HEARTLAND ELEMENTARY
Principal:	Trenton Goble
Address:	1451 W 7000 S. West Jordan, UT 84084
Phone:	(801) 565-7533
Fax:	(801) 302-4932
Mascot:	Huskies
School Colors:	Black & Red
Home Page:	http://schools.jordandistrict.org/heartland/
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Heartland Elementary is home to 660 of the finest students on the planet. Instruction is provided by an incredibly talented faculty and staff. The school boundaries run from 1700 West to the Jordan River, and between 6600 South and 7800 South.

Heartland is working to establish positive school/community relationships with an emphasis on good communication and active parent involvement. Teachers are working to help students learn self discipline and develop a positive self-image. Teachers and students are working to develop computer literacy which will be essential in the emerging world of technology.

• Heartland Elementary, opened in 1987, is designed to serve about 875 students.
• The school features a unique open four-classroom learning center for each grade.
• Heartland students currently attend school on a standard nine-month calendar.
• The school day begins at 8:05 a.m. and ends at 2:40 p.m. except on Fridays when students are dismissed at 1:00 p.m. to allow teachers time for planning.
• The Heartland staff is an experienced group of state certified teachers. The average years of teaching experience is 12. All of the teachers have earned university bachelor's degrees and several hold higher degrees as well.
• Teachers are formally evaluated every year.
• The curriculum meets or exceeds District and state requirements.
• Every student's reading level is monitored carefully.
• The school follows a District dress code and encourages self discipline. Children are taught the 3R's -- Respect for Self, Respect for Others, Respect for Property.
• Special services are offered through speech, resource, and guidance programs.
• Breakfast and lunch programs are provided daily. The cost is 70 cents for breakfast and $1.50 for lunch.
• All Heartland students live within walking distance of the school.
• Visitors are always welcome at Heartland and asked to check at the office prior to visiting classrooms.
• Heartland has an active School Community Group which is working cooperatively for the benefit of Heartland students.
• Our PTA is well organized and dedicated to school, teacher, and community service.
• Technology continues to be a major focus at Heartland. Every teacher has a laptop computer that is connected to a wireless network. Efforts are being made to infuse technology into the curriculum through digital video, mobile labs etc. Heartland hosts the District Film Festival that had over 90 entries in 2005.

Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT)
The Core Criterion Referenced Tests (CRTs) are administered at the end of each school year to help assess how well students have mastered the standards and objectives set forth in the State of Utah Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science core curricula.   Student achievement is reported as the percent of students reaching “proficient” by earning a Level 3 or Level 4 performance on the Core CRT.

Year	1st Lang. Arts	1st Math	2nd Lang. Arts	2nd Math	3rd Lang. Arts	3rd Math
2003-04	48%	57%	62%	51%	62%	62%
2004-05	42%	40%	65%	57%	62%	53%
2005-06	48%	45%	59%	51%	59%	51%
2006-07	63%	59%	69%	63%	52%	58%
2007-08			74%	75%	75%	59%
Year	4th Lang. Arts	4th Math	4th Science	5th Lang. Arts	5th Math	5th Science
2003-04	69%		61%	72%	75%	51%
2004-05	67%	67%	50%	59%	62%	46%
2005-06	70%	56%	44%	55%	50%	36%
2006-07	70%	62%	59%	66%	59%	52%
2007-08	60%	60%	44%	67%	62%	68%
Year	6th Lang. Arts	6th Math	6th Science
2003-04	59%		35%
2004-05	67%	74%	57%
2005-06	59%	52%	38%
2006-07	56%	49%	37%
2007-08	66%	58%	52%

Detailed Core CRT results by student subgroups

IOWA Tests
The IOWA Test of Basic Skills provides a comparison of achievement to students across the United States in reading, language arts, math, science and social studies.  The IOWA test is given each fall to students in grades 3, 5, and 8.  The Jordan School District School also administers the IOWA to students in grade 6.  Results are reported as the average percentile rank.  The national average is the 50th percentile in each area.

3rd Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	53	48	44	49	59	56	54
2000 Norms	2005-06	54	44	42	46	60	59	53
2005 Norms*	2006-07	41	32	36	36	49	53	42
2005 Norms*	2007-08	57	50	41	49	60	61	55
5th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	58	59	52	56	54	65	59
2000 Norms	2005-06	47	42	38	41	47	51	46
2005 Norms*	2006-07	42	46	33	39	46	53	44
2005 Norms*	2007-08	43	45	39	41	48	60	48
6th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Total Survey
2000 Norms	2004-05	45	41	56	4
2000 Norms	2005-06	36	25	33	29
2005 Norms*	2006-07	30	20	31	24
2005 Norms*	2007-08	25	21	19	20

* It is not appropriate to formally compare school results between the old norms and the new norms.

Direct Writing Assessment (DWA)
The Direct Writing Assessment (DWA) is designed to assess the writing skills of 6th and 9th grade students in February and March each year.  The following six components of writing are assessed: ideas & content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions.
 

Grade 6	Average Points Earned
Year	Ideas / Content	Organization	Voice	Word Choice	Sentence Fluency	Conventions	Composite
2003/04	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.8	3.0	2.9	17.8
2004/05	3.0	2.8	3.2	2.9	3.0	3.0	17.9
2005/06	2.7	2.7	2.9	2.7	2.8	2.7	16.6
2006/07	2.9	2.9	3.0	2.9	2.8	2.8	17.3
2007/08*	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	15.4

* Each year the direct writing prompt changes, therefore caution should be used in making year to year conclusions.
 

Begin at 1700 W. and 6600 S.; east along 6600 S. (south side) to the Jordan River; south along the Jordan River (west side) to 7800 S.; west along 7800 S. (north side) to 1700 W.; north along 1700 W. (east side) to 6600 S. View West Jordan area elementary boundary map