ROSE CREEK ELEMENTARY (Year-round)
Principal:	Michelle Peterson
Address:	12812 S. 3600 West Riverton, UT 84065
Phone:	(801) 254-8082
Fax:	(801) 302-4963
Mascot:	Raptors
School Colors:	Grey & Maroon
Home Page:	http://schools.jordandistrict.org/rcreek/default.htm
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Rose Creek Elementary is located in the rapidly growing city of Riverton. The school's mission is highlighted by a commitment to educational excellence. The school and community are dedicated to teaching, serving and meeting the needs of all students. High standards of academics and behavior enable Rose Creek students to achieve their full potential.

Rose Creek parents are encouraged to be involved in school. Teachers communicate regularly with parents through home contacts and parent/teacher conferences.

• Rose Creek Elementary serves about 835 students on a year-round schedule. Students are divided into four attendance tracks. Typically, each track is in school for 45 days followed by 15 days of vacation. The school takes a common vacation in July.
• Rose Creek Elementary was completed in July 1998. The library/media center is located in the middle of each classroom cluster. Classrooms are arranged to encourage interaction among teachers and can be reassigned by grade as the student population fluctuates.
• The school day begins at 8:55 a.m. and ends at 3:50 p.m., except on Fridays when school is dismissed at 1:50 p.m. to allow teachers time for planning and making track changes.
• The Rose Creek staff is well qualified. Teachers hail from many different states with a variety of backgrounds and specialty training.
• Teachers work in teams in order to give students access to the best talents of each teacher.
• The curriculum follows state and District guidelines and meets or exceeds all elementary requirements.
• Rose Creek students are expected to develop academically and in personal responsibility by: 1) being at school and being on time, 2) doing good work and turning work in on time, and 3) obeying school rules, and showing courtesy and respect.
• The resource program provides special help to students who are behind in math or reading.
• A guidance specialist is available to provide group or individual counseling. Speech therapy is also provided for students as necessary.
• Rose Creek students have the opportunity to use computers as part of their regular curriculum.
• The school benefits from a supportive, cooperative parent group. PTA officers and parent volunteers provide hours of service to the school each week.
• Well-balanced meals are provided daily through the school's hot lunch program at a price of $1.50 per lunch. Reduced rate or free lunches are available to students in need.
• Bus service is provided for students who live 1-1/2 miles or more from school. About 95 percent of Rose Creek students ride the bus each day.
• Rose Creek has an after school strings program.
• Rose Creek Elementary is striving to meet the needs of accelerated students. Problem solving and higher level thinking skills are introduced in every classroom.
• Rose Creek is using Utah State Trust Lands grant funds to assist students in grades K-3 improve their reading skills.
• Rose Creek is working to implement the District Balanced Literacy program which develops students' reading and writing skills.

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	79%	87%	86%	84%	70%	72%
2004-05	83%	82%	81%	69%	75%	72%
2005-06	82%	82%	79%	76%	71%	67%
2006-07	83%	79%	82%	75%	69%	66%
2007-08			84%	74%	86%	74%
Year	4th Lang. Arts	4th Math	4th Science	5th Lang. Arts	5th Math	5th Science
2003-04	82%	75%	74%	82%	81%	74%
2004-05	86%	78%	74%	85%	76%	72%
2005-06	83%	71%	64%	80%	77%	74%
2006-07	81%	72%	63%	76%	64%	72%
2007-08	80%	74%	71%	87%	73%	77%
Year	6th Lang. Arts	6th Math	6th Science
2003-04	84%	81%	88%
2004-05	90%	87%	94%
2005-06	89%	81%	92%
2006-07	84%	77%	89%
2007-08	83%	81%	73%

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	67	56	57	60	65	69	65
2000 Norms	2005-06	64	58	54	60	66	66	66
2005 Norms*	2006-07	55	50	46	50	61	61	57
2005 Norms*	2007-08	63	51	53	56	66	70	63
5th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	70	62	56	63	64	71	66
2000 Norms	2005-06	66	60	60	62	60	68	64
2005 Norms*	2006-07	57	50	48	51	55	64	56
2005 Norms*	2007-08	62	62	53	59	63	70	64
6th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Total Survey
2000 Norms	2004-05	57	59	62	60
2000 Norms	2005-06	63	68	77	72
2005 Norms*	2006-07	64	66	72	69
2005 Norms*	2007-08	54	68	61	62

* 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	3.6	3.5	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	20.5
2004/05	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.2	20.3
2005/06	3.7	3.6	3.8	3.4	3.5	3.5	21.6
2006/07	3.3	3.2	3.4	3.2	3.2	3.2	19.5
2007/08*	2.6	2.6	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	16.3

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