1151 Kelly Mill Road, Blythewood, South Carolina 29016

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Established in 2002 Located in Blythewood, South

Carolina within a large planned community in Richland School District Two

Current enrollment of approximately 950 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 5 grades

Diverse population that includes 199 students with active duty military parents, 54 ESOL students, and 141 free/reduced students

Lake Carolina Elementary

Caucasian African-American

Other Asian Hispanic

50% 35% 6% 5% 4%

Lake Carolina Elementary

South Carolina State Schools of Character/National Finalist: 2009 National Blue Ribbon: 2008 Palmetto's Finest Award Winner: 2008 SCASA Elementary School Assistant Principal of the Year: 2008 Milken Award Winner: 2008 South Carolina Report Card Absolute Rating:

Excellent 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Adequate Yearly Progress:

All Goals Met 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Lake Carolina ElementaryThe Highly Effective Teaching (HET) Model (formerly ITI:

Integrated Thematic Instruction) has served as our instructional model since 2004. We began implementing HET with: using the Lifelong Guidelines and LIFESKILLS. creating safe, non-threatening environments. use of Agendas in classrooms. use school-wide and

classroom Procedures. Movement to enhance learning.

In the 2008-09 school year, curriculum mapping and conceptual teaching were added to our HET initiatives.

Lake Carolina Elementary

The use of yearlong themes/concept maps, concept days, agendas, The use of yearlong themes/concept maps, concept days, agendas, immersion walls/tables, and written procedures have provided immersion walls/tables, and written procedures have provided teachers and students with clear learning goals and responsibilities for teachers and students with clear learning goals and responsibilities for the school year as well as each school day.the school year as well as each school day.

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The use of purposeful movement strategies such as body mapping, The use of purposeful movement strategies such as body mapping, quiz-quiz-trade, fold the line, and inside/outside circle are allowing quiz-quiz-trade, fold the line, and inside/outside circle are allowing students to be actively engaged in their learning.students to be actively engaged in their learning.

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““We also observed an increase in the level of collaboration between We also observed an increase in the level of collaboration between students. When students are creating products and solving problems students. When students are creating products and solving problems together, they are talking about what has been learned and processing it together, they are talking about what has been learned and processing it at higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy.”at higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy.” Alisa Braddy and Denise White Highly Effective Teaching Consultants

Lake Carolina Elementary

Non-verbal cues such as music, songs, chants, and chimes as well as Non-verbal cues such as music, songs, chants, and chimes as well as simultaneous response techniques have been incorporated into simultaneous response techniques have been incorporated into classroom routines and procedures to allow for calm, smoother classroom routines and procedures to allow for calm, smoother transitions and increased instructional student responsibility. transitions and increased instructional student responsibility.

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HET (ITI) has created a more meaningful learning environment that HET (ITI) has created a more meaningful learning environment that has students highly engaged with teachers who are incorporating has students highly engaged with teachers who are incorporating powerful practices and strategies that foster a school community powerful practices and strategies that foster a school community that is taking teaching and learning to new levels.that is taking teaching and learning to new levels.