1. Towers Elementary School Achievement Report
Sandy Skora, Principal
September, 2016

2. Common Core Standards. Standards can be found at www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc.
The Council of Great City Schools offers roadmaps for Common Core Standards from kindergarten through 8th grade. The documents have a strong focus on Common Core and even include small examples of the continuum of math beginning in kindergarten and progressing through the grades. Go to to find these roadmaps.

3. Smarter Balanced Assessment Why?
We do not look at scores as good or bad—rather we see them as diagnostic tools. The results provide information to help guide and shape instruction to help meet students’ academic needs. 
We are pleased the Smarter Balanced test measures critical thinking and analysis, two skills that are essential for success in the 21st century. 
By testing these new skills, this exam goes above and beyond anything we’ve ever seen in California. We’re pleased with the direction and will continue to push for examinations that provide quantitative and qualitative analysis. 

4. We’re proud of our teachers and staff for their dedication to California’s students. As we review this data, we encourage everyone to remember that the Smarter Balanced tests are important, but they are only one piece of a large puzzle that informs great instruction and student learning.

5. Achievement Levels
Name
Subject
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
TUSD
Not
Met
Nearly
Exceeded
ELA 16 23 28 33 19 18 35 15 34
Math 11 20 37 32 8 26 27 22
Towers 9 30 43 31 13 24 29 39 12

7. All 3rd, 4th, 5th grade Smarter Balanced data can be found by googling “Data Quest.” Once you have gotten to the site you can drill down to Towers School and see percentages of proficiency by subject and/or claims.

9. Professional Development Support/Coaching
NGSS Professional Development 2nd and 3rd
3-5 CMAST (Centered Math and Science Teaching)
K-5 Guided Reading Instruction
English Language Arts Professional Development

12. School Programs Available
YMCA before and after school program on campus.
Music program for 4th and 5th grades.
Variety of after school programs available (chess, dance, art, drama).
Makerspace Room – 3rd through 5th
Learning Center
Towers P.T.A. (Parent Teacher Association)
Hourly Intervention Teacher

13. For more information on Towers, please go to www.towers.tusd.org
This powerpoint presentation will be available on our website.