• Category 2

    Selected in 2019

  • Grades: k - 5
    School Setting: rural
    Town Population: 1,496
    Student Enrollment: 508
    Student Demographics:

    Black/African American: 10.2%
    White/Caucasian: 68.5%
    Hispanic: 15.6%
    Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0%
    Asian: 2%
    Native American: 0.2%
    Other: 0%

    Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:22
    % Reduced Lunch: 45%
    % ELL Learners: 14.8%
    Founded: 1969
  • PRINCIPAL:
    Amanda Archambault
  • CONTACT:
    500 Stockley St
    Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
    302-227-2571
    amanda.archambault@cape.k12.de.us
Rehoboth Elementary School
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Our culture is centered around connections and relationships with our students and staff.
Describe specific programs in place to ensure that families are involved in the success of your school and students.
Mentoring Programs , PTO, Newsletter, phone calls, community visits and school wide events.
Describe the most successful activity your school has initiated to strengthen ties to your community.
We work hard at Rehoboth Elementary to make sure that our students want to run to school every day. We believe that our students must know that they matter to us and that we will do whatever it takes! Our efforts to strengthen ties to the community are evidenced by our participation in the school district’s Book Mobile, and our Mentoring Program. Our after school events bring families together and our strong PTO bring helps to create accessible events.
Describe your philosophy of school change or improvement.
School Change and Improvement is dependent on one’s ability to be vulnerable and self-reflective. We can not expect change in behavior (academic or behavior) if we don’t look at ourselves. Without looking at our ourselves and our behavior, we can’t expect someone else’s behavior to change. This is perhaps one of the hardest and most emotional conversations and realizations that one can have. I believe our school is better because we can have difficult conversations, challenge one another, and take risks. We must also ask ourselves “why?”. With everything we do we look at the why behind the action. If we can say yes to the following questions- Are we doing what’s best for kids? Can we name our “why?” Is our instruction standards based? Have we built relationships?- Then we are on the road to improvement.
What are your school’s top two goals for the next year?
Our top two goals for next school year are to close the achievement/ opportunity gap which increasing our inclusive practices and to build and strengthen relationships between our school and our community.
What is the single most important factor in the success of your school that others could replicate?
Perhaps our biggest initiative, which is to examine our achievement and opportunity gaps, is to remain focused not only on interventions but also on Tier 1 instruction. This all comes back to our "why".We are confident that our efforts to make sure that all students are exposed to grade level thinking and instruction, exposed to mindful intervention planning, and involved in rigorous, engaging instruction made for excellent test results in 2019.
Describe the program or initiative that has had the greatest positive effect on student achievement, including closing achievement or opportunity gaps, if applicable.
At Rehoboth Elementary School we believe in connections and celebrations! Our positive culture of continuous growth and learning, for students and staff, produce successful learners. At the forefront of discussions ( PLCs, Staff meetings, School Improvement Team meetings, and Committee meetings) we focus on our “why”, in terms of academics and behavior. This drives our daily instruction and our interactions, while creating a level of vulnerability and self-reflection that makes us better than the day before.

Perhaps our biggest initiative, which is to examine our achievement and opportunity gaps, is to remain focused not only on interventions but also on Tier 1 instruction.
Explain how ESEA federal funds are used to support your improvement efforts.
ESEA federal funds are used to provide supports and services for our students and families. These services and supports include, but are not limited to: Restorative Practices, Leader In Me, Welcoming Schools, after school events that involve families and
salaries for extra support personnel for students struggling with math and reading. We also use funds for extra support for ELLs and homeless students.
Identify the critical professional development activities you use to improve teaching and student learning.
Our professional learning practices outside of weekly PLCs, staff and committee meetings are found in our commitment to Restorative Practices, Welcoming Schools, and Leader in Me.
We also try to visit and learn from one another in classrooms in real time. On-going curricular and standards based PD is also at the forefront.
Describe how data is used to improve student achievement and inform decision making.
Data is central to our instruction and planning. Weekly PLC’s centered around original student work drive our next steps. We collect information from formative and summative assessments. Our strong curriculum and data platforms help us to collect, review, and plan. These efforts, in combination with Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles, cultivate a learning culture. Frequent review of data is the foundation for informed decision making.
Describe your school culture and explain changes you’ve taken to improve it.
Our culture is centered around connections and relationships with our students and among ourselves. Our safe, inclusive, and affirming environment creates a positive atmosphere that is noticed as soon as you enter. Our efforts to be trauma invested along with our Welcoming Schools partnership and Restorative Practices components keep us learning and growing, thus we are always getting better.
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  • Category 2

    Selected in 2019

  • Grades: k - 5
    School Setting: rural
    Town Population: 1,496
    Student Enrollment: 508
    Student Demographics:

    Black/African American: 10.2%
    White/Caucasian: 68.5%
    Hispanic: 15.6%
    Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0%
    Asian: 2%
    Native American: 0.2%
    Other: 0%

    Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:22
    % Reduced Lunch: 45%
    % ELL Learners: 14.8%
    Founded: 1969
  • PRINCIPAL:
    Amanda Archambault
  • CONTACT:
    500 Stockley St
    Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
    302-227-2571
    amanda.archambault@cape.k12.de.us