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The Cottonwood School-Buckeye USD

November 2024

The Cottonwood School-Buckeye USD  November 2024
The CottonwoodSchool-Buckeye USD November 2024

The Cottonwood School is reporting to the board on the school community in the below areas :

  • CAASPP results
  • Renaissance/STAR Results
  • English Language Development Program
  • High School Happenings
  • Community Events

CAASPP 2023-24 Results CAASPP 2023-24 Results

Here is how the students at our school performed last year as compared to statewide test scores.

ELA CAASPP Results from 2023-24 ELA CAASPP Results from 2023-24

Math CAASPP Results from 2023-24 Math CAASPP Results from 2023-24

Students With Disabilities (SWD) - 2023/2024 CAASPP - Area of focus for 2024-25 Students With Disabilities (SWD) - 2023/2024 CAASPP - Area of focus for 2024-25

Renaissance/STAR Renaissance/STAR

We met our target growth goal!

One year of growth, according to STAR, means a student has improved at the same rate as most other students in their grade level across the country.


If a student's growth falls between the 35th and 65th percentiles (meaning they're in the middle range of growth), they are said to have made "one year's growth."

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In ELA/Reading 65% of students met or exceeded 1-years growth

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In Math 62% of students met or exceeded 1-years growth

Reclassified Fluent English Proficiency for 2023-24 Reclassified Fluent English Proficiency for 2023-24

Great strides for our EL Students in 2023-24

We had a total of 280 English Language Learners in 2023-24. We are thrilled to show that 25% of those students (71) were reclassified as English proficient last year.


Our English Language Development program has a strong focus on our LTEL and AR-LTEL students this year to to help them increase their proficiency to become reclassified this spring!

High School Happenings High School Happenings

  • Cottonwood Compass: Episode 4 - From High School to Sierra College: A Student’s Guide with Alistair Turner
    • In this episode, our counselors chat with Alistair Turner, Enrollment Specialist at Sierra College, about what high school students need to know when transitioning to community college.
  • Trades Day
    • Industry career opportunities in construction, design, sub-contracting, heavy equipment, engineering, and other skilled trades.
  • Peace Day at CCPA
    • Students shared projects during a "gallery walk". It was a powerful reminder of our shared commitment to fostering a culture of peace.
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Cottonwood Compass - Episode 4

Click here to listen
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Trades Day

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CCPA Peace Day

Community Events Community Events

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Everybody Belongs

  • Each month we have at least one Ambassador Family that shares with our school community all about their family traditions and heritage.
  • In December, we will host our 3rd Annual International Festival
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Mondays at the Community Connect Center (CCC):

  • Each Monday our CCC is open to families from 10 am-2 pm.
  • During this time we offer a quiet explorative play and dedicated learning environment and a weekly guided activity presented by a variety of departments
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Lending Library

  • Usborne/Paper Pie Book Fair in October
  • Weekly Storytime in the Lending Library
  • Book Selection Collaboration with RHMS Librarian
Cindy Garcia and Dianne Curtis
Executive Director and Director of Community, The Cottonwood School
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