KORAES SCHOOL

Principal – Mary Zaharis School Board Chairman – George Argires 7 School Board Voting Members

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4 of which are Parish Council Members Also have Non-Voting members/advisors that have Education background

Mission Statement & Goals

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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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Koraes School Profile 1910-2014

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 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

Student Teacher Ratio

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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

50 40 30 20 10 0 100 90 80 70 60

Standardizing Testing

92 94 94 94 IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS 2014 98 99 99 98 89 94 91 96 81 74 73 Reading Math Composite Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8

Curriculu

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All-Day Preschool/ Kindergarten Religion & Greek Instruction PreK-8

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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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Koraes Middle School

Middle School Program

Science; Social Studies; Greek; Religion; PE 4 times/week

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Exploratories: Family & Consumer Science; Art & Music Appreciation; Junior Great Books; Creative Writing & Research

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STEM Curriculum (Science/Technology/Engineering/Math)

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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

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WiFi access for students and teachers

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SuccessMaker – Reading & Math tutorials for Prekindergarten – 8 th grade

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MS 2010 – PowerPoint; Word; EXCEL; Publisher

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Type to Learn- Keyboarding Skills Taught & reinforced

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Internet Safety Programs for Parents/Students

FAITH, FAMILY & EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION SINCE 1910