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General Information

​ACADEMICS

“Common standards ensure that every child across the country is getting the best possible education no matter where a child lives or what their background is. The common standards will provide an accessible roadmap got schools, teachers, parents and students with clear and realistic goals.”

 

Governor Roy Romer, Senior Advisor, The College Board

Nevada Academic Content Standards (NVACS)
 

With the adoption of the Common Core State Standards in October 2010, they became the Nevada Academic Content Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics. With this action, the Nevada State Board of Education committed to ensuring that all students are ready for college and careers.

To the left, you will find a link to a letter from the Superintendent of Public Instruction about the Nevada Academic Content Standards (NVACS). 

To the left, you will find a link that will bring you to the Nevada Department Education's website with more information about the standards.  

Nevada Ready! is an online clearinghouse of information about Nevada’s education standards and provides access to statewide communications and links to other resources. 

This link will take you to the CCSD's parent information page.  This page contains information and answers to questions you may have.  It also contains imformation about the Nevada Academic Content Standards.  

PARENT ROADMAPS
(Documents below and to the right)
 
The Council of the Great City Schools' parent roadmaps in mathematics provide guidance to parents about what their children will be learning and how they can support that learning in grades K-8. These parent roadmaps for each grade level also provide three-year snapshots showing how selected standards progress from year to year so that students will be college and career ready upon their graduation from high school.***The Parent Roadmaps to the Common Core State Standards may be reprinted or posted online for non-commercial purposes without the Council’s prior consent. Please include attribution to the Council of the Great City Schools.

La manera en que enseñábamos a los estudiantes en el pasado simplemente 

no los prepara para las exigencias mayores del colegio universitario y las 

profesiones de hoy día y del futuro. Su escuela al igual que las escuelas de 

todo el país está trabajando para mejorar la enseñanza y el aprendizaje para 

asegurar que todos los niños se gradúen de la escuela preparatoria (High 

School) con las habilidades que necesitan para tener éxito. 

 

Curriculum Overview

The Curriculum Overviews have been developed to help parents understand what is expected of students in each grade level in the core subject areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. It provides a listing of skills and concepts to be taught in each grade level.Tips and activities are also provided to help your child learn at home.

Partners for Achievement

Your child’s achievement depends on a partnership between you and your child’s teacher. Below is information about the CCSD English Language Arts and Mathematics  curriculum (both in English and Spanish) resulting from the ongoing implementation of the Nevada Academic Content Standard (NVACS).

SCHOOL WIDE BEHAVIOR

It is expected that all students conduct themselves in a manner that supports the educational process and demonstrate the life skills and code of conduct.  By maintaining a high expectation of conduct for all students, an optimal learning environment will be achieved.  Students ARE NOT to bring toys, sporting equipment, electronic devices, handheld games, etc. to school.  All necessary playground equipment will be supplied.   Should students choose to bring nuisance items to school parents are welcome to retrieve the items from the office.  Students who choose to bring toy weapons or replicas of weapons, or items that can be used as a weapon will be treated as authentic weapons and subject to CCSD disciplinary actions.  Cell phones must be kept in the off position and secured in the students backpack. The video/camera function of the cell phone is not permitted during any part of the school day.  At no time will cell phone usage be permitted during the instructional day.

 

During the first weeks of school, emphasis will be placed on teaching students the school-wide procedures, and modeling how they look and what they sound like in various settings such as the classroom, cafeteria, walking around the campus, lining up on the playground, etc.  Classroom management is a critical factor in successful student achievement.  Before any of the following steps should be followed, the teacher will implement the classroom discipline plan. 

For more information please contact our guidance couselor, Mary Desjarlais.

We are a Be Kind school.  Being Kind is a simple way to “catch” someone and let them know that their genuine kindness can change the world. Our hope is that people being “caught” will be inspired to be more kind, more often.

 

Students caught being kind are recognized during our morning announcements.  Students can also earn Be Kind bracelets.  

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