Ludlam Elementary, in conjunction with the Educational Excellence School Advisory Council, is committed to continuously improving student achievement. Ludlam is a multi-ethnic school with approximately 575 students, which houses a full-time gifted program, several exceptional student education programs, and a standard curriculum program for neighboring children in the South Miami area. Ludlam Elementary addresses the needs of students through its focus on curriculum, parental involvement, core values, special areas and infusion of technology throughout the curriculum. The following objectives will serve as the focus of our school wide priorities for the 2005-2006 school year.
Given instruction using the Sunshine State Standards, students will increase reading skills as evidenced by a five percent increase in the percentage of students in the lowest 25 percent demonstrating acceptable levels of learning gains on the 2006 administration of the FCAT Reading Test, as compared to the scores on the 2005 administration.Given instruction using the Sunshine State Standards, students will increase their mathematics skills as evidenced by a five percent increase in the percentage of students demonstrating acceptable levels of learning gains on the 2006 administration of the FCAT Mathematics Test, as compared to the scores on the 2005 administration.
Given instruction using the Sunshine State Standards, students will improved their writing skills as evidenced by a five percent increase in the percentage of students scoring "4" or above on the 2006 administration of the FCAT Writing Test, as compared to the scores of the 2005 administration.
Given instruction using the Sunshine State Standards and hands-on-science activities, students will increase their knowledge of science as evidenced by a five percent increase in the mean scaled score on the 2006 administration of the FCAT Science Test as compared to the scores of the 2005 administration.
Given schoolwide emphasis on increasing parental involvement, the percentage of parents attending school related activities will increase as evidenced by a five percent point increase in the percentage of parents attending two or more school related activities when comparing the results of a parental involvement survey administered in May 2005 and May 2006.
Given increased emphasis on school safety and discipline, students will participate in our monthly Core Values Character Education Program. Participation will be monitored through monthly logs during the 2005-2006 school year.
Given an increased emphasis on the infusion of technology into the curriculum, 80 percent of students will participate in the technology lab as evidenced by curriculum program reports and a lab utilization schedule.
Given increased emphasis on health and physical fitness, students meeting National Standards in grades 2-5 will increase by 2 percent as measured by the FITNESSGRAM, compared to 86 percent of students meeting National Standards during 2004-2005.
Given increased emphasis on enrichment, 80 percent of students will participate in enrichment programs during the 2005-2006 school year through participation in strings classes, recorder ensemble, chorus, AEP Chess, "Night of the Arts" and "El Club de Libros".
Given increased attention to financial resources and their correlation with student performance, Ludlam Elementary School will improve its ranking on the State of Florida ROI index publication from 59 percentile in 2003-2004 to 64 percentile on the next publication of the index.
A review of the Quality Assessment Survey recommends a focus on Process Management and Strategic Planning.
This will be addressed as we continue to implement the Continuous Improvement Model with all stakeholders and increase communication with support staff as it relates to our School Improvement Plan. The accomplishment of these objectives will enhance our mission to work collaboratively with parents and community partners to increase student achievement and maximize the potential of each child.