Websites for Learning
Typing Activities Typing Test http://www.freetypinggame.net/free-typing-test.asp Dance Mat Typing http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/ Up Beat . . . read more
Student Based Support Team (SBST)
What is SBST? SBST is the Student Based Support Team at Cottonwood Elementary School. The goal of SBST is to use various resources and expertise to maximize student success. We will work cooperatively, using . . . read more
MTSS (Multi-Tier System of Supports)
What is MTSS? MTSS is a multi-step process of providing instruction and support to promote the academic and behavioral success of all children. Individual children’s progress is monitored and results are used to make . . . read more
Cottonwood Student Support & Services
This site is under construction. Please keep checking for updates. If you'd like specific information on this site, please e-mail Mrs. Rooks with suggestions ( rookss@usd385.org) . . . read more
DIBELS Next
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills Next (DIBELS Next) assesses a student's competence in foundational reading skills. These skills predict later reading success. In the Blue Valley elementary schools, reading . . . read more
Reading Terminology
Source: National Institute for Literacy's A Child Becomes a Reader ( http://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/reading_pre.pdf) alphabetic knowledge - Knowing the names and shapes of . . . read more
Special Education
Special education and related services are provided to eligible students with disabilities ages 3 to 21 and to students who qualify for gifted services grades Kindergarten to Grade 12. Special education in . . . read more
The 5 Big Ideas in Beginning Reading
There are 5 Big Ideas in Beginning Reading: Phonemic Awareness : The ability to hear and manipulate sounds in spoken words Alphabetic Principle: The ability to associate sounds with letters and use these . . . read more
Title I
Title I is a part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 (formerly the No Child Left Behind [NCLB] Act of 2001). This act provides federal funds through the Kansas Department of Education to local educational . . . read more
CES Principal
Shari Rooks
Welcome to Cottonwood Elementary Who is the principal at Cottonwood Elementary? This is my 15th year with the Andover schools. I spent six years as a counselor first at Andover Middle School, then to Martin . . . read more
CES Site Council
As part of the Kansas QPA regulations, all schools have active site councils that are designed to advise and council their local schools. Site councils are composed of teachers, parents and community members, working together to improve . . .
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