Overview

Eighth Street Building

 

Eighth Street's faculty and staff are proud to deliver a quality education designed to meet the needs of all students and ensure our students become self-sufficient, responsible citizens. By using the resources available at Eighth Street, students will be able to continue to grow academically, as demonstrated by data.

 

Curriculum

Classroom instruction is based on the expectations identified in the Florida Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T) Standards.

According to the Department of Education, Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards promote Douglass's noble view of education. The implementation of these standards will encourage schools, districts, and educators to adopt and build a rich, deep, and meaningful curriculum that “uplifts the soul.” To view the benchmarks for English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics, please visit the following website: https://www.cpalms.org/Standards/BEST_Standards.aspx.

Eighth Street Elementary faculty and staff are proud to deliver a quality education designed to meet the needs of all students and ensure our students become self-sufficient, responsible citizens. By using the resources available at Eighth Street, students will be able to continue to grow academically, as demonstrated by data.

English Language Arts (ELA): For reading instruction, we use the my View Literacy series from the SAVVAS Learning Company. Through this curriculum, students learn phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing through whole group and small group instruction. Through this curriculum, each student is exposed to rigorous texts that prepare them for a multitude of content areas. Teachers also use the i-Ready toolbox to differentiate their instruction to meet the different skill levels of students in their classroom. In addition, our K-2 students receive instruction to build reading development through the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI), a research-based and evidence-based program. Students are provided instruction with an in-depth understanding of decoding words and learning how to read. State required progress monitoring will occur three times a year, students in K-2nd grade will complete STAR and 3rd-5th grade will complete FAST . This provides information about the strengths and weaknesses of every student, providing us with crucial data to inform our instruction. At the end of each quarter, 3rd-5th grade students take a District Progress Monitoring Assessment (DPMA). We use the data to determine the standards of focus that students have mastered, but more importantly, which standards we must revisit to ensure that all students have understood and mastered skills needed to be successful. The multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) is integrated throughout the school day. During this time teachers focus on the reading needs of our students. Various reading programs are completed with students based on student data.

Math: We use the SAVVAS enVision series for math instruction, as well as the i-Ready toolbox. In addition, teachers use hands-on instruction in small groups to help students master the skills and rigor of the standards. Three times a year, students take the STAR Math or FAST Assessment. This provides information about the strengths and weaknesses of every student, providing us with crucial data to inform our instruction. At the end of each quarter, 3rd-5th grade students take a DPMA. We use the data to determine the standards of focus that students have mastered, but more importantly, which standards we must revisit to ensure that all students have understood and mastered skills needed to be successful.

 

TEXTBOOKS

Students following a regular curriculum at Eighth Street Elementary use the Marion County adopted textbooks. These publishers are:

  • Reading: SAVVAS Learning Company my View Literacy Series
  • Math: SAVVAS Learning Company enVision
  • Science: Mcgraw Hill Florida Science
  • Social Studies: Analytic Orange Florida History Makers

Students are assigned textbooks to use in school and for home learning. They are responsible for keeping books clean and free of damage. Parents are responsible for paying for any lost or damaged books.