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Welcome to Ashbel Smith Elementary School!
At
Ashbel Smith Elementary School, every child is
challenged to "Aim for Success" every
day. Our dedicated faculty and staff are committed
to providing a safe and nurturing environment for
all students, while emphasizing academic acheivement
and responsible citizenship for the 21st century.
Our
mission and goals...
The
mission of students at Ashbel Smith Elementary
is to be successful--academically, behaviorally,
and socially--in order to become productive lifelong
learners in our changing world. Our campus goals
are the following:
- Implement instructional activities that ensure 100% mastery on all appropriate assessments
- Provide a positive school climate that is conducive to academic success
- Provide professional development training that will increase teaching effectiveness and student success in areas identified by campus data
- Encourage parent participation in school events
- Maintain current effective practices that ensure student success
Our
programs, services, and activities...
Among
the programs, services, and activities offered
at Ashbel Smith Elementary School are the following:
- Apache
Council
- Parent-Teacher
Organization
- DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
- 21st Century After School Program
- Junior Achievement
- Technology in the Classroom (Mobile Labs)
- Capturing Kids' Hearts Program
- Keystone Curriculum
- Accelerated Reader Program
- Reading is Fundamental (RIF) Program
- Bilingual Education
- Deaf Education
- Special Education (Resource, Inclusion, Deaf Education, SILC, PPCD, Bilingual PPCD)
- Speech Therapy
- Dyslexia Program
- Title I Program
- Classroom Guidance Provided by School Counselor
- Family Involvement Coordinator
- H.O.P.E.
- U.I.L.
- CEI Reading Lab
- Before, During, and After School Academic Program
- Reading
Recovery Program
- Art, Music, Theater Arts, and P.E. Classes
- Keystone Kid of the Day
- Six-Weeks Academic, Behavior, and Attendance Award Assemblies
In
addition, Ashbel Smith students and staff enjoy
valuable interaction with the community. Amegy Bank
serves as the school's Partner in Education through
the Baytown Chamber of Commerce Program. Second Baptist Church also assists with volunteers.
Facts
about our school...
With
an October 2007 enrollment of over 650, Ashbel Smith
Elementary School is home to a diverse group of
students--9% White, 82% Hispanic, and 9% African American. The school's prekindergarten program
serves four-year-olds who are not proficient in
English or whose families qualify according to
income guidelines.
The
school mascot is an Apache. The school colors are
royal blue and gold.
First
built in 1927 and replaced in 1996, Ashbel Smith
Elementary School has been the first step in education
for many Baytonians. Today, the school continues
the tradition of excellence that our community
expects from the Ashbel Smith students and staff.
A
message from our principal...
Ashbel
Smith Elementary is an exciting place to learn
and grow. Our diverse student and staff population enhances
both our academic and social climate. Our teaching
staff consists of a very talented group of men
and women willing to meet the overall needs of
each individual child. The value of the collaborative
efforts of parents, students, and faculty is represented
in the Ashbel Smith logo proudly displayed above
the main entrance to the campus.
Sincerely,
Suzanna Raymundo
Principal
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