Hamilton Elementary School

Effective Teaching and Learning

SLPS Portrait of a Graduate- College and Career Ready: All SLPS students possess the skills and motivation to succeed in school, work, and life after high school.

Goal 1: By 2027-2028 Hamilton School will increase the Annual Progress Report percentage points earned from 27.8% to 42%, at a 15% annual increase.

Data-Based Decision Making

SLPS Portrait of a Graduate - Competent: All SLPS students use content knowledge in routine and innovative ways, ask for help when needed to engage in deeper learning and synthesize what they have learned.

Goal 2: In the 2025-2026 School Year, all students will show 2.5 years of growth on STAR Reading and Math benchmark assessments from beginning of year to end of year. 

Alignment of Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment

SLPS Portrait of a Graduate- Critical Thinker: All SLPS students look closely at problems, break them down into parts, and skillfully analyze and assess them to come up with logical, creative solutions.

Elementary and Middle School Goal 3: By 2027-2028, Hamilton Elementary School will increase the percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced on the MAP assessments by at least 15% in reading from 0% to 20% and math from 0% to 20%, each at a15% annual increase.

Collaborative Climate and Culture

SLPS Portrait of a Graduate- Communicator: All SLPS students speak and write clearly, listen carefully, and respect the ideas of others, where all feel heard and understood.

Elementary Goal 4: SLPS will increase the percentage of students who respond positively to the question, “I can help solve problems among my friends in a positive way,” on the DESE climate and culture survey by 10% or be above 90% from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

Secondary Goal 4: SLPS will increase the percentage of students who respond positively to the question, “The school system assures student voices are heard and respected,” on the DESE climate and culture survey by 10% or be above 90% from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

SLPS Portrait of a Graduate- Collaborator: All SLPS students work well with others, acknowledge the diverse perspectives and contributions of others, and work in service of common goals.

Goal 5: SLPS will increase the percentage of students who respond positively to the question, “I help make the school a better place,” on the DESE climate and culture survey by 10% or be above 90% from the beginning of the year to the end of year.

Leadership

SLPS Portrait of a Graduate- Change Agent: All SLPS students work to make their community better by standing up for fairness, showing empathy, and making a positive impact.

Goal 6: Hamilton Elementary will increase the number of students participating in family and civic engagement activities such as recycling, promote and preserve the history of the local community, classroom constitution, improve a public space, and others to at least 85% by 2027-2028.

Collaborative Climate and Culture

SLPS Portrait of a Graduate- Culturally Aware: All SLPS students value and embrace diverse cultures.

School Goal 7: Hamilton students will increase the percentage of students who respond positively to the question, “I can work well in groups with people who work with me”, on the DESE Climate and Culture Survey by 10% or be above 90% from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.