Enrollment
879
students
Pupil/Teacher Ratio
Kindergarten- 1:20
First Grade- 1:20
Second Grade- 1:20
Third Grade- 1:21
Fourth Grade- 1:24
Fifth Grade- 1:24
Total School Ratio 1:21
School History
Chapman’s Retreat
Elementary, serving grades K-5, was established in
2003. The doors were opened on August
11, for a full day of school.
The first year began with
361 students, 28 classroom teachers, 7 special area teachers, and 5 special
education teachers (including speech and gifted education).
The staff, faculty, parents, and community of
Chapman’s Retreat cooperatively work to
fulfill the mission at
Chapman’s Retreat Elementary School .
Before/After School Care
Before/After School Care is offered by
Fun Company.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Conferences are held in the fall and spring. Watch for more
information from your child's teacher.
Parent Support Organization
Chapman’s Retreat PTO president is Shelby Waymaster.
Special Programs
Special programs offered at Chapman’s Retreat are: Destination
Imagination, Jump Rope Club and Chorus
Library/Media Center
The Library/Media Center is staffed by a full time library media
specialist and a library assistant. The Media Center is centrally
located within the school and houses the print and non-print
collection that supplements and enriches the academic curriculum.
Computer terminals provide access to the Internet, online
encyclopedias, Follett OPAC, etc. The Media Center continually
promotes the enjoyment of literature and the use of informational
skills through various programs and activities.
Guidance
Chapman’s Retreat Elementary has a full time counselor, Jennifer
Morris (grades 2-5) and half-time counselor, Molly O’Neal
(K-1). The Guidance Program at Chapman’s Retreat Elementary
School focuses on maintaining a healthy life style through character
building. Chapman’s Retreat Elementary is part of the Williamson
County Character Under Construction Initiative, which emphasizes a
character trait per school month.
The school counselor also
presents a developmental K-5 guidance program that is based on
Williamson County, State of Tennessee, and National Curriculum
Standards. The counselor sees each class K-5 on an alternating week
basis.
Opportunities are provided
for each grade level to have students meet with the counselor in
small groups, which focus on common needs or concerns (divorce,
death, social skills). In addition, individuals with private
concerns are free to visit the counselor.
Special Education Services
Chapman’s Retreat services include four full-time resource teachers
and 10 assistants, a full-time reading specialist, a speech and
language pathologist, gifted consultant, school psychologist,
occupational therapist, certified occupational therapist assistant,
physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, and a hearing
teacher.
Fine Arts
Chapman’s Retreat has two full time teachers for physical education.
Chapman’s also has full time teachers for art and music.
Students attend art classes
once a week. The students are exposed to a wide variety of different
media, such as pastels, colored pencils, chalks, clay, water colors,
crayons, collage, and printing ink.
Chapman’s Retreat Physical
Education Department's focus in grades K-2 includes space awareness,
locomotive movements, rhythmic activities, sequences, cooperative
behavior, fitness concepts, and sportsmanship. Grades 3-5 focus on
skill building, strategies for games and sports, dance and rhythmic
activities, healthy lifestyles, and sportsmanship.
The music program at
Chapman’s Retreat encompasses many aspects. Students learn about
rhythm, melody, harmony, form, texture, composers, music history,
musical styles, and musical theatre. They experience all of these
through singing, playing instruments, movement, listening,
discussion, video presentations and other technological resources.
Chapman’s Retreat has a
half-time Tech Coach who supports the teachers in helping to
implement the WCS Technology Curriculum into the classroom.
The tech coach works with individual teachers and students as well
as groups to model and guide using the hardware and software this
school provides for its students. Some of the technology that
Chapman’s Retreat offers is the use of Smartboards, Interwrite Pads,
Projectors, computer lab, internet based software (Nettrekker,
Reading A-Z, Scott Foresman, etc.) and county and school purchased
software (Kidpix, Kidspiration, Inspiration, Type to Learn, etc.).
Partnerships
Chapman’s Retreat strongly believes in partnerships between
businesses and school. Each of these organizations assists in
keeping our school an enjoyable place to learn by donating time,
contributions, gifts and even professional development for our
faculty and staff.
Extra Curricular Activities
Chapman’s Retreat offers 4th and 5th grade
choir, Destination Imagination Teams, and is exploring future
opportunities for students.
Site Based Management
Chapman’s Retreat is an Effective School involved in Site Based
Decision Making. Correlates and BLT members have been established
and meet on a regular basis.
