The Pinckney Community is dedicated to providing a safe & nurturing environment that promotes life-long learning and enables students to become productive citizens.
| District: | USD 497, Lawrence |
|---|---|
| Became a KU PDS site in: | 2005 |
| Number of students currently enrolled: | 265 |
| Grade Configuration: | K-6 |
| Diversity of student base (Ethnically, socio-economically, linguistically, SPED): |
Pinckney is a Title I schoolwide program, with 37% minority students and 55% of our students are eligible to receive free or reduced lunch. |
| Number of full-time teachers, administrators and support personnel: |
Lesa Frantz, principal; PDS Site Rep, Lori Kemme; 20 full-time certified staff members, 12 itinerant certified staff, and approximately 8 paraprofessionals. |
| District Website: | www.usd497.org |
| School Website: | schools.usd497.org/pinckney/ |
| Location: |
Pinckney Elementary School |
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Our Title I Schoolwide/School Improvement Plan is focused on increasing student achievement- particularly in the areas of math and reading.
In addition to strategies to increase achievement in math and reading, the Pinckney staff has worked on strategies to build our effectiveness as a staff. Collaborative problem solving has been an important focus, in addition to working with the Ruby Payne strategies to effectively work with children and families in poverty and building relationships.
Pinckney’s Boys & Girls Club after-school program is growing every year. We currently have over 100 students attending daily. After-school staff and teachers collaborate on a consistent basis to improve our programs. This will be the first summer that we will have the Boys & Girls Club program on site.
We have three after-school enrichment programs that were designed, organized, and are being taught by parents and other volunteers. They are the Spanish Club, the Beowulf School of Literature, and the Science Fair Club. These three programs have been wonderful opportunities for our students!
The Pinckney staff is implementing “Pinckney Pride groups” during the 2006-2007 school year. This is an initiative that was developed as a result of our collaborative problem solving/Ruby Payne work. Each student in our school works with an adult mentor. Mentors are staff members that have made a commitment to developing relationships with their individual Pride group students, and find ways to connect with them at least once every two weeks. Our kick-off event was a group meeting, with introductory activities and snacks. Examples of Pride mentoring activities are: the adult sends notes about something that is going on in the student’s classroom or at home- (great job on that math test!), eating breakfast or lunch together, spending recess time together, or stopping by their classroom to give them a positive connection. Research shows that building strong relationships and connectiveness has a positive impact on student achievement.
Wall Climbing
Pinckney's Archaeological Dig
Archaeological Dig - Ribbon cutting ceremony
