Elliott Ranch Elementary School Programs

PROGRAMS

Student Success Seminars (S3)

Student Success Seminars (S3) - The Student Success Seminars intervention promotes effective collaboration between families and educators through consistent participation in ongoing after school workshops. During the monthly S3 sessions parents/guardians and students will be introduced to a variety of effective academic strategies. The structure of the Student Success Seminars engages parents/guardians as effective tutors and academic mentors for their children. Elliott Ranch Elementary School and EGUSD staff facilitators 1) provide an overview of various skills, 2) observe parents’ work with their children and 3) offer additional support and coaching when necessary. Later (at home) parents continue to tutor their children using the skills and strategies that were practiced during the workshops.

For additional information about the Student Success Seminars intervention, feel free to contact our Vice Principal, Mrs. Best-Green.

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WATCH D.O.G.S.
The WATCH D.O.G.S. program is the safe school initiative of the NATIONAL CENTER FOR FATHERING and stands for Dads Of Great Students. The goal of this wonderful program is to help every school in America be positively influenced by the committed involvement of fathers and father figures in lives of their children and students. The WATCH D.O.G.S. program partners with K-12 schools throughout the nation to invite fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or other father figures to volunteer at least one day all day at their child’s/student's school during the school year. Individuals sign up at a kick-off event such as a “Dads and Kids Pizza Night” or “Donuts with Dad” or in the office at any time throughout the school year.

The Elliott Ranch WATCH D.O.G.S. program will be overseen by a team of “Top D.O.G.S.” – volunteers who partner with the school administrators to coordinate scheduling and identify opportunities for WATCH D.O.G.S. volunteers to provide assistance at our school. WATCH D.O.G.S. volunteers perform a variety of tasks during their volunteer day including monitoring the school entrance, assisting with unloading and loading of buses and cars, monitoring the lunch room, or helping in the classroom with a teacher's guidance by working with small groups of students on homework, flashcards, or spelling.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this program, please contact our Vice Principal, Mrs. Best-Green.

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GATE
GATE Curriculum and learning strategies are addressed in the classroom by the teacher. After school classes are frequently held in the areas of math, science and computer science.

Student Leadership Club
Student Leadership Club is open to 5th and 6th grade students willing to learn about and use leadership skills in providing positive and supportive atmosphere on campus. Students receive training on the 40 Developmental Assets Model, make decisions on supporting school wide events, use lunch time for advertising and sharing their ideas, and encourage school participation in charitable events.

COLLEGE CONNECTION
"Academically Sound, College Bound" is our motto at Elliott Ranch. Each classroom has a University affiliation and students are encouraged to learn more about their college and how what they learn in school now can help them in their future pursuit of higher education.