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| Accreditations |
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| Alabama Math, Science, Technology Institute (AMSTI) |
Hamilton Elementary School is an AMSTI school. Our teachers received four weeks of intensive training in order to teach AMSTI lessons. The math and science kits that we are provided supply everything necessary to teach many lessons. Our children thoroughly enjoy the varied hands-on activities.
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| Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI) |
Hamilton Elementary School is an Alabama Reading Initiative School. HES teachers receive two weeks of intensive training throughout the year to learn more about new teaching strategies. A variety of activities are planned to meet the needs of all.
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Southern
Association of
Colleges and Schools
(SACS) |
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2008 Testing
Dates |
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ACCESS ELL -
Feb. 11-Mar 21 |
ACCESS is a
state assessment
for English
Language
Learners which
includes
listening,
reading, and
writing. This
assessment is
administered
once during the
school year.
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AAA - Mar.10-Mar. 28 |
AAA (Alabama
Alternates
Assessment) is a
direct response
from the United
States
department of
Education for
compliance with
the No Child
Left Behind law.
This assessment
measures a
students
proficiency of
state content
standards.
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ARMT - Apr. 1-3 |
ARMT (Alabama
Reading and Math
Test) is a
criterion-referenced
test (CRT) based
on Alabama's
academic content
standards in
reading and
mathematics.
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SAT-10 - Apr. 7-10 |
SAT-10 (Stanford
Achievement
Test) is a
normed reference
test that
contains
reading, math,
and language
content components.
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DIBELS - May 8-16 |
DIBELS (Dynamic
Indicators of
Basic Literacy
Skills) are a
set of
standardize,
individually
administered
measures of
early literacy
development .
They are
designed to be
short (one
minute) fluency
measures used to
regularly
monitor the
development of
pre-reading and
early reading
skills
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Requirements and
Grading Scales |
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Kindergarten
Requirements |
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Letter Grades shall
be mandatory in
kindergarten classes
based on the
following scale:
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S = Satisfactory
(Strong Pass) |
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N = Needs
Improvement (Weak
Pass) |
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U = Unsatisfactory
(No Pass) |
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X = Not Yet Taught |
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Kindergarten
promotion requires
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1. Parental
Agreement |
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2. 80% mastery on
end of year Math
assessment |
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3. Completion of
Unit 10 in the Read
Well Program |
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4. Teacher
Recommendation |
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First and Second
Grade Requirements |
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In grades 1 and 2,
students must pass
Math and Language
with a yearly
average of 65.
Students in grades 1
and 2 must have a
yearly average of 75
in Reading.
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Third and Fourth
Grade Requirements |
In grades 3 and 4,
students must pass
each of the core
subject areas (Math,
Science, Social
Studies, Reading and
Language) with a
yearly average of 65
in each subject.
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Numerical Grades
shall be mandatory
in grades 1 - 12 in
all schools of the
school system based
on the following
scale:
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A = 90 - 100 |
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B = 80 - 89 |
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C = 70 - 79 |
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D = 65 - 69 |
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F = 64 and below |
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I = Incomplete |
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WD = Withdrawal |
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