NBRS Badge for South Lawn Elementary School
South Lawn Elementary School - Amarillo, TX
A culture of universal achievement starts in Pre-Kindergarten at South Lawn.
South Lawn Elementary School (SLES) maintains a culture that nurtures high expectations, accelerates learning, and strives to collaborate for the benefit of staff and students. Due to the level of rigor and increasing expectations in student progress, the campus developed a plan of action. Several teams of teachers attended a NEU conference in 2012. NEU focuses on six exceptional systems. The systems include culture of universal achievement, collaboration, standards alignment, assessment, social and academic interventions, and data management. These teams recognized the importance of these systems to support academic, emotional and cultural growth. The NEU leadership team presented the systems to the faculty and parents. The school community’s increased awareness of progress successfully impacts the mission.
These six exceptional systems begin with the end in mind by establishing a culture of universal achievement. This leads to collaboration among staff members who have common beliefs and expectations. Collaboration ensures our assessment and instruction is aligned with our standards. Data are analyzed and action plans are created to ensure students receive appropriate interventions.
These pillars, embedded into every aspect of the campus, reflect commitment to creating a school that allows no excuses to stand in the way of unique talents or challenges. The campus goal states that every student without excuse will meet or exceed expectations in all subjects and demonstrate at least one year’s academic progress. All stakeholders agree that SLES becoming a NEU campus supports the school’s current mission: South Lawn will prepare each student for success beyond high school.
2015 Awardee
South Lawn Elementary School
4719 South Bowie Street
Amarillo, TX, 79110-2505
Principal at time of Nomination:
Mrs. Lisa Raelynn Morgan
Title I School
Amarillo Independent School District
Urban or large central city
Mission
South Lawn will prepare each student for success beyond high school.
Student Demographics