Sinapalo Elementary School

 

Executive Summary

 

School Vision

The vision of Sinapalo Elementary School (SNP) is that all children can learn and reach their full learning potential.

School Mission

Sinapalo Elementary School staff is dedicated to work as a team with the parents and community to inspire students, to value learning, to be respectful of cultural diversity, and create and achieve goals. SNP strives to infuse a love of knowledge in a safe and caring environment

 

Sinapalo Elementary School is located on the island of Rota which lies about 47 miles north of Guam, and 73 miles south of Saipan.  The two major villages are Songsong and Sinapalo.  The Home of the Lu’ao first opened its doors in 2000. It is the only Public Elementary school on Rota, serving kindergarten through sixth-grade students. The school consists of an administration building, a library, sixteen classrooms, restroom facilities, and a cafeteria. Sinapalo Elementary School continues to be a site for community functions, organization-sponsored workshops, school activities, or training in either the cafeteria or library. 

At the end of School year 2022-2023, SNP served 203 students, with a total of 120 males and 83 females with diverse ethnic backgrounds consisting of:  Chamorro, Filipino, Bangladesh, Pohnpeian, Palauan, Chuukese, Caucasian, and Korean students. Sinapalo Elementary School service provisions include bussing, Free and Reduced Meal Program, Title I Reading Literacy Program, Special Education services, High Dosage Tutor, and AmeriCorps. The school has a staff of 43 including 1 Principal, 1 Vice Principal, 1 counselor, 1 administrative officer, 1 administrative specialist, 1 school aide, 1 health monitor, 1 building maintenance, 1 custodian, 15 classroom teachers, 1 librarian, 1 Title I teacher, 1 English Language Learner Teacher, 3 Special Education (SPED) teachers, 7 SPED teacher aides, 2 Chamorro Carolinian Language Heritage Studies (CCLHS) instructor, 1 Chamorro Immersion Teacher, and 3 High Dosage Tutors. 

In SY 22-23, Student Non-Academic Performance Data include Free and Reduced Meals, Educational services, and English Language Learners. Of the student population, 100% are receiving Free Meals. 86% of the student population is receiving General Education services while 14% are receiving Special Education services. SNP also serves 24% of English Language Learners and 76% of Non-English Language Learners. 

SNP continues to focus its efforts on improving student reading and math achievement. Teachers were provided challenging learning experiences through professional development and coaching that are aligned to the school’s curriculum, instructional design, and assessment to develop skills, which lead to improving students’ academic success. In addition, our school will continue to show student success, accountability, high-performing personnel, efficient operations, community relations, and a safe and caring school.

 

SNP Schoolwide Plan Report

 

Schoolwide Plan Allocation

$169,456.00

 

	Met	Not Met
Student Success	3	4
Accountability	2	0
High Performing Personnel	0	2
Safe and Caring Schools	1	1
Efficient Operations	2	0
Communications and Community Relations	2	0
Total:	10	7

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 World-Class Instructional Design & Assessment (WIDA) Results

Grade Level	# of Students Tested	# of Students Exited
Kinder	6	0
1st	4	0
2nd	11	0
3rd	7	0
4th	1	1
5th	5	1
6th	8	1

 

SY 2022-2023 

Effective Learning Environment Observation Tool

Sinapalo Elementary Report

The graph above shows that Sinapalo Elementary School’s ELEOT lowest score is 2.34 for Digital Learning and the highest score of 3.54 for Supportive Learning. 

Successes

Sinapalo Elementary School had many successes this school year with a notable increase in  Parental Involvement and Student Progress. SNP has completed 30 activities that are categorized under 5 strategic priorities, which are Student Success, High Performing Systems, Effective and efficient Operations, Safe and Caring Schools, and Communication and Relations. 

SNP started the Cheerleaders Program which is a group of  4-6 students assigned to a school staff member. The focus of this program is to provide an additional student system through team-building activities, SEL, and Character-building activities. Cheerleaders also use this opportunity to talk with their students (also known as Wings) to get to know them and find out what challenges they face to help them find solutions that best fit their situation.  

SNP reimplemented the student clubs program this year as well which consists of Anime, Media, Karaoke, SPARKS, Dancing, Chamorro Performing Arts, Gardening, Keyboarding, and Arts & Crafts. Students were allowed to choose one club to join based on their interests. Club advisors create activities that allow students to showcase their talents and improve their skills.

Parent Involvement was a significant increase with more parents participating in this school year’s events. Parents attended events such as Parent Literacies which was a series of mini-workshops designed to share teaching methods that parents can use at home to assist their child with school work. Other events include Parent Teacher Conferences, Mid Progress Reports, the Winter Celebration, the SweetHeart Dance, the End of the Year Awards Ceremony, participation during student field trips (supervision), and the display of “Neni” the Humpback Whale.