questions, please contact Ms. Glenda Martinez at (407) 737-1470 x. 3572311.

2024-2025 Family Guide

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OCPS Parent Academy

The OCPS Parent Academy is committed to making a sustainable impact on student success, parenting and advocacy and personal growth/wellness. Our goal is to empower, engage and educate families and caregivers by providing high-quality training sessions, resources and access to skills and services.

The OCPS Parent Academy offers district-wide, face-to-face Parent Academies, Learn Where You Live events which take place in each learning community, and virtual Lunch & Learn events on Facebook Live.

In addition to the OCPS Parent Academy events, there are monthly trainings held by the Curriculum and Digital Learning, Discipline, Exceptional Student Education, Multilingual Services, Professional Learning and Student Services departments for families.

Parent and families can register for all Parent Academy events at: Parent Academy Registration

UPCOMING PARENT ACADEMY EVENTS

Parent Volunteers Needed!!

We would love to have nothing but 100% Parent Involvement with LCE. If you have not done so, please go to OCPS site and sign-up to become an ADDitions School Volunteer. Once you do that, you will need to watch a short safety video on your dashboard before we can place you to our school. This does not take much time, but please understand we ask this as part of our ongoing safe school security efforts. Please sign-up today!

Below is the link to volunteer at Lawton Chiles Elementary:

https://ocps.samaritan.com/custom/503/opp_details/103490

PTA Membership

Join PTA at:

https://lawtonchiles.memberhub.com

Student Safety

FortifyFL App:

FortifyFL is a free mobile app that allows anyone to anonymously report suspicious activity to school officials and law enforcement agencies. The app was developed after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act was passed in 2018, with input from students at the school. Thank you for installing this app today. Please remind your child that if they should ever see or hear of something suspicious or unusual this school year, please say something to any teacher or staff member right away. Thank you for your cooperation and support.

Standard Response Protocol posters like this one may be found throughout the building.

Food, Fun and Fellowship

Above and just below: August Level Up Students of the Month.

One student is chosen from each class who has really demonstrated their ability to Level Up! These students enjoy a celebration in the cafeteria and add their handprint to the monthly ceiling tile!

Our Media Specialist, Ms. Lowe, is providing a fun interactive read aloud to our youngest Hecoons in VPK.

Our student Lincoln, is tracking his ability to reach LEVEL 2!

Learning in action is taking place at Lawton Chiles!

Ms. Fischer, 3rd grade teacher, with Alexis Santiago, current Star READER!!! Congratulations Alexis!!!

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Level Up 2.0 - It Only Gets Better!

Ms. Willis, Principal

Lawton Chiles Elementary School

Sunday, September 22, 2024

11001 Bloomfield Drive

Orlando, FL 32825

Phone 407-737-1470

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