495 Students Grade Span: EE-05

Early Acts First Knight EarlyAct FirstKnight® (or EAFK) is a groundbreaking character education program for elementary and middle schools from Knights of The Guild. Sponsored by Rotary Clubs, EAFK motivates and teaches children of all backgrounds to become civil, service- oriented people during their most formative years. WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) - Engage men, inspire children, reduce bullying and enhance the educational environment at your school. WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) - Is the father involvement initiative of the National Center for Fathering that organizes fathers and father figures in order to provide positive male role models for the students and to enhance school security. Today, more than 3,156 active programs in 46 states participate in the WATCH D.O.G.S. Program. Who are WatchDOGS? Fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, uncles, and other father figures who volunteer to serve at least one day a year in a variety of school activities as assigned by the school principal or other administrator. WATCH D.O.G.S.

ESL Education ESL Certified Teacher, may be an itinerant teacher, who services more than one campus. Regular classroom teacher that holds an ESL certification Inclusion: collaboration with classroom teacher by an ESL teacher or teacher’s assistant Gifted & Talented Education Special Education The continuum of instructional options offered by VISD provides services to a diverse population of students. These services include, but are not limited to, the following: Itinerant services for students who need assistance in special areas such as vision, hearing, or speech. Regular classroom support (direct and indirect) which includes a variety of strategies to support integration into less restrictive environments. Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities (PPCD) for students ages 3 to 5 who require early intervention. Community-based specialized curriculum and services for students 3-22 years of age both on regular campuses and at CDS. Related services necessary to enable students to benefit from their special education programs. These include, but are not limited to, the following: counseling, special transportation, occupational therapy, physical therapy, music therapy, adaptive/assistive equipment, orientation and mobility training Full inclusion for grades 1-5. Students can be referred by anyone who knows the child (examples are a teacher, a parent, a peer, etc.) or even by the child him/herself. Next is seeking parental permission for testing. If a parent does not give permission the referral stops here. If a parent does give permission, the gifted and talented testing will take place on a campus within a school day after the first of the year. There are four instruments used to make or dismiss the identification of referred students. The two qualitative tests are the Slocumb-Payne Teacher Perception Inventory (2 teachers that have knowledge of the student complete) and the Slocumb-Payne Parent Perception Inventory. The two quantitative instruments are the Cognitive Abilities Test, otherwise known as CogAT. This test assesses the verbal, quantitative and nonverbal abilities while the Naglieri Nonverbal Abilities Test assesses the nonverbal. The second test is good for lower SES, second language speakers and younger students. Each of these tests are weighted to help a committee of teachers review the results and determine whether evidence of giftedness is present. If a student does not qualify there is an appeals process where student/their parents can provide other evidence to be considered. It is also the Victoria I.S.D.’s policy to accept other district’s determination of giftedness when a student enrolls with us. Not all school district’s do this. Once elementary students are identified, they are invited to attend a specified G.T. campus or they can remain on their home campus with G.T. services provided within their regular classroom.

Organizations Student Council Jr. League (Girl Power) Girl Scouts Kickball Team Music Club Environmental Club Art Club Recycle Club Clubs

Administrators: Mary Noble, Principal Kathryn Kelly, Assistant Principal Contacts: Phone (361) Fax (361) Hours: 7:45 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Enrollment: Approximately 430 students Grade Levels: Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD) -5 th grade 2013 Accountability Rating: Improvement Required

Officially named F.W. Gross High School on January 2, 1936, the Victoria Colored School, in Victoria County, Texas, United States, was built in 1901 under authorization of the newly elected school board. The Victoria Independent School District, formed in 1898, choose a design by architect Jules Leffland for the district’s second high school, a segregated school for the "coloreds". The Colored School was built at 702 E. Convent Street, in the Diamond Hill area of Victoria, which had been settled by freedmen after the Civil War. The building was next door to the Freedmen's School (built in 1868 by the Freedmen's Bureau of Goliad County), which was turned into a dormitory for teachers of The Colored School. [Victoria CountyTexasVictoria Independent School DistrictJules LefflandsegregatedcoloredsVictoriafreedmenCivil War Freedmen's School Freedmen's BureauGoliad County [ The Victoria Advocate, "10 things you may not know about area black history." Originally published January 31, 2012 at 8:24 p.m., updated January 31, 2012 at 11 p.m Originally published January 31, 2012 at 8:24 p.m., updated January 31, 2012 at 11 p.m