Lanning Square School


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Lanning Square School is currently housed in two buildings. Grades 3 through 6 are located at 3rd & Walnut Streets - the Fetters Building. Grades Pre K through 2 are located at Broadway & Clinton Streets - the Broadway Building. Both the Fetters Building (Lanning Square School) and the Broadway Building (Lanning Square Annex) service general education and special education students. There are eleven classes at the Fetters Building and eleven classes, one resource room and a parent room at the Broadway Building. Each building has a library, a computer lab, art room, music room, main office, nurse’s office, faculty room, and a gym or multi-purpose room . Fetters Broadway

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For 2008 Lanning Square School continues to work towards achieving Annual Yearly Progress as defined by the No Child Left Behind Federal Legislation and measured in the NJ ASK3, ASK4, ASK5 and ASK6 assessments. Of all Lanning Square students tested in ASK 3 Language Arts Literacy 2008, 44% scored Proficient, while in ASK 3 Mathematics 2008, 50% scored Proficient/Advanced Proficient. In ASK 4 Language Arts Literacy 2008, 44% scored Proficient, while in ASK4 Mathematics 2008, 56% scored Proficient/Advanced Proficient. In NJ ASK 5, 11% of Lanning Square students demonstrated Proficient in Language Arts Literacy and 4% have scored Proficient in Mathematics. For Grade 6, 14% of Lanning Square students scored Proficient in Language Arts Literacy, while 27% scored Proficient in Mathematics. In order to address deficiencies in Language Arts Literacy, Lanning Square implements a 120 minute Literacy block at every grade level. Literacy coaches work with grade 5 and 6 teachers to provide an intensive cross-curricular 60 minute writing block daily. DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills) and DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) assessments are administered at all grade levels to identify those students in need of strategic intervention. Reading mentors are assigned to all identified students. Additionally, Storytown, a 2009 Harcourt Brace Reading program is being implemented in grades Kindergarten, one and two, while grades three through six utilize the Trophies reading program. Further, 100 Book Challenge, a program designed to encourage recreational reading, is implemented at all grade levels. In the area of Mathematics, a 90 minute block has been scheduled at all grade levels. Students identified through analysis of ASK testing will receive additional in-class support. Special education students in grades three, four, five and six have been mainstreamed to benefit from instruction in the general education curriculum. Parent volunteers provide additional support and Special Area schedules have been designed to allow for additional in-class support. Additionally, Communicator Math has been initiated in Grade 5 and on-going Professional Development has been scheduled to insure positive impact on student achievement.
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Contact Information: Phone: 856-966-5511 Fax: 856-966-0017 Email: Principal: kmccombs@camden.k12.nj.us Vice Principal: ebrown@camden.k12.nj.us Technology Coordinator: rkrasner@camden.k12.nj.us Lanning Square School 1020 S 3rd Street Camden, NJ 08103 Lanning Square Annex 501 Broadway Camden, NJ 08103

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