Academic Performance Results Annual Report to

2022 SCREADY Data the Community

Percentage Exceeding and Meeting Expectations
2022-2023
ELA Math
Cooley Springs - Fingerville Elementary School
Grade 3 65.5% 81.8% Stephanie Blanton, Principal

Grade 4 80.6% 72.2%

Grade 5 76.9% 69.2%

2022 SCPASS Data

Percentage Exceeding and Meeting Expectations

Grade 4 Science 81.1%

State Report Card Overall Rating: Excellent

Demonstrating Readiness 31.4%

for Kindergarten Every students matters, Every moment counts
School Improvement Council Members
2nd Grade on Track in ELA 60.8% Jessica Arledge, Elected Chairperson
Allison Cavendish, Elected Teacher
Benjamin Settle, Elected Teacher
2nd Grade on Track in Math 70.6% Savannah Grant, Elected Parent
Emily Anderson, Appointed Community Member
1st Grade on Track in ELA 59.3% Courtney Glover, Appointed Community Member
Summer Reid, Appointed Community Member
Marlee Pettit, Title 1 Parent Liaison
1st Grade on Track in Math 72.2%
Lorie Traynham, Counselor
Katherine Gantt, Assistant Principal
MLL Students Meeting Progress 47.1% Rebekah Mattison, Math Coach
Towards Proficiency Staci Dodgens, Literacy Coach
Matthew Ashcraft, SRO
Cooley Springs - Fingerville Elementary School
“Our mission is to empower students in a nurturing 140 Cooley Springs School Road - Chesnee, SC 29323
environment that inspires lifelong learning.”
 CSF Academic Priorities
● CSF teachers and instructional coaches plan standards based curriculum and assessments.
● CSF teachers focus on teaching effective reading comprehension, decoding, and fluency strategies to support
students in becoming well-rounded readers.
● CSF teachers focus on teaching the conceptual understanding of mathematics.
● CSF teachers continually analyze student achievement and plan for differentiated instruction in weekly TLTs
(Teaching and Learning Teams) using High Impact Team Protocols with a focus on priority learning standards.
● CSF promotes critical thinking and problem solving through engaging learning experiences.
● CSF continues to increase integration and the use of nonfiction texts in all subject areas.
● CSF continues to expand the incorporation of vetted digital tools to enhance classroom instruction and
influence student achievement.
● CSF continues to use data to develop and enhance the instructional focus for achievement as indicated by
iReady/SC Ready/KRA/PALS assessments.
● CSF teachers infuse high impact strategies into their teaching methods.
● CSF teachers plan for data-driven differentiated instruction to meet the individual needs of learners in
real-time.

Parent/Community Involvement Academic Supports Teacher Quality

● Leveled Literacy Intervention ● R2S Courses
● Volunteers
● Doughnuts with Grown Ups ● Orton Gillingham Phonics ● TLT Academy/High Impact Coaching
● Meet the Teacher ● Red Ribbon Week ● Bridges Math Intervention ● ML Training
● Positive Parenting Program ● Swofford Partnership ● Gifted and Talented ● Technology Staff Development
● Family Solutions ● Multilingual Support ● Guided Math Training
● Walk to School Day
● Chick-Fil-A and Pizza Inn Family Nights ● Resource and Inclusion models for students ● Monthly Coaches Meetings
● Veteran’s Day Program ● Greenville Drive Reading All-Star Program
● Grade Level Fine Arts Nights ● Upstate Family Resource Center and with disabilities ● TDA Training
● Mental Health/Counseling United Way ● Balanced Approach in Reading and Math ● Mentor Training
● Instructional Family Night ● Pizza with Peeps ● iReady and State Assessment Data ● Rubric 4.0 Training
● CSF Singers ● 5th Grade Hats Off Ceremony
Analysis and Conferences ● Peer Observations
● Back to School Open House ● 4K Thanksgiving Feast
● Student Learning Objectives ● Furman Consortium
● Teacher Cadets ● 5K Graduation
● Fire Safety Week ● Awards Ceremonies ● Weekly Teaching and Learning Team ● PSLA Professional Development
● Career Day ● Parent/Teacher Conferences Meetings ● Personalized Professional Development
● Job Shadowing ● Community Partnerships with Local ● Response to Intervention (RtI) ● Inclusion Training
● CMS Characters Alive Program Churches ● Instructional Coaches/Parent Liaison ● SC Resilient Schools Training
● Book Fairs ● D2 Reads ● Fully integrated multimedia equipment in ● Orton Gillingham Training
● Book Talk Totes ● Lindamood-Bell Training
each classroom
● School Improvement Council & Title 1
● Summer Learning Academy
Committee
● Mastery Connect, iReady, BookFlix, EPIC, Educational Enrichment
Storyworks, Scholastic News, TrueFlix, ● Clubs: Beta, Gifted Art, CSF Singers,
Reflex & Frax, Google Classroom Suzuki Strings, Flag Team, Good News,
● 1:1 Technology Student Council, Boys2Men, GameZone,
● Before and After School Tutoring Beautification, Engage4Girls, Crafts,
● Chance to Read Cooking, Seeds and Weeds, Recycling,
● Fountas & Pinnell Benchmark Assessment STEM, Pet Pals, Cub Kindness
● Buddy Readers/Writers ● Kids Club
● Watershed Ecology Center ● Math Medallions
● Read Across America Week
School Climate and Safety ● Winter/Spring/Summer Reading Challenges
● Safety inspections ● Roper Mountain Science Center
● Weekly SMORE for teachers ● CSF Color Run
● Monthly family “Cooley Cub Outlook” ● 100th Day of School
Achievements ● Weekly classroom newsletters ● Standards Based Field Trips
● Terrific Kid of the Year - Elizabeth Perez
● Spelling Bee Winner - Koi Culberson ● Monthly safety drills and safety team ● Spartanburg Science Center
● Teacher of the Year - Allison Cavendish meetings ● Author Visits
● Veteran’s Day Essay Winners - Serenity Procter and Hayden Bailey ● Measurement and Sight Word Celebrations
● 16 students qualified for the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence ● Emergency Medical Training
● CSF Distinguished Reading Teacher - Misty Lim ● School Messenger, Facebook, SeeSaw, and
● Difference Makers: View Church, CSF Nationally Distinguished School
● Ambassadors of the Year: Erin Hagan, Shannon Glenn, Chrisy Smith, and Roxanne Edrington Webpage
● Boys and Girls Club Youth of the Year: Zoey Morales ● Terrific Kid Program
● PBIS Events
● Cream of the Crop Awards
2023 ESEA Nationally Distinguished School ● Student Work Displays