Smith Elementary Staff

Smith Elementary
Spring ISD

Professional Staff Teachers: 43 Educational Aides: 15

Whatever it takes

School Performance

Professional Support: 5 Campus Administration: 2 Teachers by Years of Experience Beginning Teachers: 2 1-5 years experience: 8 6-10 years experience: 13 11-20 years experience: 10 Over 20 years experience: 10

An Exemplary School from 2008-2011

2013 Accountability Rating Met Standard on: Student Achievement Student Progress Closing Performance Gaps

Demographics of Teachers African American 6.9% Hispanic 13.9%

White
Males Females

79.2%
6.9% 93.1%

Smith Elementary 26000 Cypresswood Dr. Spring, TX Telephone: 281-891-8420 Fax: 281-891-8421

Number of Students per Teachers 15.6

Campus Performance
2012 STAAR Met Standard Grade 3 Reading Mathematics Grade 4 Reading Mathematics Writing Grade 5 Reading Mathematics Science Grade 3 Reading Mathematics Grade 4 Reading 77% 73% 45% 70% 78% 67% 72% 50% 69% 80% 65%

At Smith Elementary our mission is to provide our students with the education necessary to develop into responsible contributing members of society through the cooperative efforts of staff, parents, students, and community.

Education Programs
Gifted & Talented Program
Students who participate in services designed for gifted students will demonstrate skills in self-directed learning, thinking, research, and communication as evidenced by the development of innovative products and performances that are advanced in relation to students of similar age, experience, or environment and reflect individuality and creativity.

The Dyslexia Program

Instructional decisions for a student with dyslexia are made by a team that is knowledgeable about the student, Dyslexia and instructional components and approaches for students with dyslexia. The descriptors include the components of phonemic awareness, graph phonemic knowledge, language structure, linguistic patterns, and processes.

2013 STAAR Met Standard

Guided Reading
Guided reading is a strategy that helps students become good readers. The teacher provides support for small groups of readers as they learn to use various reading strategies.

Bilingual/ESL Program
The goal of 6 year bilingual program(PK-5) is to promote high levels of academic achievement and full academic language proficiency in the students first language and English. The ESL program serves students who have been identified as students of limited English proficiency. The program is instructed in English and employs an ESL certified teacher. The teacher will provide instruction and instructional support to English language learners.

Mathematics
Writing Grade 5 Readinfg Mathematics Science

67%
77% 81% 74% 68%

Special Education
There are three programs on our campus that help students that are under the special education program. Starting with coteach and in class support. Students are able to be in the classroom with the support of a general education teacher and a special education teacher. The Structured Learning program is designed for students that are on the Spectrum of Autism. The SILC Program is designed for students that are on the Spectrum as well, but are in the general education for the majority of the day, provided with in class support and small group instruction.