EVERY CHILD - EVERY DAY - COLLEGE BOUND!

 

Vision Statement

The vision of Georgia Avenue Elementary School is to prepare all students for college by empowering them with the knowledge and skills to perform academically at all levels which will allow them to live successful and productive lives.

Our administrators, teachers, support staff, parents, and community members provide experiences, activities, and appropriate instruction for each student. Every child is encouraged to read with comprehension, write clearly, compute accurately, think, reason, solve problems, and work cooperatively.

 

Mission Statement

Our mission is to implement a diversified learning program that addresses the individual needs of all students. All students will leave Georgia Avenue Elementary school with the skills necessary to succeed in their future learning.

 

School Beliefs

1. Teachers, administrators, parents and the community share the responsibility for advancing the school's mission.
2. Student learning is the chief priority for the school.
3. Students' learning needs should be the primary focus of all decisions impacting the work of the school.
4. Students learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process.
5. Assessment of student learning should provide students with a variety of opportunities to demonstrate their achievement of the expectations for their learning.
6. The commitment to continuous improvement is imperative if our school is going to enable students to become confident, self-directed, lifelong learners.
7. A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes student learning.
8. Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs.
9. Exceptional students (e.g. special education, limited English proficiency, talented and gifted, etc.) require special services and resources.
10. Curriculum and instructional practices should incorporate a variety of leaning activities to accommodate differences in learning styles.

 

 Student / Staff Demographics

• Georgia Avenue Elementary is part of the Title I school-wide project.

• Georgia Avenue has 743 early childhood through fifth grade and exceptional children. Ninty-Nine percent qualify for free or reduced lunch.

• All teachers are "Highly Qualified" and are fully licensed by the State of Tennessee.

• Teachers have an average of 15 years professional experience.

• Seventy-seven percent of teachers have advanced degrees.

• The staff is 80% black and 20% white. The student body is 99% black and 1% other.

• The average class size is 20 students per teacher for early childhood, 20 per teacher for grades K-3, 21 per teacher for grades 4-5, and 11 per teacher for exceptional classes.

 

Areas / Communities Served

Georgia Avenue is a neighborhood school that serves Foote Homes and Cleaborne Homes communities. The attendance area is city wide due to open enrollment. Many of our students' parents and grandparents also attended Georgia Avenue and continue to strongly support its tradition of excellence.