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SAMPLE OF SCHOOL AND INSTRUCTIONAL GOALSSchool Instructional GoalsAnalyze major school instructional goals, and briefly describe your anticipated contribution. Work with your resourceteacher, colleagues, principal, or other school personnel to help identify these goals.Funville Elementary school is located in Joy County, in southern Kentucky, serving approximately 340 studentsPreschool through Grade 6. Funville has a 94.8% attendance rate compared to the district rate of 93.8%. TheStudent/Teacher ratio of 13:1, as compared to the district ratio of 14:1. Approximately 90% of students receiveFree/Reduced lunch. There are currently no LEP/ESL/ELL students.The teachers at Funville Elementary are highly qualified with 13.3 average years of teaching experience with 100% ofclasses taught by teachers with a Major, Minor or Equivalent in the subject being taught. The professional qualificationof all teachers in the school are as follows: B.A: 14.3%, M.A.: 42.9%, Rank I: 42.9%.Extracurricular Activities offered include the following: Grades 4-6 Academic Team; Girls’, Boys’, and PeeWeeBasketball; Cheerleading; Girl Scouts; Cub Scouts; and PRIDE Club. Extracurricular activities offered by means of the21st Century Learning Grant, including Young Chefs Club, Gardening, Extreme Science, Archery, Golf, WorldlyReading, Technology Media, and Manipulating Math in the school with a certified instructor.Funville Elementary scored below the state Academic Index in virtually all subjects in 2010 as follows: Reading(Elementary) 90.1, State Academic Index 95.6; Math (Elementary) 93.4, State 90.5; Science (4 th Grade) 81.4, State95.9; Social Studies (5 th Grade) 81.8, State 88.5; Writing (Elementary) 83.1, State 88.1; Arts and Humanities(Elementary) 72.6, State 83.6.The Joy County School district serves students in preschool through grade 12 including one primary, one intermediate,five elementary, one middle, one high and one alternative school. KPREP/KCCT scores ranked 45th out of 174Kentucky school districts. The Joy County School district offers comprehensive student support services throughExtended School Services, Title I, Special Education, Gifted/Talented, Family Resource/Youth Service Centers,alternative education, early childhood programs, adult/community education, and dropout prevention.As a teacher candidate at Funville Elementary, I will participate in extended school services, tutoring students in mathconcepts to address new math standards, and promote student success, thereby reducing achievement gaps.Disaggregate Math MAP scores, curriculum-based assessments, review documentation for specialpopulations, etc. specific to your individual placement(s)Undergraduate Student Teacher/Practicum Handbook Page 13