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Ash Creek Elementary

Ash Creek Eagles SOAR

Mission & Vision Home

Mission & Vision Home

Ash Creek Elementary is dedicated to ensuring high growth and achievement, grounded in shared learning. Through impactful instruction creative expression and strong relationships, we nurture the whole child–academically, socially and emotionally.

Collective Commitments: 
We will:

  • use evidence of student learning to inform and improve our practice, and to better meet the needs of individual students;
  • teach the essential standards of our agreed upon curriculum unit by unit;
  • use open communication with parents and caregivers;
  • be a positive contributing member of our collective team;
  • implement the components of PBIS (our SOAR Expectations) to encourage exemplary behavior and facilitate academic success; and
  • build relationships that encourage an environment of trust, safety, and inclusiveness.

Ash Creek Culture

Kindness Club

Kindness Club is for 4th and 5th graders.

Eagle Eyes

5th grade leadership

School Spirt Weeks

SOAR Spirit Week Fall Spirit Week Read Across America Spirit Week

Welcoming Environments

Greeting Students at the Door Social-Emotional Learning Daily Check-ins

Student Recognitions

  • Staff Leadership Award - recognition of staff in the community
  • The Extraordinary Eagle Award - given weekly
  • Staff Shouts & Celebrations Message Board
  • Sunshine Committee - celebrating milestones and appreciation of one another!
  • Monthly staff-voted Character Champion

Communication

Social Media ParentSquare Morning Announcements Monthly Character Champion assemblies

Parent-Teacher Association

  • Jog-a-thon
  • Read-a-thon
  • Every kid gets a t-shirt

School-Wide Celebrations

  • Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Veterans Day
  • Indigenous People
  • Black History Month
  • Women’s History Month
  • Read Across America

Family Events

  • PTA Family Movie Night
  • Walk/Ride Bike to School
  • Burgerville Family Dine Out Night
  • Who Stole the Snow - Family Game Night
  • Grade-Level Concerts
  • Weekly Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
  • District Specialized Training
    • Supports whole-child service and support
    • OT/PT, ASD, De-Escalation/Behavior, Cognitive and Sensory Supports
  • Rigorous Curriculum Design
    • Alignment, district wide
  • Curriculum Adoption work
    • Science, Social Sciences, Health

  • Attendance Strategies and Action Steps:

    We know attendance is important for student success. Here is what we are doing at ACES to encourage regular attendance.

    • Data Driven Decision Making
      • Data Tracking Documentation
      • Chronic vs. Bubble vs. Regular Attenders
    • Relationship Building & Social-Emotional Learning
      • School Based Mental Health - Polk County Resources
      • Monthly Recognitions for 90% or better
    • Communication
      • Staff conversations with families
      • Front office positive messaging with families
      • PowerSchool Attendance Postcards
      • March Madness Attendance Competition
      • Social Media Updates

  • We use a variety of techniques to encourage positive behavior.

    Discipline Strategies and Action Steps:

    • Student Code of Conduct 
      • Progressive Approach
      • Reteaching Expected Behaviors
      • Parental Involvement
    • Office Discipline Referrals 
      • Major
      • Minor
      • Special Education
    • PBIS - SOAR Expectations
      • PBIS Rewards
      • Posted Expectations in all locations
    • Tier 2 SEL Groups w/ Behavior TOSA & SBMHA
    • Character Strong Curriculum
    • Monthly “No Referrals” Incentives

    • English Language Arts Essential Standards Identified and Focus of PLCs 
    • Math alignment with new curriculum 
    • Districtwide alignment with all grade levels
    • WIN (What I Need) Interventions - individualized
    • Daily English Language Development (ELD) and Embedded ELD Strategies
    • Language for Learning: Targeted Students
    • Progress Monitoring of Speaking, Reading, and Writing