Weaver Elementary claims top academic spot in Orange County

Erin Kominsky, principal of Weaver Elementary School in Rossmoor, claimed the prize as the best-performing elementary school in Orange County when she reported on her school at the regular meeting of the Los Alamitos Unified School District Board of Education on September 13.

With an academic performance index (API) of 984, Principal Kominsky has independent validation of her claim.

STAR results show that her students’ command of academic subject material is not merely impressive, it’s almost perfect. In both science and writing, 98% of Weaver students scored as advanced or proficient.

Priority goals for the new school year include purposeful engagement; adapting instruction to close learning gaps; continued improvement in the basic vital skills of comprehension, problem solving and writing; working collabortively; and developing RTI models in grade 3 math and grade 1 ELA.

Weaver also has received new technology in the form of Elmo document cameras, Nikon digital cameras for each classroom, student-response Quizdom systems and 80 iPad 2s. The iPads came with portable docking carts.

Principal Kominsky illustrated her report with a great photo of Weaver students smiling brightly while using those iPads.

Weaver school carnival

Weaver Elementary School will hold its school carnival on Friday, September 16, from 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the school field at the corner of Bostonian Drive and Foster Road in Rossmoor.

The public is welcome to attend.

Avery school supplies

Anyone can vote to help Weaver Elementary School win supplies from Avery Dennison:

The top five schools with the highest vote count will win $10,000 worth of Avery school supplies, 10,000 Bonus Box Tops coupons and $1,000 worth of gift cards. The 25 runner-up schools will receive 5,000 Bonus Box Tops coupons.

Featured photo

A file photo showing the entrance to Weaver Elementary School in Rossmoor, CA.

Photo by C.E.H. Wiedel.

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