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Osborn School District #8

Osborn Schools' AZ Learns Designations

Oz Scholars Project: Improving Literacy Through School Libraries

Osborn One of Two AZ Districts selected for 2007 Competitive Federal Library Grant

The Osborn Elementary School District proposes to implement the Oz Scholars Project to improve literacy for the Osborn students. Library Media Centers at each of our six campuses- five elementary schools (Pre-K-6) and a single middle school (7-8) are to be sites for improving student literacy and reading achievement. We propose to accomplish this by (1) Increasing print, non-print, and technological resources available to students; (2) Integrating Library Media Center resources with the school curriculum; and (3) Increasing access to & usage of Library Media Center resources in our schools. We plan to improve reading achievement and support low-performing students’ literacy, facilitating the transition from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn’ which can ultimately be mapped into the digital world of online research to discover the most up-to-date information, supporting their studies as they mature, and a lifetime of learning.

The Oz Scholars Project will better prepare students to meet the state grade level standards through increasing the print, non-print, technological and human resources, increasing access hours in the Library Media Center (LMC), and fostering greater collaboration between the Library Media Specialists (LMS) and teachers, improving the skills of each and encouraging the LMSs to assert themselves as leaders in their schools. An underlying intention is to create a structure that will endure long after the term of the grant is complete. The project’s print and technology acquisitions, as well as increased access hours to the library will benefit Osborn’s 3918 students and their families, reflecting our District’s mission: ‘Children want knowledge, challenge, and recognition; parents want independent, passionate learners in a safe environment. This is our mission.’

All Osborn Schools Have Received 21st Century Community Learning Centers 5-Year After School Grant

Montecito School Joins the 21st Century CLICK

Montecito has been awarded the 21st CCLC grant in 2007. Osborn can now boast that all six schools offer extensive after school, summer school, and parent programming. This is unique in the state; no other school district has this grant at all schools. The programs proposed as part of this grant focus on enrichment courses for students designed to improve their academic performance and provide extended learning opportunities to them, their parents and family members. Each school taps into numerous community partnerships to provide assistance through volunteerism, service implementation, and in-kind contributions. These collaborative partners will be private agencies, health care officials, City of Phoenix employees, and businesses. Additionally, the support of an established and involved staff and administration on each campus will ensure the integration of standards-based curriculum into the after-school and summer components.

The “Center of Learning Improvement for Community and Kids” (CLICK) program will provide services that compliment and support the school day activities while filling the academic learning gaps children face. These programs will have a whole child approach that takes into consideration all aspects of student success including physical safety, emotional well-being, and academic opportunities Our AIMS Reading scores indicate that literacy must be a top priority of our after-school and summer programs for all grades. These classes are data driven, designed with research-based strategies and provide specific interventions to address indicated needs. Math classes support achievement by focusing on targeted performance objectives, offering hands-on experiences and teaching mathematics in “real world” context.

We envision our campuses providing challenge, the acquisition of knowledge and recognition to our students and their families in a safe environment, on a year-round basis—community supporting students to develop independence and passion for learning.

ASU President Crow's Medal for Social Embeddedness

Osborn/ASU Professional Development School (PDS) Partnership received an award from ASU in 2007

Best Practice Award for Effective Partnerships

Osborn/ASU Professional Development School (PDS) Partnership received an award from the American Assoc for Colleges for Teacher Education

Designed to recruit, prepare, place and retain high-quality new teachers in high-poverty, urban and rural partner school districts, the project has two major initiatives: 1) a district-based, immersion-style PDS teacher preparation program for initial certification; and 2) distance learning-based, graduate-level coursework in mathematics, reading and science targeted to existing teachers in the partner districts. PDS TENET-prepared first-year teachers have been found to score higher than their campus-prepared counterparts in the quality of their standards-based lesson plans and videotaped teaching effectiveness. Further, the students of PDS-prepared first-year teachers have scored significantly higher on reading (SAT9 Total Reading Scores) than students taught by first-year teachers prepared in other teacher education programs.

http://www.aacte.org/News/Press_Room/07awdeffectivepart.pdf

Outstanding Community Service Partner for 2007

Osborn's longstanding partnership was recently recognized by Make a Difference Osborn School District hosts several service events each year in partnership with Make a Difference. Make a Difference is a local non-profit organization specializing in volunteer service coordination. The district is also collaborating with Make a Difference on a new tutoring program for volunteers.   Serv-a-thon volunteers at Encanto School

Osborn Middle School to Receive AmeriCorps Member

Make a Difference will be coordinating a group of AmeriCorps Members for the valley, Osborn Middle School has been awarded one of these members to coordinate Community Service Programs. There are still positions available. Please contact Make a Difference for more information. AmeriCorps engages 50,000 Americans age 17 and older each year in intensive service to meet community needs in education, the environment, public safety, homeland security, and other areas. Members serve with national nonprofit organizations like Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross, and Teach for America, as well as with hundreds of smaller community organizations, both secular and faith-based. Other members serve with AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps), a team-based residential program for adults ages 18 to 24, or in low-income communities with AmeriCorps*VISTA. In exchange for a year of service, AmeriCorps members earn an education award that can be used to pay for college or to pay back qualified student loans.

AZ Learns Designations

The Arizona Department of Education has created school designation profiles in compliance with the federal No Child Left Behind laws. These designation profiles are as follows. Please note that Performing Plus designated schools have scored as high as Highly Performing or Excelling designated schools, however, the distribution of the top AIMS scores is less broad. For more information click here.