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Roosevelt Elementary highlights attendance, math gains and student leadership at Lakewood Board of Education meeting
Summary
Roosevelt Elementary principal and staff told the Lakewood Board of Education about improved attendance (91.91% meeting state guidelines), higher math diagnostic gains and an expanded student house-leadership program; two students received Resilient Ranger awards.
Roosevelt Elementary Principal Allison Aber told the Lakewood Board of Education on April 14 that Roosevelt has made measurable gains in attendance and student learning.
Aber said Roosevelt is “focused on attendance” and credited prevention, family partnerships and targeted interventions for results: family resource coordinator Mrs. Schaffer reported that 91.91 percent of Roosevelt students meet or exceed state attendance guidelines by missing no more than 10 percent of the school year.
The presentation included recognition of two students. Aber presented a Resilient Ranger award to Sarah Anderson and an attendance award to Arrow (Ero) Wallace Bircheshler; staff described Arrow as having “perfect attendance for the first three quarters of the school year.”
Nut graf: The Roosevelt presentation emphasized that regular attendance plus professional development for teachers and specific classroom strategies contributed to improved outcomes in math and stronger student leadership through the school’s house system.
The board heard details of instructional work intended to raise the rigor of math instruction. Dr. Kristen Clark, coordinator of elementary teaching and learning, said Roosevelt staff used training from the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics and a focused professional-learning plan that emphasized math discourse, reading comprehension for math problems and work with open-ended problems. That teaching work, the presenters said, corresponded with gains on I-Ready math diagnostics and more students earning higher scores on two-point items on state math assessments.
Fourth-grade teacher Mr. Johnson, honored at OCTM as outstanding elementary math teacher for the 2023–24 school year, and other teachers described classroom activities used in staff meetings and lessons to develop students’ number sense and problem-solving justifications.
Aber and teachers also described Roosevelt’s house system, in its sixth year, as a tool to build belonging and leadership. Fifth-grade teachers Misses Kuzmicas and Whelan said fifth-grade students serve as house leaders who plan activities, mentor younger students and run house meetings; several student leaders spoke briefly to the board about their roles.
The presentation closed with a brief wrap-up from Aber noting the school’s continued emphasis on attendance, engagement, instructional strategies that increase higher-level thinking in math, and student leadership opportunities.
Ending: The board did not take formal action on Roosevelt’s presentation. The session moved on to public comment and routine business after the spotlight.
