Washington Elementary School (9248)
606 NORTH 9TH STREET
CANON CITY, CO 81212
299
Total Students Served
Half Day Kindergarten - Grade 5
School District:
Canon City RE-1 (1140)
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About Washington Elementary School (9248)
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Washington Elementary School
2024-2025
When you walk into the newly constructed school building at the corner of 9th and College Streets, you will be welcomed by a positive, welcoming, learning environment. Our recently revised Mission Statement addresses what we provide for the students who attend Washington Elementary School, a safe, engaging, and inspiring learning environment that supports physical health, mental wellness, and the academic growth of each and every student.  Our Vision Statement is the ?why? behind the actions of…
each and every staff member at Washington: Washington Elementary School develops the foundational skills, traits, and knowledge empowering ALL students to experience success today, tomorrow, and beyond. Originally built in 1880, Washington Elementary School operated as the city?s first public school. The original structure was constructed with stone from the prison quarries ( Canon City Daily Record , August 4, 2019) and was considered one of the premier buildings of its time.. Open to students in 2020, the new Washington Elementary School serves approximately 315 students in kindergarten through 5th grade. Envisioned as a school for the community, our staff values partnerships with students and their families through events such as our Open House, Bear Fun Run in the fall, Color Run in the spring, YETI Blossom Run, our annual sunset walk up Skyline Drive, family movie nights, our school carnival, candybar BINGO night, making cards for Veterans, and the Parent-Teacher Organization and School Accountability Committee. As the second-largest elementary school in the city, Washington takes great pride in the gains our students make in literacy each year. Every student, despite their performance level, receives interventions or enrichments during the unique ?What I Need? or WIN time. Title I and Special Education staff collaborate with classroom teachers to address each student?s needs. Although we are still seeing the effects on student achievement from the school closures in early 2020, our students are experiencing tremendous growth because of their work and the efforts of their families and our staff. Since the inception of school ratings in 2010, Washington Elementary School has been assigned a ?Performance? level rating by the Colorado Department of Education due to our achievement and growth on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS). In 2018 Washington earned the Governor?s Distinguished Award for exceeding growth in all disaggregated areas in mathematics for 4th and 5th grade. In 2020 and 2021,school ratings were on a ?pause? due to school closures and virtual learning. Two years ago, in the Spring of 2022, our students were finally able to take all assessments for CMAS in order to update our rating. It was no surprise that Washington?s rating as well as the District and State ratings dropped. We are happy to report that last year, in the Spring of 2023, our rating rose back up to ?Performance?. Although we will never know the extent of lasting effects on our children due to school closures, we do know that we are doing everything in our power to support and celebrate growth with and for our students. After school programs are an integral part of our commitment to the success of the whole student. Activities such as the 100 Mile Club, Battle of the Books, After School Sports, Yearbook, Student Counsel, and Safety Patrol provide our students with additional opportunities for involvement. Students also participate in classroom jobs during the day, and are able to apply to be Library Helpers, help deliver CareBear cupboard food to classrooms, and perform the daily announcements. Washington is a PBIS school. PBIS stands for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports. School wide expectations have been created using common language and the BEARS acronym was developed to include district skills and trait language into our school expectations. BEARS stands for Be Safe and Kind, Exhibit Excellence, Be Accountable, Be Responsible, and Seek Solutions . This type of proactive approach to behavior teaches students what is expected of them, and then when they follow the expectations, they are rewarded. At Washington we are excited to serve our students and families by providing the foundational skills needed to be successful today, tomorrow, and beyond.
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