Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF EXPLORATION ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE PROCESSES OF SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND THE USE OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOP THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ACADEMIC TOOLS NECESSARY TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL AND IN TODAY'S INTERCONNECTED WORLD.
EXPLORATION'S ACADEMIC PROGRAM BALANCES EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION IN CORE CONTENT AREAS WITH INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES, ALLOWING STUDENTS TIME TO EXPLORE, RESEARCH, DIRECT, EXPERIMENT, AND INTERACT WITH KNOWLEDGE AS THEY APPROACH NEW INFORMATION WITH EXCITEMENT, A SENSE OF INQUIRY, AND CONFIDENCE TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING.
STAFF RECEIVED A ROBUST TWO WEEKS OF TRAINING AROUND THE UNIQUE FACETS OF OUR CHARTER. THIS INCLUDED ELA CURRICULUM TRAINING, SEL CURRICULUM TRAINING, PBIS INITIATIVES, MORNING MEETING AND LESSON PLANNING TRAINING, GOOGLE CLASSROOM TRAINING, AND TRAINING ON OUR STUDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THROUGHOUT THESE TRAININGS WE MADE SURE THAT OUR STAFF WERE TRAINING ON HOW TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO PROVIDE THE BEST SUPPORTS AND ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS TO BE SUCESSFUL IN THEIR LEARNING ALL IN TIME TO WELCOME 382 NEW KINDERGARTEN, 1ST GRADE, 2ND GRADE, 3RD GRADE, AND 4TH GRADE STUDENTS.
BASED ON THE DATA FROM OUR I-READY ASSESSMENTS GIVEN SCHOOL WIDE, WE PROVIDED 2.0 READING TEACHERS TO SUPPORT 12% OF OUR LOWEST READERS (TIER 3) AND 45% OF OUR READERS SCORING IN TIER 2 THROUGH ADDITIONAL PULL OUT INTERVENTION SERVICES. THESE STUDENTS WERE PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL 30 MINUTES OF SUPPORT WITH THEIR READING, PHONICS, AND WRITING SKILLS. THIS SET THE GROUND WORK FOR US TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND UPON THIS PROGRAM GOING INTO THE 20/21 SCHOOL YEAR TO REACH MORE OF OUR LOW LEVEL READERS IN FIVE GRADES K-4.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Rachelle Simmons | PRINCIPAL | 40 | $83,255 |
| Sam Pitts | TRUSTEE (AS OF MAR 2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Samantha Colson | TRUSTEE (AS OF MAR 2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Kimberly Lomaglio | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Maya Crane | VICE CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
| Lonette Merriman | TREASURER (AS OF FEB 2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Kelley Demonte | TREASURER (THRU JAN 2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Carlos Cong | CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Williams Phd | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
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