New resources will be purchased, teachers will read professional books and meet to discuss them, and grade level groups will create checklists, rubrics, and sample problems. Playground and library equipment are targeted for renovation during the next two years. School funds along with community resources, PTA support, and grants will be used to replace equipment and design a safer playground. SSC meets on the third Monday of the month after school, and PTA has four general meetings each year in the evening. PTA fund-raisers bring families into the school for fun activities like dinners, book fairs, and talent shows.
Many parents serve our school as volunteers in classrooms, on field trips, and for special events.
Pelican Bay Prison work crews have built picnic tables and painted the school. A tally of the number of books that students read is posted at the front of the school as daily independent reading is stressed at every grade level. Joe Hamilton teachers support visual and performing arts through grade level programs and performances, often coordinated with grade level curriculum. Fifth graders participate in the Spring Choral and Instrumental Concerts with other district students. Upper graders sing in the World s Largest Concert that is televised nation-wide in March.