Old Pointe Elementary School is committed to helping all students develop the World Class Skills of the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate. The Old Pointe staff continues our work of creating an environment that is conducive to high level acquisition of knowledge where our students are challenged to learn and grow each day by promoting critical thinking skills, communication, collaboration, and creativity. Our students are provided with a safe and nurturing environment where they experience challenging opportunities academically.
The delivery of instruction was conducted through a variety of manners which included virtual and face-to-face. Students in grades Kindergarten through Fifth were issued HP devices to support their learning. These devices allowed our students to participate in blended learning activities that promoted student engagement. This year, all students received a copy of The One and Only Ivan, and the entire school participated in our first One Book/One School experience. As a school, we continue to pursue on-going growth and improvement, while remaining committed to the development of our professional capacity and family centered climate that have always defined Old Pointe Elementary.
Committed to educating the whole child, our staff participated in professional development that was geared toward providing our students personalized learning opportunities. Our staff determined their own learner pathway and partnered with the Office of Personalized Learning through the SC State Department of Education to complete training modules. Our staff continues to focus on the whole child through the implementation of our Panther P.R.I.D.E. PBIS initiative. Old Pointe’s unique version of this system is an acronym for the five school-wide expectations: Positive attitude, Responsibility, Initiative, Determination, and Excellence. Throughout the school year, students were recognized for displaying the P.R.I.D.E characteristics.
This year, all students received a copy of The One and Only Ivan, and the entire school participated in our first One Book/One School experience.
Our Professional Learning Communities enabled our teachers to raise the level of rigor, build common assessments, disaggregate data, and plan instruction based on our state standards and individual student needs. Our teachers implemented strategies to assist with Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 instruction. We believed that in order to improve student learning we must engage in continuous and targeted professional development as we continue to make student achievement our top priority.
As we move forward, the Old Pointe school community will continue to focus on the whole child by providing each learner with the unique instruction, resources, and support that is needed to help each reach their full potential. We are proud of the many achievements throughout the 2021-2022 school year and look forward to even greater success next year in helping each of our students reach their full potential.
Bianca Chivers-White, Principal
Samie Clowney, SIC Chair
