Estill Elementary School is a school of approximately 256 students ranging from Pre-K thru 5th grades. We are continuously on an educational mission that we have chosen to accept. This mission entails the education of our students by any means necessary and we are continuously making strives toward excellence.
Our school is helping all students to develop and utilize the World Class Skills that is needed and necessary to become the epitome of a South Carolina Graduate. They will be able to explain, demonstrate, and apply the necessary attributes toward their success. The staff has been provided with best practice training for the delivery of quality instruction when utilizing our rigorous curriculum (Open Court and Envision) to improve instruction. Our staff continues to have on-going professional developments that focuses on planning, data analysis, instructional strategies, and the collaboration of teachers in pedagogy. This allows for additional support as our mission continues to be possible. We have complete our LETRS training which provided us with extra skills needed to master the fundamentals of reading instruction—phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and language. Also, our students are provided with an opportunity to manage their emotions, build relationships, show empathy and assist in their decision-making through daily Social Emotional Learning (SEL) 20-minute sessions.
Our mission, that we have continued to accept, will allow us to prepare EACH child, EACH day, and EVERY classroom to be college/career/citizen ready with no excuse. This will allow them to demonstrate their BEST: Behave Responsibly, Exceed Expectation, Scholarship First, Teamwork Always. We will utilize our online programs such as Dream box, which assist with the increase of our i-Ready benchmark scores. Our i-Ready provides our students with their individual learning pathway to ensure the improvement of the academic gap that has occur.
We will continue to work hard and although we can stand strong alone but together we are unstoppable and our mission is possible.
Julia B. Lee, Principal
Stefany Cousar, SIC Chairperson
