Spring Lake Elementary School

Our Commitment To Excellence!

Spring Lake Elementary is uniquely composed of over 700 students representing 36 countries. We are proud of the richness and distinctness of our community's many cultures and demographics! Our lives are so much richer and fuller when we appreciate and value other people, even those who are very different from us in culture or race.

Spring Lake Elementary will continue to explore methods of revitalizing classroom instruction utilizing emerging technology and research. We have worked to build our technological resources while keeping in mind our ultimate goal to add technology to make classroom instruction more engaging to students. Some of our most engaging technology consists of class sets of palms, response clickers, laptop computers, and flip cameras for student presentations, just to name a few.

Building 1 includes 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades as well as a new media center, news studio, computer production lab, and our “manatee area” which consists of a new stage with a state of the art lighting and sound system for school performances.

Our classrooms are all self contained and equipped with Bright Link projectors, interactive white boards, and Light Speed microphone sound systems to enhance instruction. Buildings 2 and 3 all have interactive white boards to enhance instruction. Walking the hallways in the mornings is a calming experience with classical music playing softly while students await another exciting day at Spring Lake Elementary to begin.

Spring Lake Elementary has adopted a new behavior incentive program called PBS. PBS stands for “Positive Behavior Support” and is a program for setting expectations and aligning those expectations with positive reinforcement to encourage positive behavior. The four expectations that all students will be learning about at Spring Lake are Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Honest, and Be an Active Participant.

Teachers will continuously model and teach what each of these expectations looks like within our school and students and classes will be recognized for following our expectations regularly. Our students will continue to practice Cooperative Learning strategies within the classroom to promote positive student interaction, enhance communication skills, and create a respectful climate that will encourage them to monitor their own behavior.

Spring Lake Elementary is a great place to be! Our students are our number one priority and our staff is dedicated and hard working. We are looking forward to another amazing year. Go Manatees!

SEMINOLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICES

2012-2013 STUDENT TRANSFER OPTIONS

New student transfer options for the 2012-2013 school year are available on the Seminole County Public Schools Choices web site at www.seminoleschoolchoices.com. Since the announcement of transfer options was delayed due to budget considerations, the due date for transfer requests for 2012-13 is extended to April 15, 2012.

If the number of transfer requests exceeds the maximum number permitted during any school year, a random selection process will be used to select approved capacity transfer students. Transfer requests received by April 15 will be included in the random selection process.

Capacity and diversity incentive transfer requests may be submitted throughout the school year for review on a case-by-case basis pending available capacity.

Detailed information and transfer forms are available from the web site.

The following statement appears in the bottom right corner of all transfer forms:

• Pursuant to Florida Statute 1003.03 regarding class size, the student is required to register at the approved school by (date) or this transfer is invalid.
• You are required to register at the requested school to secure your student’s assignment. You are asked to bring evidence of residency with you to the school.
• If you fail to register by the specified date, the transfer is no longer valid. The school cannot register your student, prepare schedules, or assign teachers.
• If the transfer expires, you need to submit a new transfer request. Due to class size restrictions, the space may no longer be available.

SCHOOL BACKGROUND

Spring Lake Elementary was established in 1966 and has served the community with an outstanding education for many years. The school is located in Altamonte Springs, Florida, which is about 15 miles outside of Orlando, Florida. Spring Lake has been a Five Star School for the past 5 years.

Our Principal, Mr. Alex Agosto and Assistant Principal, Ms. Kimberly Lochrane are committed to setting a standard of excellence. The current focus for Spring Lake Elementary is the revitalization of classroom instruction utilizing current technology and research to promote positive collaboration, enhance learning and create a respectful climate that will encourage students to reach their learning potential.

Student Advisory Council (SAC)

Spring Lake Elementary wants parental involvement. We have a number of great opportunities, programs, and committees for you as a parent to get involved in. One opportunity is the Spring Lake Elementary School Advisory Council (SAC). This council is made up of our principal, Mr. Alex Agosto, teachers, staff, and parent volunteers.

What are the responsibilities os SAC members?

• Every year schools receive money for every student from the state of Florida. SAC decides where and how to spend this money.
• It reviews and revises the School Improvement Plan annually.
• It makes decision that affect campus wide policies and procedures.
• It promotes parent and school interaction and communication.
• It addresses areas of concern and suggest ways to improve existing conditions.

All meeting dates are published in Spring Lake school calendar and SAC website. Everyone is welcome to attend.

OUR TECHNOLOGY

Spring Lake Elementary is one of the leading elementary schools in technology integration. Teachers and students use computers and technology as a part of their daily curriculum. Each classroom has an average of three computers and the school has three labs with 28 computers in each for student use and one mini lab with 15 computers.

Our SuccessMaker Labs are used for a specific software program that allows students in Grades 1-5 to practice math and reading skills aligned with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for their grade level. The production lab is used by teachers when they have a special project they are working on incorporating technology such as:

Webquests, Digital Storytelling, Podcasts, Blogs, Online Research, Excel Spreadsheets, PowerPoint projects, and virtual field trips. In addition to desktop computers, we have Tungsten E2 Hand-held computers, Epson BrightLinks, Promethean ActivBoard, AlphaSmart NEOs, 4 wireless laptop computer labs and many other technological tools.

Our Business Partners

The students and staff of Spring Lake Elementary would like to extend a very heartfelt "Thank You" to the following Business Partners who have supported us this year. Please support them when you can. If you are interested in becoming a Business Partner please contact Spring Lake at 407-746-1650.

Our business partners include:

• Birthday World
• Brunswick Zone
• Chik-Fil-A
• Chilli's
• Cracker Barrel
• Costco.com
• Friendly's
• Jason's Deli
• McDonald's
• PaPa Johns
• Red Brick Pizza
• Sanlando Park