Lemira embodies the characteristics of a SC graduate by ensuring students have world class knowledge, world-class skills, and life and career characteristics. To ensure this, Lemira's mission is to motivate, inspire, and educate all students to be college and career ready to ensure that all students become global, competitive citizens. Providing a rigorous, safe, and nurturing learning environment is one of our top priorities.
Lemira is an AVID school, which focuses on equipping all learners with the tools and resources to be successful in school and beyond. In embracing a rigorous and rich learning environment, quality instruction not only focuses on the AVID strategies, but also through the use of a school-wide workshop instructional framework in reading, writing, and math. The workshop model provides a class structure that allows for focused work time, so students have the appropriate learning opportunities to practice new skills and apply them to their project. Having exposure to high levels of Depth of Knowledge (DOK) questions and project-based learning also creates opportunities for students to be exposed to the world of inquiry in all content areas. In addition, tiered interventions are in place to allow for differentiation and pacing, according to each student's personalized pathway for learning. Along with the continuation of the MTSS process, the master schedule reflects a school-wide intervention time, Lion Enrichment, in which Tier I interventions such as Exact Path and Reading Eggs allow students to work on individual skill sets in reading and math according to their personalized learning pathway. Tiered II and III interventions are provided through reading interventionists. In addition, after-school programs, such as Edmentumn tutoring and Academic Scholars Club, provide academic support to targeted groups.
Lemira continues to integrate ROAR (Respectful and Responsible, On Task, Achievers, and Readers) into our daily school-wide behavior expectation program. The ROAR characteristics embrace desirable and safe behaviors and expectations school wide. The daily ROAR expectations are integrated through the school-wide SEL lessons taught during morning meetings. PBIS initiatives also embody the ROAR characteristics through activities, such as as behavioral ROAR assemblies, ROAR Paws as redeemed through the school's PBIS store, and PBIS incentives.
Lemira is a 1:1 school, in which chrome books are provided to all students in grades PK-5. Students have access to various technology programs to strengthen content area skills. Teachers also receive on-going professional development to assist in technology integration.
Lemira maintains ongoing communication with its stakeholders through the school website, social media, weekly "week-at-a-glance" newsletters, weekly edulink calls, parent workshops, Title I planning meetings, School Improvement Council (SIC) planning meetings, conference nights, school events, school marquee, academic progress reports, Schoology learning management system, routine parent-teacher communication, parent workshops, and Report to the Parent.
Lemira continues to promote and celebrate good student character and academic celebrations through activities such as the following: MAP Celebrations, PBIS incentives, Author of the Month, KOANA Ice partnership with Terrific Kid, ROAR Paws recipients, Read Across America Week, Author of the Month, and much more. Moreover, students are recognized with academic awards such as Principal’s List, A/B honor roll, and good behavior and attendance incentives. Lemira students are provided the opportunity to participate in the Lemira Percussion, the Lemira Chorus, Step team, Student Council, ROYAL Girls group, Boys Mentor group, Girls on the Run, and the Garden Club.
The Lemira school family has been positively impacted by the ongoing support and cooperation of our community business partnerships and proud recipients of community grants. Lemira was awarded the Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (FFV) grant, which provides a daily midday snack to students as it increases brain activity. Lemira also utilizes its title one funds to purchase school supplies for students. We are forever grateful to our faith-based community partners (Eastside Baptist Church and Jehovah Missionary), Eaton Corporation, and Giant Resource Recovery for their generosity and commitment to the Lemira family.
We are dedicated to promoting a loving, challenging, nurturing and safe environment where all students enjoy school and learn each day.
Mrs. Stephanie Gregg, Ed.S, Principal
Ms. Teresa Mullins, SIC Chairperson
