Students are under adult supervision at all times and all visitors to campus must first report to the main office. Staff have continuous access to the office via phones in classrooms and portable radios. How We Use Technology to Teach Porter Elementary provides a wide variety of instructional software programs to embed technology across the curriculum. Students and staff have access to programs on the LAN, internet, and desktop computers. All classrooms computers are readily accessible during school hours to students and staff.
Various programs covering all content areas are available to enhance and refine skills of students.
Through the use of Children's Writing and Publishing, MS Works, and MS Office, students develop and write portfolios at each grade level. Award and Recognitions Porter Elementary's 6th Grade Academic Team won Regional Governor's Cup Academic Competition. They were both Quick Recall and Overall Champions. Porter Cheerleaders won The Mountain Classic Cheerleading title for the second year in a row. To Improve Porter Elementary recognizes the need for growth and improvement as we strive to obtain proficiency as a school by 2014.