Hamilton Elementary School 2015-16

S e m i n o l e C o u n t y P u b l i c S c h o o l s

Over 41% of faculty/staff hold advanced degrees.

Our full-time teachers and administrators have

an average of over 8 years of experience.

School Initiatives

Robotics Lab—Capturing student’s imaginations to

create deep thinkers

Project Based Learning (PBL) Lab—Growing

successful creators, producers and leaders

Engineering Design Challenges—Building core

knowledge and developing 21st Century skills

Academic Parent Teacher Teams (APTT)—Setting

the foundation for success in the journey of lifelong

learning

Extended Day and Pre-K

All Seminole County Elementary Schools offer an

extended day program that provides after school

care. Some even offer before school care. Extended

day enrichment programs are also offered such as

karate, golf, cheerleading, basketball, dance, etc.

Pre-Kindergarten programs offer both full-day and

half-day programs. The VPK program is aligned to

the 2011 Florida Early Learning and Developmental

Standards for four-year-olds and provides 540 hours

of instruction during the school year or 300 hours

during the summer.

School colors: Purple and Silver

Mascot: Innovators

Received a school grade of “C”.

School Quick Facts

As a result of statutory changes, the school grade

calculation process was revised during the 2014-2015

school year. Additionally, in 2014-2015 student learning

gains were not calculated because it was the first

administration of the Florida Standards Assessments

(FSAs). Although school grades were reported in 2014-

2015, due to lack of inclusion of student learning gains, the

grades are not comparable to school grades reported for

2015-2016. School grades reported for 2015-2016 are

considered to be baseline information for the new school

grade calculation process.

A Premier & Nationally Recognized District

Ranked 1st in English Language Arts (ELA), Math and

Science in Central Florida

Ranked 1st in English/Language Arts (ELA), Math

and Science in the 17 Largest Districts

ePathways

Seminole County Public Schools is

implementing ePathways to develop

customized learning environments that

meet the unique needs of each student.

ePathways reflects our school district’s

commitment that graduates of our PreK-12

system will be ready for the challenges that

await them in our dynamic economy.

Parent Satisfaction

H a m i l t o n E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l

STEM Initiatives: Robotics—SECME—EiE Curriculum

21st Century Life Skills

National SECME Award Winner in the Mousetrap Car Category

Top 3 Regional SECME Finalist

SCPS Student Leadership Award Winner

Freedom Essay Winner for the South Seminole Sertoma Club

Fire Safety Essay Winner for the Sanford Fire Department

Student authors published in the 2016 Young American Poetry Digest

Dividend of the Year, Mr. Rob Hawkins

Senior Dividend of the Year, Mrs. Betty Woeden

Academics

Hamilton Elementary believes in developing creative thinkers, connecting students’

individual interests and talents, and having fun. Our learners engage in challenges which are

designed to build core knowledge and develop 21st century skills. Our magnet focus areas

are engineering, technology and robotics. The integration of cutting edge technology

encourages appropriate risk taking and captures students’ imaginations to create deep

thinkers. Acceleration of students is a practice we embrace to offer a wide range of advanced

classwork while helping children discover the joy, excitement, and mystery of learning.

Arts, Clubs and Athletics

Hamilton offers many clubs and activities including: Robotics, SECME, Chess, Golf, WHAM News Studio Crew, Safety Patrols, Drum Line, and 21st

Century Community Learning Center (CCLC)

Goal Setting

Teamwork

Organization

Responsibility

Problem Solving

Cross-Cultural Skills

Digital Literacy

Communication

Survey Question 2015-2016

Overall, how satisfied are you with the education your child is receiv-

ing at this school? 91%

My child feels safe at this school 90%

To what extent do you feel welcomed when you enter the school 92%

The teachers do their best to help my child learn. 93%

How likely are you to recommend this school to a parent looking for a

school for their child? 91%

Beginning with the 2015-2016

school year, SCPS implemented

the 5Essentials School

Improvement Survey in place of

the Climate Survey that had been

used for the previous 20 years.

The 2015-2016 results from the

Parent Supplemental Survey are

considered baseline information.

The percent represents satisfied or

above with each item.