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Lucille Smith Elementary highlights student growth, dual‑immersion TK and community supports
Summary
Lucille Smith Elementary Principal Crystal Moore and a team of staff presented the school’s year‑start programs — including an added dual‑immersion transitional‑kindergarten class, expanded newcomer supports, PBIS activities and family engagement work — and highlighted student growth and a state nomination for the National Blue Ribbon School Award.
Lucille Smith Elementary Principal Crystal Moore and a team of teachers and staff presented the school’s year‑start priorities and programs to the Lawndale Elementary School District Board, describing initiatives they say are boosting student achievement and engagement.
Why it matters: Smith's presentation emphasized early‑education access, measurable student growth and family engagement strategies the school says help students qualify for middle‑school opportunities and strengthen school attendance and belonging.
Smith staff told the board the campus added an additional transitional‑kindergarten (TK) class this year and that the new section is dual‑immersion. Kathy Wynne, the school’s math TOSA, said evidence from the site and research shows TK students enter kindergarten with “significantly more skills” than peers who do not attend TK. The board later clarified that the dual‑immersion TK at Smith is intended to feed into the Mitchell dual‑language kindergarten program.
Moore described a shift at Smith toward celebrating growth…
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