Wallace Gregg Elementary School is an elementary school located in Florence, South Carolina directly across from Francis Marion University. Our school serves approximately 330 students in grades kindergarten through sixth. As a faculty and staff, we take a strategic approach to providing the tools our students need to meet their full potential. We are making strides to ensure our students possess the characteristics of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate by including communication, critical thinking, collaboration and creativity in all of our practices.
During the 2020-2021 school year, we began implementing a STEM focused curriculum in grades K-1. The goal was to expose the students in the earlier grades to opportunities to grow and develop the skills of the 2st century student. Therefore, as students continue to advance grade levels, they will continue to expand the skills developed in various other areas of the school curriculum. Wallace Gregg Elementary is planning to expand the STEM curriculum to grades 2nd-3rd in the 2021-2022 school year.
Our school motto, “Where Greatness Exceeds Status quo” provides insight on our commitment for continued growth for teachers and students. In our collaborative efforts, we make decisions with the development of the whole child in mind. Our school employs strategies that develop our children linguistically, socially, ethically, cognitively, psychologically, and physically. As a Title I One school, this is necessary to ensure our students' success in the future.
Our students are the driving force of our school. We make every effort to develop our students into life long learners and leaders. During the 2020-2021 school year, our focus was on providing direct instruction to students during the workshop model. Teachers participated in weekly professional development and collaborative planning sessions to acquire and implement strategies for delivering the South Carolina Academic Standards effectively during direct instruction. Collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity were promoted in our students through integration of technology in core classes and related arts.
We continue to celebrate the achievements of our faculty, staff, parents and students as we move towards making our vision a reality. Therefore, our daily mission is “to provide our students with resources, strategies, and technology to create a stronger foundation for life-long learning.” Our focus is on continued improvement for all stakeholders as we “Soar into Excellence.”
Tara J. King, Principal
