School Profile

Braeburn Elementary
Paulette Escobar
University of St. Thomas
Dr. Torres

Where is Braeburn
Elementary?
Braeburn
Elementa
ry
Surrounding
schools:

Rodriguez
Cunningha
m
Energized
for

Braeburn

Positioning Statement
Braeburn Elementary is the ideal school in the Houston Gulfton
area for LEP students and students reading below grade level
because we offer:
a.

a high quality ESL program with continuous monitoring and

support.

b.

early transition to English for selected students.

c.

a systematic reading program that targets students

Background
Braeburn Elementary School is located in the Gulfton area
in Southwest Houston. We work to provide a strong ESL
program and transition all students to English only
instruction by 3rd grade.
Populations
No. of
%
students
LEP

785

83

GT

102

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Sp. Ed.

55

Total
Enrollment

945

School Demographics
Percent

95%

Hispanic
4% African
American
1% Asian/Pacific
Isl.
0% White

80%

ELL
7% Special Ed.

Hispanic
Asian/Pac. Isl.

African A.
White

Academic Data
2014

STAAR % met

Reading Math-

62% (Eng.)

68% (Eng.)

Writing Science-

59% (Eng.)
52% (Eng.)
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Our Staff
Admin Team:

First Grade Teachers:

Staff Data
PreKindergarten:

Kindergarten:

Baily, Nadia- 8 Yrs.

Barrientes, Marcy -12 Yrs.

Jones, Megan E.- 5 Yrs.

Flures, Elsa 25 Yrs.

Lopez, Vanessa- 5 Yrs.

Lanza, Lorena O. -10 Yrs.

Moreno, Leticia E. -22 yrs.

Martinez, Patricia 24 Yrs.

Osorio, Margarita M.20

Yrs.

Perez, Mercy -15 Yrs.

Staff Data Cont.

First Grade:

Second Grade:

Anglin, Dana- 5 Yrs.

Garcia, Luciano -26 Yrs.

Butler, Sandra -13 Yrs.

De Leon, Juan -12 Yrs.

Hughes, Claudia M. -29

Yrs.

Macias Cano, Erika L. 9

Yrs.

Mitchell, Evelyn R. -3 Yrs.

Veyna, Jesus 28 yrs.

Wagner, Emily 11 Yrs.

Olmedo, Iraida L. -19 Yrs.

Ramirez, Jose L. 28 Yrs.

Rosendahl, Jennifer -4 Yrs.

Staff Data Cont.

Third Grade:

Fourth Grade:

Barajas, Melina 7 Yrs.

Ali, Anisa - 6 Yrs.

Bohorquez, Sandra -15

Yrs.

Garmon, Mary W. 28 Yrs.

La Paz, Eydsa M.- 3 Yrs.

Crafton, Sarah 2 Yrs.

Pitts, Penny 15 Yrs.

Rivera, Edwin E. 16 Yrs.

Smith, Mallory 8 Yrs.

McDaniel, Larue B. 16
Yrs.

Tillman, Scott A. 8 Yrs.

Yu, Ashli D. 13 Yrs.

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Staff Data Cont.

Fifth Grade:

Administrative Team:

Bahrami, Kaveh 1 Yr.

Reyes, Santos 18 Yrs.

Harris, Clarita 13 Yrs.

Principal

Rodgers, Amanda M. 7 Yrs.

Assistant Principal

Green-Jones, Cynthia -22 Yrs.

Jimenez Lopez, Eva M. 3

Yrs.

Miller, Chelsea N. 4 Yrs.

Secretary

Rosales, Dolores 8 Yrs.

Marshall, Gloria 24 Yrs.

Sandles, Rebecca 9 Yrs.

Counselor

Escobar, Paulette C. 9 Yrs.

InstructionalCoordinator

Sosa, Norma 11 Yrs.

Instructional Coordinator
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What We Offer:
Programs:

VanguardNeighborhood

Bilingual, PK-2

Program Support:

nd

Early exit transitionNeuhaus partnership

Literacy by 3
initiative-Daily 5 + 1
Stations

STEM school

After school and

Saturday tutorials

Reading vocabulary
program-Bobcat Words

Early Exit
ESL

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Neuhaus Program for Early

Exit

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Literacy by 3: Daily 5+1

Stations
Buddy Reading:

I-Station:

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Daily 5 + 1 Stations Cont.

Work on Writing:

Word Work:

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Reading Vocabulary: Bobcat

Words
* Each week,
students explore two
academic words.
They work with the
words definition,
prefixes and
suffixes, cognates,
part of speech and
create sentences
with the words.

*Each Friday
students get quizzed
(by the
administrative team)
on their two bobcat
words and they
receive prices for
accuracy.
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Vocabulary Celebrations:

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Additional Programs to
Support Literacy: Character
walk

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Character Walk Cont.

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Braeburn Elementary

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