About Little Silver Schools
MISSION STATEMENT: In partnership with families and community, the Little Silver Borough Public School District is invested in continued excellence by inspiring critical thinking, fostering intellectual curiosity, and promoting acceptance of individuals, allowing children to achieve their full potential as responsible, contributing citizens of an everchanging global community.
The Little Silver School District is a Pre-K – 8 suburban district located in Eastern Monmouth County. Of the two district schools, the Point Road School houses Pre-K through fourth grade, and the Markham Place School houses fifth through eighth grade with a combined student population of approximately 860 students. The district has an outstanding reputation that is a result of a number of factors. Our high quality staff works diligently to ensure that the curriculum reflects the rigor of the Common Core Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy, History/Social Studies, Science and Technical subjects, as well as Mathematics. The new national standards have been informed by the best available evidence and the highest state standards across the country and globe, and are benchmarked to international standards to guarantee that our students are competitive in the emerging global marketplace. In order to promote high student achievement, the district dedicates time and resources to provide comprehensive Professional Development opportunities to teachers. Little Silver’s Professional Development Institute offers teachers an array of professional development experiences including Tech Academy, 3-T Academy (Teachers Teaching Teachers), Video Viewing, Release Time, In-Service Days, Embedded PD, and Virtual Book Clubs. The various opportunities provide all teachers with opportunities to grow in their craft. Little Silver’s supportive parent community and technologically-equipped facilities also contribute to high student achievement. The district has been slowly implementing one-to-one technology, not only to prepare students for the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) Assessment, but also to provide our students with opportunities to develop 21 st Century Skills which will enable them to learn to collaborate with others and connect through technology. Our parents support the use of technology at home as well by monitoring the use of our district’s online resources. |
The district prides itself on smaller class sizes. Our district goal is to promote high student achievement while addressing the needs of all learners. The community not only supports this goal, but continues to actively participate in the creation and implementation of the district’s Five-Year Strategic Plan.The 2012-2013 school year marked the fifth year of the Little Silver School District’s Five-Year Strategic Plan. The district has four goal areas with specific objectives for each:
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Our PTO is very active and, in addition to their generous support of our schools, annually organizes a variety of family-oriented activities and programs for our school community. Likewise, our Education Foundation is extremely active. On an annual basis, the Education Foundation provides funding for a wide array of technology for our schools. Both organizations work tirelessly to provide resources to our teachers and students that enhance 21st Century learning. |