Providing students with opportunities to learn in real-world settings is a key component of our educational program. Throughout the fall and spring months, students have a real-world field experience which relates to their topics of study. Field experiences can be a field trip or an experience coming to SVCCS. Students are always engaged, inquisitive, and get so much more from the field experiences than what can be done solely in a classroom.
Literacy Goals at SVCCS:
Here at SVCCS we aim to provide students with high quality literacy instruction that is rooted in the scientific evidence of reading best practices, which includes high-quality instruction in: oral language, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension.
The vision of SVCCS is that through the use of systematic and explicit instruction we will provide ALL students with scientifically-based reading instruction.
Scarborough’s Reading Rope (2001) is a great visual representation on how language comprehension and word recognition come together to develop a skilled reader.
Curriculum Highlights:
Core reading program: Wonders 2020
Teachers in K-2, Title Reading support, and Special Education are all trained in ECRI (Enhanced Core Reading Instruction). ECRI is used to support and enhance content within our Wonders 2020 curriculum
Heggerty– phonemic awareness curriculum
Writing– takes place within the content areas
Part of the mission of Stone Valley Community Charter School is to be able to accommodate each child’s individual learning style and developmental pace. SVCCS is fortunate to be able to provide Title I services to nurture student academic success. Our program provides supplemental instruction in both reading and math.
SVCCS is considered a Title I school where all the students are considered Title I students. This provides the ability to have flexibility in grouping in a point in time fashion. The result is that students receive support in a timely manner and do not have to formally qualify for services.
Student progress is monitored closely throughout the school year using a variety of measures. Data team meetings are held periodically with the classroom teacher, reading specialist, and education director to determine which students may be in need of extra assistance.
Clearances:
Volunteers at SVCCS are required to obtain volunteer clearances free of charge. Volunteers need the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance and the Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check. If you have lived in PA for at least 10 years you can complete the PA Resident Verification Waiver in lieu of FBI fingerprints. Clearances should be turned in at the school office.
Keep Kids Safehttp://keepkidssafe.pa.gov/resources/clearances/index.htm
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SVCCS provides special education and related services to students with disabilities who are age 5 through 21 under the Federal Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). School–aged children qualify for special education and related services if they have one or more of the following disabilities and as a result need specific services:
