Gloria Floyd Elementary School
Home of the Falcons!
Grades Pre-K to 5th
Christine Smith, Principal
Natalie Garcia, Assistant Principal
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Gloria Floyd Elementary School strives to provide students with an excellent education in a safe and caring learning environment. We set high curriculum standards, guiding our students to reach and maintain academic excellence, while also promoting the emotional, social, and behavioral skills needed for them to grow and develop to their full potential as responsible members of our society.
Our school benefits from a supportive and engaged parent community, headed by the local Parent Teacher Association (PTA), which volunteers thousands of hours each year in support of our educative goals.
We welcome and encourage you to explore our website where you can find important information as well as useful educational tools for students, parents, and teachers.
We are an “A” rated school with a prestigious Gold STEM designation.
We are a Five Star Award recipient and Golden School Awardfor Community and Volunteer Engagement
We are excited to offer a quality Elementary program featuring:
- Early Childhood Programs – A positive introduction to school is an important milestone in a child’s academic career. With an emphasis on a developmentally appropriate curriculum, flexible grouping using a multi-sensory approach is used to ensure readiness for elementary school.
- Discovery Program – In grades 1-5 our Discovery Program emphasizes specific goals and objectives for Gifted and advanced learners using a compacted curriculum. Class lessons focus on creativity and critical thinking based on strengths through an educational plan.
- Navigators Program – Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – In grades PK-5 our Navigator Program emphasizes specific goals and objectives for students with disabilities specifically ASD the program is a compacted curriculum. Class lessons focus on individual student academic goals, grade level curriculum, social interactions, based on strengths and academic needs identified in student’s individualized educational plan.
- Extended Foreign Language available for Kindergarten
- World Languages (Spanish) offered in grades 2-5
- Kindergarten Cop/Youth Crime Watch Program
- Interactive Promethean technology in all classrooms
- Participation in district competitions (ex: Spelling Bee, Science Fair, Robotics)
- Targeted intervention curriculum and tutoring for struggling students
- Highly motivated and dedicated faculty and staff
- Free breakfast and lunch for all students
- Interactive software applications to support the Reading, Math, and Science curricula
- Before and After School Care programs (fee-based)
- Variety of academic and interest-based clubs and extra-curricular activities