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General Information
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History
W. P. Scales Elementary School was opened
in the fall of 1977. Scales originally served a student population in
grades K-6. Currently, Scales serves a student enrollment of 635 in grades
K-5. The students of Scales live principally in a residential area west
of Franklin Road. The population and ethnic make-up of Scales is reflective
of the community and is of an increasingly diverse cultural and social
background.
We believe the school is an extension of
the community guided by democratic principles, dedicated to enhancing
the rights and privileges of a citizen, and laying a foundation for leadership.
Neighborhoods Served
Scales currently serves the following neighborhoods:
Woodway, Heathrow Hills, Fountainhead, Brentwood Country Club, Meadowlake,
Princeton Hills, McGavock Farms, Foxland Hall, Belle Rive, Belle Rive
II, Dekemont Downs, Highlands of Belle Rive, Chapel Hill, River Oaks,
Wildwood, Laurelwood, Derby Glenn, Lennox Park, Highland View, Holly Tree
Farms, Waterford, Hillview Estates, Forest Park, Deerwood, Brentwood Hills,
Landmark, and Oakhampton, Williamsburg Estates.
Mission, Beliefs and Vision
School
Mission Statement
Scales Elementary promotes a
balanced education to develop lifelong learners.
School
Beliefs
· Each
student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional,
and intellectual needs.
· Student
learning is the chief priority for the school.
· Students
learn in different ways and should be provided with a
variety of instructional approaches
to support their learning.
· A
student’s self-esteem is enhanced by positive relationships and mutual
respect among and between students, staff, and parents.
· The
commitment to continuous improvement is imperative if our school is
going to enable students to become confident,
self-directed, lifelong learners.
School
Vision
Scales Elementary will continue to
strengthen its partnership of
educators, parents, students and the
community. Together we will work toward an environment in which
students are challenged and encouraged to achieve their personal best;
laying a foundation for becoming independent lifelong learners.
Honors and Awards
- Southern Association Accreditation in
December, 1981; 5 year review in April 1986, 10 year review in November,
1991, 15 year review in November, 1996, and 20-year review, October,
2001.
- Validated in 1981 by the State Dept. of
Education for the Gifted and Talented Program
- Incentive Grant from Peabody College at
Vanderbilt, 1983-84, to help improve our Basic Skills
- Incentive Achievement Award which is monetary
incentive to schools who show improved performances
- Certificate of Distinction in the Elementary
School’s Recognition Program, May 1986
- Award of Merit in the 1990 Partnerships
in Education National Partnerships Award Competition
- Participant in Tennessee Department of
Education STAR Project to research large and small size classrooms
- Since 1992, computers have been networked
to the Central Office. All classrooms and personnel are networked.
- Member of Brentwood Chamber of Commerce
- Received Incentive Award from state
department, 2000 and 2002, for showing improvement in test scores.
Academic Information
Current for
2007-2006 school year
Pupil/Teacher Ratio
K - 15:1
1 - 21:1
2 - 22:1
3 - 22:1
4 - 23:1
5 - 27:1
Parents will receive a
progress report each nine weeks. Parents who have questions should address
their concerns with the teacher. Teachers will schedule a yearly
conference. Parents requesting additional conferences should contact their
child’s teacher to schedule an appointment. Conferences are by appointment
only. Currently participating in Curriculum Alignment; the majority of
teachers have received extensive training in innovative methods for
Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts. Professional
workshops include Windows on Math, AIMS, SUMS, Multiple Intelligences,
Governor's Academy, Reading Renaissance, Writer's Workshop and Using Data to Drive
Instruction.
The Scales Guidance
program is directed by counselor, Peggy McNamee and Katie Lipscomb. Some of guidance activities include:
parenting classes; character education; perfect attendance; mentoring
program; and community partnerships. Each month we spotlight a character
word.
Students also attend music,
art, physical education, computer lab, and library classes on a regular basis.
Accelerated Reader and
S.T.A.R. are both used in addition to each classroom's reading program
Additional Programs
- Extend-A-Hand Volunteer Program - Scales
uses all "extra hands"
- Enrichment/Creative Thinking - Provides
students with higher level thinking skill experiences. All teachers
are trained to teach these skills.
- Nature Trail - A half mile trail on the school property that provides awareness to the many aspects of nature
such as water, timber resources, animal habitats, and geological characteristics.
- Field Trips - Each grade level takes field
trips which are educational and adapted to their studies.
- Physical Education - P.E. teachers who
emphasize classes of motor development of physical skills.
- Library - Each class goes to the library
each week for instruction from the Librarian. Scales has approximately
8,000 books.
- Guidance - Planned classroom activities,
and special groups.
- Music - Students attend weekly music classes.
- Special Education - Two resource teachers, speech therapist, occupational/physical
therapist, vision specialist, gifted specialist, and psychologist are on staff with special needs.
- Art Program - All students receive art
instruction.
- English as a Second Language - Instruction
for students with limited English through an ESL teacher as needed.
- Accelerated Reader
- The YMCA Fun Company offers both before
and after-school childcare.
- Computer Lab--K-5 classes attend
instructed computer classes weekly. In addition, mobile
lap-top computer labs are available for teachers to take to the
classroom.
Student Motivational
Programs
- Character Education
- Perfect Attendance Program - Award for
perfect attendance.
- Destination Imagination - provides a team
effort of creative thinking (spontaneous) and problem solving (long-term)
tasks in competition at the regional, state and national level. This
is open to 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade.
- Presidential Physical Fitness Program
- Presidential Academic Achievement
- Mentoring Program
- Monthly Birthday Parties - A monthly "Happy
Birthday" party is given for all students with birthdays in that
month. The June, July and August birthdays are celebrated either in
May or September.
- Contests - students are encourage to participate
in the Brentwood Women’s Club Poetry Contest.
- Jr. Achievement Program
Community Involvement
- Spirit Week (September) - "Invest
in Your Child", the school’s one major fundraiser coincides with a Scales "Spirit Week" for students.
- Mustang Roundup (Spring) - Fun
evening of food and entertainment for the whole family.
- Parenting Classes - Parenting Classes
held periodically throughout the year.
- Boy Scouts
- Girls Scouts
- YMCA Fun Company
Other School Information
- Student Directory - Published each year,
each family receives a directory.
- Student Pictures - Individual and classroom
pictures are available.
- Skate Day - Coordinates one day
each month for the Scales' family to skate.
A portion of the proceeds benefits the school.
- Chick-Fil-A Community Night-families can
eat together one night a month at the Brentwood restaurant. A
portion of the proceeds benefits the school.
- Recycling - The school receives
a share from the recycling bins located on Wilson Pike. In addition
to the recycling of aluminum, glass, newspaper, plastic and cardboard
at Kroger, the school has a "Great Can Contest" twice a year
for additional revenue.
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Recycling of cell phones-receives a
fee for each phone turned in.
- Book Fairs - A good quality of books at
moderate prices.
- Enrichment Committee - schedules educational
enrichment programs for the school and aids in compiling resources
for enrichment activities in area other than the arts.
- Yearbook - An annual publication.
- Newsletter - A school-wide newsletter
is sent home at the beginning of each month with news updates, menu
and calendar for the month.
- Publix- Using the school scan card (pick up one in School office),
we receive a percentage of sales.
- Target-using the Target Guest Card
awards a percentage of the sales to the school.
- Harris-Teeter contributes a percentage
of all purchases by patrons who designate Scales as their school of
choice.
- Book Store - Located in the office area
and open 8:00 to 8:20 am. daily.
- Community Projects-families of Scales
collect staple food and necessities (December) and collect new and
used books for local agencies helping children at risk.
Clubs and Special Interests
- Instrumental Ensemble (Ensemble
for 4th and 5th Grade)
- Chorus for 4th and 5th grade
- Drama
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