Seaside Elementary School is helping all students develop world class skills and life and career characteristics indicative of the Profile of a State of SC graduate through the consistent examination of all practices in our school in light of how student achievement may be improved. Research-based practices indicative of high achieving elementary schools are focused through the 7Cs framework. Through our framework, we focus on Children Achieving, Curriculum and Teaching, Community, Culture, Collaboration, Character, and Common Language. At Seaside Elementary, we are focusing on the whole child by teaching academics and social-emotional learning.
In our efforts to promote high academic achievement, our faculty and staff collaborate through a Professional Learning Community (PLC) environment to collect and analyze data through a variety of assessment tools including daily formative classroom assessments, MAP, DIBELS, PALS, SC READY, SCPASS, and district benchmark tests. Through this data analysis, teachers are able to target instruction, use formative assessment, and monitor progress to meet the specific needs of each and every student. Student learning is further enhanced in a blended learning environment where teachers work directly and closely with individual students and small groups of students, while other students in the classroom learn by using technology and digital content focused on their unique learning needs. By concentrating on a growth mindset, Seaside Elementary School students are truly working harder to get smarter!
Performance and moral character traits are promoted through the implementation, modeling, and celebration of the Seaside Elementary Learner Profile Attributes and social emotional learning through the Caring School Community program. As well, Seaside Elementary believes it is important to support our local community through service learning projects. Because of the pandemic, activities were somewhat curtailed. However, the entire school community still participated in activities that support the United Way, Seaside Elementary Angel Tree, the American Heart Association, and the Lowcountry Food Bank.
The faculty and staff at Seaside Elementary look forward to continuing our collaborative efforts with our parents, guardians, and community members to help our students become globally-minded citizens and lifelong learners.
Krista Finklea, Principal
Kim Dennis, School Improvement Council (SIC) Chairperson
