Salina Elementary

	Salina Elementary P-3           2700 Ferney           Dearborn, MI 48120 313 827-6550 Office 313 827-6555 Fax Nadia Youmans, Principal Abe Fouani, RT

 Welcome to our Salina Elementary website! We are very delighted to have you as one of our visitors searching for information about our school.  Salina Elementary School is unique and its uniqueness lies in the challenges that face each staff member and the full devotion and enthusiasm of each member.  We have a very hard working and visionary staff who overcome obstacles and have a strong determination to succeed.  Everyone at Salina believes that children can learn if they are provided with safety, love, care, quality instruction and high expectations.  Everyone at Salina is a learner.  Staff, administrators, students and parents are all involved in learning and are great contributors to the success of Salina.  We are very proud of our accomplishments and the level of achievement that we are striving for.  Our goal is to improve our score results for all our students and to make sure that all our third graders leave us reading at or above grade level.  We are committed to quality instruction and providing the staff and students with the tools and the climate that is conducive to learning.

Our school is proud to have the following four strong initiatives:

Parent Education Program: We provide parents with workshops and presentations periodically which address several topics, such as nutrition, fitness, raising children, helping their children at home, hands on activities and open classroom visits.  In addition to all our formal settings we provide time for separate meetings with mothers and fathers, called "Coffee Time."  We have a strong PFSO committee which meets on a monthly basis and also a Parent Volunteer program to support classroom instruction.  We believe strongly at Salina Elementary that parents' involvement is vital for the success of our school.  Our school's slogan is "Hand in Hand Together We can."

Intervention Plan: Our School Wide Intervention Plan provides intensive support for our struggling students and at the same time provides enrichment programs for our advanced students.  Our plan provides one-on-one support, small group instruction, extended day program in the form of tutoring and immediate intervention plan for all grades.  In the immediate intervention program, students on each team are grouped for instruction based on their test results on a specific skill.  This kind of intervention requires strong collaboration among teachers to align their instruction with the common assessment.

Team Collaboration: Our grade level teams meet at least once a week to analyze data, align instruction with State's Benchmarks, study best practices and latest research, discuss students' behavior and group students for interventions.  For projects that require many hours, the team takes the who day to work on them collaboratively.  In addition to grade level meetings, our teams meet vertically in order to align certain practices.

Technology Integration: Technology has been integrated heavily at Salina Elementary.  A few years ago we installed the Audio Enhancement System in each classroom.  Last year we purchased an ELMO machine for each classroom which was a positive substitute for the Head Projectors.  All our students have scheduled times to go the computer lab to work on projects.  Teachers are using Video Streaming and other tools to enhance instruction. Our 2nd and 3rd grade students practice MEAP using StudyIsland.  Our school has purchased Promethean Boards for each class this year which has been a great motivator for students to learn.

We urge you and welcome you to visit our school and see us in action. The future lies within our beautiful walls.

Sincerely,

Nadia Youmans, principal