Carver Elementary School (1340)
4740 ARTISTIC CIRCLE
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80917
194
Total Students Served
Half Day Kindergarten - Grade 5
School District:
Colorado Springs 11 (1010)
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About Carver Elementary School (1340)
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Carver Elementary School
2025-2026
Carver Elementary School Overview (2025-2026) School Profile Carver Elementary serves approximately 200 students in grades K?5. Key demographics include: 86% free lunch 22% English Language Learners (ELL) 17% Special Education 1% Gifted and Talented 19% student mobility rate 51% Hispanic/Latino 28% White 10% Multiple Races 8% Black or African American 1% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander Staffing Carver's dedicated staff includes: 9 classroom teachers 2 Special Education teachers (SPED) 2 C…
LDE teachers (Culturally Linguistic and Diverse Educator) 0.5 Interventionist 0.5 Gifted and Talented teacher (GT)/Interventionist 1 School Counselor 0.5 Special Education Counselor 1 MTSS(Multi Tiered Systems and Supports) Coordinator 1 School Embedded Coach (SEC) 1 Library Technology Educator (LTE) 1 Physical Education Teacher (PE) 0.5 Art Teacher 0.6 Music Teacher 3 Special Education Paraprofessionals 2 Classroom Assistants supporting Kindergarten 2 Classroom Size Aides 2nd and 3rd Grade Academic Performance 2025 CMAS (Colorado Measure of Academic Success) Growth: Does Not Meet in ELA (English Language Arts) and Does Not Meet Math 2025 CMAS Achievement: Does Not Meet in ELA and Does Not Meet Math Spring 2025 45% of K-3rd students are below or well below benchmark on DIBELS (Dynamic Indicator of Early Literacy Skills) Fall 2025 63% of K-3rd students are below or well below benchmark on DIBELS Instructional Priorities Implementation of new reading curriculum, CKLA (Core Knowledge of Language Arts) utilizing Text First Planning strategies with daily formative assessments and reteach provided immediately in class or WIN (what I need) group. Daily formative assessments in Math with Exit tickets and Topic quizzes. Reteach is provided immediately in class or during WIN group Student agency is present in every classroom, every day with a balance of direct instruction. All teachers and all students are working to increase agency. Standards based learning targets and success criteria are posted daily for ELA and Math. Classrooms are set up in groups to provide daily teaming opportunities. Student goal setting, class goal setting, grade goal setting, and school goal setting based on data. Daily 25-minute WIN (What I Need) block for literacy and math Integrated support during weekly 50-minute PLC's (professional learning communities) with CLDE, GT, and SPED staff Support Structures MTSS framework with Tier II and Tier III small group interventions during WIN time Monthly data reviews during PLC's Monthly MTSS meetings during PLC's Monthly Parent MTSS meetings After School Tutoring Enrichment and after school opportunities Embedded professional development during staff meetings Family & Community Engagement Monthly School Accountability Committee (SAC) provides input on the Unified Improvement Plan, budget, and school priorities Ongoing communication with families, including McKinney-Vento support coordination Monthly Parent MTSS meetings Parent Teacher Association Title I Literacy Night and STEAM Night ITSCO Therapy Services for students and families Weekly communication with families Partnering with YES Program and Skyhawks providing after school athletics on Mondays and Wednesday Band and Orchestra for 4th and 5th Grade students Fifth Graders attend STARBASE for five days at Peterson Space Force Base After School Clubs and Tutoring Partnering with Colorado Springs Conservatory for week long residency for 3rd-5th grades and Spring Performance K-5th after school club Partnering with Kids on Bikes for participating 4th-5th students providing free bikes each spring Partnering with Care and Share each week providing food for 30 families Partnering with WOW Chiropractic providing Thanksgiving meals for 30 families, snacks, socks, and gifts to students during Christmas Partnering with Woodmen Financial providing coats, turkeys for Thanksgiving, school supplies, and volunteers Partnering with High Trails to bring learning to Carver Elementary for K-2 students Partnering with Doherty Teacher Cadets Partnering with Sabin Orchestra Partnering with Doherty Girls Flag Football team and Doherty Boys Basketball Team Partnering with Challenger Learning Center to bring the Planetarium to Carver Commitment to Improvement Carver?s staff is committed to significantly increasing student achievement by strengthening instructional practices through Coaching and Feedback cycles, daily formative assessments in ELA and Math and implementing micro adjustments responding to data, investing in Student Agency, improving data-driven analysis and planning, and partnering with families in the learning process and MTSS. Carver's Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) which consists of the Principal, MTSS coordinator, counselor, two CLDE teachers, and two classroom teachers participated in two, half day Step Back meetings to review Carver's data, identify priorities and targets, root causes, and determine major improvement strategies for Carver's Unified Improvement Plan. The UIP was also presented to the SAC committee for feedback. The District Accountability Committee (DAC) also provided feedback that was integrated with the current UIP.
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