Academics

Grading Scale

Achievement Testing

• Stanford Writing Test - This assessment is given to students in grades 3 and 5 to measure their writing performance.
   

• Stanford-10 Test (SAT10) - The SAT10 test is given in grades 3, 4, 5,and 6 in the Spring to measure the student’s overall performance.

Accelerated Reader Program

Monthly Incentives

Each month the classroom teacher sets a goal for his/her individual classroom. Students that meet this goal because they have read and completed  comprehension tests on their AR books receive a monthly incentive from their teacher. Teachers are given money from the PTO to purchase these incentives for their readers.

A.R. Field of Fame

Each year students strive to get a baseball with their name inscribed on it placed on the “AR Field of Fame” wall in the school library. In order for this to happen, a student must earn 25 points. Their baseball moves further into the field for every 25 point mark they achieve. Each time a student’s name appears on the wall or moves to the next level, his or her name is announced during the Morning Message program.  A building goal is set in the fall for students to achieve their dream........a beach party in May.

End of the Year Trophy

All students in grades 2 - 6 have the opportunity to earn an AR trophy. Any student who reaches their grade’s point level is presented with a trophy at the End of the Year Awards assembly in May. Students must earn the following point totals in order for this honor to occur:   Grade 2 -  75 points Grade 5 - 150 points Grade 3 - 100 points Grade 6 - 175 points Grade 4 - 125 points

AREA Reading Program

Roosevelt Elementary School is part of South Dakota’s Advanced Reading Enhancement Approach (AREA) Program. The ultimate goal for the first, second, and third grade teachers who are participating in this program, as well as Mr. Stacey, is to ensure reading success for all of the students at Roosevelt. The main emphasis of this program is to assist the classroom teachers in the area of guided reading, word development, self-selected reading and writing.

Reading Recovery

Reading Recovery is an early intervention program that helps the lowest achieving first grade students at Roosevelt develop effective reading and writing strategies. This program will enable them to become successful, independent readers and writers. Reading Recovery is based on the premise that early intervention in the education process needs to occur before students develop poor habits that can be difficult to change.  Roosevelt Elementary School currently has two Reading Recovery teachers.

STAR Reading and Math Diagnostic Tests

These diagnostic tests, which are taken on the computer, provide teachers and parents with valuable information about individual reading and math abilities. The STAR Reading test is given at the beginning of each quarter to measure each student’s growth. This test also sets reading success guidelines for the children when choosing a book in the school library.