Aspen Crossing Elementary embraces its mission: Aspen Crossing Elementary is a caring community, where all children are empowered to Achieve, Care and Explore. We hold high expectations and a strong commitment to excellence in academic achievement for all students. To develop a strong foundation for student learning experiences, we have selected and implemented standards-based, researched programs that align with our District in reading, writing, math, social studies and science. We believe stud…
ents learn best in a nurturing atmosphere where they: feel respected, valued, and safe, have positive parental support, are given high standards and clear expectations, are provided a structured environment that encourages creativity, have opportunities to make choices, help each other achieve goals, take responsibility for their own learning. We value caring, child-centered 21st century learning environments, engaging in learning outside of school to apply learning and reinforce skills, and standards-based progress reports. The cornerstones of our school are collaboration, Professional Learning Communities, curriculum mapping, technology integration, and a partnership with the community. Aspen Crossing provides a rigorous K-5 core curriculum in reading, writing, math, science, social studies, and the fine arts. Students are provided extensions/enrichment or learning support through both small group classroom instruction as well as specialized support staff. Students receive differentiated instruction through flexible skill groups which parallel the curriculum and content in the classrooms. Safety, respect, and responsibility guide our students' actions and reinforce a caring community. We are part of Positive Behavior Support while implementing lessons around Social/Emotional well-being. We also emphasize and practice these values: kindness, respect, taking risks, learning from mistakes, perseverance, responsibility, honesty and caring deeply. Finally, we utilize Body Basics to teach our students expectations for our learning environment. Our school wide behavior expectations focus on our values. As our students demonstrate these values, they receive recognition at our monthly Principal Chats. Not surprisingly, we do a lot of celebrating at Aspen Crossing Elementary.
Accredited with Distinction - This is assigned to the highest performing districts. These districts are meeting or exceeding expectations on the majority of performance tasks.
Accredited - Districts with an overall rating of Accredited are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Accredited with Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Accredited with Priority Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Turnaround Plan - These districts are identified as among the lowest performing districts in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Insufficient State Data - These districts are assigned this accreditation rating when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a district received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.
School Ratings
Performance Plan - Schools with a Performance Plan are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Priority Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Turnaround Plan - These schools are identified as among the lowest performing schools in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Insufficient State Data - These schools are assigned this plan type when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a school received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.