中心小学是一所成就斐然的学校，也是老虎队的主场. 近两年, 通过我们的学生和教职员工的辛勤工作, 我们赢得了被公认为卓越学校和称号的崇高荣誉 1 奖励进步最大的学校. 除了我们所获得的荣誉, 我们拥有三大支柱: 建立关系, 具有挑战性的学生, 并为学生的人生转变做好准备.
为了 2013-2014, 中心的大学职业准备绩效指标, CCRPI, 分数为 96.2 是奥克弗诺基 RESA 地区八个县区中最高的. Each year our students perform exceptionally well on the end of the year assessments. The following data includes the meeting and exceeding percentages of all students for the 2013-2014 Criterion Referenced Competency Test, CRCT, scores: Reading 99% meets with 55% exceeding, 97% meets with 48% exceeding, Math 99% meets with 60% exceeding, Social Studies 98% meets with 49% exceeding, and Science 93% meets with 54% exceeding. For the state 5th grade writing assessment, our students achieved a 93% meeting and 10% exceeding score. Another student achievement we are extremely proud of is a 5th grade student being chosen as the second place State Fair Bear Writing Competition Winner. Not only do our students shine, but one of our staff, Donna Rowe, was chosen as the Ware County System-Wide Teacher of the Year.
Center offers for your child a unique and exciting educational experience through our Center for Language Arts Study and Success or C.L.A.S.S. program. This is a district-wide accelerated Language Arts program for high-achieving students, both gifted and non-gifted in grades 3-5. Students are provided with a rich, exciting, technologically advanced educational environment designed to give them activity-driven, experienced-based learning opportunities. In the C.L.A.S.S. technology lab, each student has a Pentium computer and access to numerous multimedia production programs and equipment.
In addition to offering a rigorous educational experience by using a variety of research-based strategies to meet the individual needs for all students, Center Elementary offers extracurricular activities, which address various student interests. A few of these programs include Student Council, 4-H, Sports, Drama and Art clubs, and a Performance Based Learning Team, PBL, which specializes in developing websites and creating movies. Also, students have the opportunity to become involved in the National Elementary Honor Society and numerous academic competitions.
Parental involvement is encouraged throughout the school year and positively influences the relationships between all school and community stakeholders. Through these relationships, it is possible for our students to reach their highest potential to become self-motivated, life-long learners, and achieve future success in the globally competitive world.
Dr. Sonya Bennett
Center Elementary Principal