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KORAES SCHOOL
Principal – Mary ZaharisSchool Board Chairman – George Argires
7 School Board Voting Members• 4 of which are Parish Council Members
Also have Non-Voting members/advisors that have Education background
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Mission Statement & Goals
• Koraes Elementary School provides a rigorous education in a secure and safe Orthodox environment which encourages each child to achieve academic, spiritual, emotional, social and physical excellence, and to become a responsible, contributing member of our society.
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ENGAGED LEARNING
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Koraes School Profile1910-2014
• Accreditation - Illinois State Board of Education
• Prekindergarten – 8th Grade• Enrollment: 155 Students• 1 Administrator/ 17 Certified
Teachers• Open/Continual Enrollment at
all Grade Levels
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KORAES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS SHINE
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Koraes Is Committed To:• High standards for academic
achievement• A school culture that encourages the
whole child to develop to his/her fullest potential : academically, socially, spiritually, emotionally
• Spiritual & moral guidance from an Orthodox perspective that focuses on values and instills joy, respect & confidence
• Promoting life-long learning & physical health & well-being
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• Prekindergarten : 10 students to 1 teacher
• Kindergarten : 8 students to 1 teacher
• Grades 1-5 : 15 students to 1 teacher
• Grades 6-8 : 10 students to 1 teacher
Student Teacher Ratio
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Standardizing Testing
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IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS 2014
Reading
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Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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Curriculum
• All-Day Preschool/ Kindergarten• Religion & Greek Instruction PreK-8• Also have the PM Greek School 2x per week
• Band/Strings Instruction K-8• Art Instruction 1 x per week PreK-5• PE- 4 times/week PreK-8• After School Enrichment Clubs: Chess; Book
Clubs; School Store Entrepreneurship; Student Council; Rocket Club; Young Authors;
• SMART BOARD – Interactive whiteboard in every classroom
• State of the Art Technology Lab – Engineering software – Type to Learn- SuccessMaker
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THE JOY OF LEARNING AT KORAES
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Middle School ProgramKoraes Middle School• Common Core Alignment: Language Arts; Math;
Science; Social Studies; Greek; Religion; PE 4 times/week
• Exploratories: Family & Consumer Science; Art & Music Appreciation; Junior Great Books; Creative Writing & Research
• STEM Curriculum(Science/Technology/Engineering/Math)
• Project Lead the Way (PLTW) – Design & Modeling; Automation & Robotics; Flight & Space; Medical Detectives; Energy & Environment; Magic of Electrons
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TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT• 36 iPads on a cart for flexible check out
• WiFi access for students and teachers
• SuccessMaker – Reading & Math tutorials for Prekindergarten – 8th grade
• MS 2010 – PowerPoint; Word; EXCEL; Publisher
• Type to Learn- Keyboarding Skills Taught & reinforced
• Internet Safety Programs for Parents/Students
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FAITH, FAMILY
& EXCELLENCE
IN EDUCATION SINCE 1910
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