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Bridgeport Elementary presents MTSS gains, installs accessible playground after $20,000 community fundraising; choir debuts
Summary
Bridgeport Elementary reported value‑added growth in reading and science, described daily AIM Block and MTSS work, and highlighted a newly installed accessible interactive playhouse funded through PTO, community and student fundraising; the school choir performed for the board.
Principal Stephanie Oakes presented Bridgeport Elementary’s three building goals — one year’s growth in reading and math, consistent MTSS implementation, and building positive school culture — and shared data the school says show sustained growth on state value‑added metrics.
Oakes told the board the school has focused implementation on the AIM Block (30 minutes daily) and credited rigorous EL curriculum rollout for notable gains in English language arts and science. “It is our expectation that when they leave us, they’ve grown at least 1 year,” Oakes said.
Bridgeport described instructional changes: using an AIM Block to provide small‑group reinforcement, targeted coaching from literacy and math coaches, and a staffing model in fifth grade that assigns a dedicated science/social‑studies teacher to coordinate science instruction with reading and writing standards. The school attributed above‑expected growth in fifth‑grade science in part to that staffing model.
School staff also described a multi‑partner fundraising effort to install an accessible interactive playhouse on a small kindergarten/MD playground. A teacher on the committee said the structure cost $20,000; PTO committed popcorn‑day proceeds, parents and community donors contributed, and a student volunteer group from Miami University (members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity) donated contest winnings. The school reported being about $8,000 short in May and receiving a final donation in June that allowed installation in October–November; the playhouse provides shaded, manipulable panels and music/interactive features accessible to students who use wheelchairs.
Miss Calhoun, Bridgeport’s music teacher, introduced the school choir and the third‑ and fourth‑grade group performed for the board. The choir’s establishment was described as part of a district effort to expand after‑school musical opportunities; board members praised the students’ performance.
Board members asked questions about math growth and celebrated the community fundraising. No formal board action followed the presentation.
