Mission: We are a school community that honors dedication and commitment to sustain a safe and effective learning environment for all students.
School Website
2008 Bond Projects
History
School Focus
Achieving Academic Success
What Makes Mead Unique
Before/After School Activities
Feeder Pattern
Mead Elementary School
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Grades: Pre Kindergarten - 5th |
Connie Brodt, Principal |
School Website
Mead Elementary School maintains a separate school web site [http://mes.stvrain.k12.co.us]. The school's web site makes it easier to communicate news and information to parents. Please visit the web site for more detailed information and events concerning Mead Elementary School.
In addition to the separate school web site, an overview of Mead Elementary School is provided [below]. A similar summary is provided for each school within the District to make it easier to find the same information for each of the District's schools.
2008 Bond Projects
Thanks to the community, the passage of the 2008 Bond will provide funds for building repairs and infrastructure upgrades.
History
Mead Elementary shares in a rich history dating back to 1902 when it was a small independent school district made up of the surrounding farm families. The building, although torn down and rebuilt in 1977, still houses the original gymnasium. With the development of many small neighborhoods around Mead, the town itself still maintains the small town intimate setting, and the school serves as a community hub for family events and activities.
School Focus
Striving to provide the best standards-based instruction for children in the areas of reading, writing, math, science, social studies, art, music, physical education, and technology, Mead maintains high academic standards for students.
Professional Learning Community (PLC) days have provided time for teaching staff to develop a matrix of essential learning outcomes in all the standards of mathematics. Teachers have also created common grade level assessments to measure student proficiency of the essential learning outcomes.
Achieving Academic Success
Achieving academic success for students at Mead involves a wide variety of instructional practices, strategies, and programs that include:
- Reading instruction in small groups based on individual student needs is taught through authentic literature in a variety of genre.
- Daily writing instruction follows a Writer’s Workshop format with the integration of Six-Traits.
- Writing for a variety of genre that includes narratives, memoirs, poetry, non-fiction, and research. Students publish their work several times each trimester.
- Investigations, the district adopted math program, along with supplemental materials, are used to increase math knowledge and skills.
What Makes Mead Unique
A school with a warm, welcoming, and nurturing environment for the students, staff, parents, and the community.
Mead Community Preschool, a fee-based preschool program, with students attending 2 or 3 half days per week.
The continued support of a strong Parent Advisory Council (PAC) that has provided instructional supplies, computers, and equipment through their fundraising efforts.
Parent and community volunteers that spend countless hours in the building working with the staff and students.
Before/After School Activities
Mustang Corral: a before (7:00-8:50 a.m.) and after (3:35-6:00 p.m.) school child care program. Activities such as arts/crafts, computer lab, movie day, and indoor/outdoor games are provided, along with snacks.
Community School: a program rich in after school enrichment activities and sports for all ages, PreK-5.
Feeder Pattern
Students leaving Mead Elementary School will attend Mead Middle School and then move on to Mead High School or Skyline High School.
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