49th Annual NABE Conference “NABE Rise Up 2020: A Perfect Vision” Pre-Conference: February 25, 2020 Conference: February 26-28, 2020 Tropicana Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
NABE 2020 School Visits* Tuesday, February 25, 2020
*Ticketed event: participants must be registered for the NABE 2020 Platinum Package
BLUE TOUR - Academy of Creative Arts & Technology (Middle School) Since 1997, this school has offered its students a unique middle school experience, with access to rigorous academic instruction that infuses arts-integration. Our school boasts an enrollment of approximately 1,360 students, grades 6 - 8. The student population is ethnically diverse, with over 90% minority students and approximately 80% economically disadvantaged. An encore occurs when an audience loves their experience and wants more! Featuring nationally recognized performing and media arts programs, the Encore Department is the heart of the magnet program at this Academy of Creative Arts & Technology. The experience provides opportunities for students to pursue multiple courses of artistic study to discover their passions. Through accelerated learning, support, and encouragement - we foster an experience that makes our community demand an encore. After this academy, students are often inspired to experience their own encore, continuing their studies in Creative Arts or Technology at the high school level and beyond. Come to our academy to discover your passion and pursue your dreams. Join us to see how our students experience their encore here.
RED TOUR - International Baccalaureate Magnet Program (Middle school)
This middle school boasts an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme for grades 6-8. Our IB MYP started as a magnet school within a school with rigorous qualification criteria for accelerated magnet students. In 2015, we expanded our MYP to include all neighborhood students. Now, all students enroll in Language Acquisition (foreign language) classes during every year of middle school. We currently offer French, Chinese, Spanish and Spanish Literature for Native Speakers, as well as ELL support classes. Our Spanish Literature courses are taught primarily by native speakers from Puerto Rico, Cuba, or Mexico. Students can earn up to two high school foreign language credits while at this school. As an International Baccalaureate MYP, teachers focus on internationalism and global awareness. Students regularly engage in Interdisciplinary Units of study. In Algebra and Geometry, students create and present their projects in their acquired language. Teachers collaborate so that various portions of the projects are graded by each subject’s teacher.
This school is a Title I magnet school. In 2018-2019, the school earned a bronze award as a first year PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) school. Magnet Schools of America named the school a National School of Excellence, in 2019-2020, previously having won School of Excellence and School of Merit multiple times.
GREEN TOUR - Zoom initiative Elementary School (PK-5)
This elementary school is one of 38 “Zoom Schools” in the Clark County School District (CCSD). A Zoom School, a state-funded initiative designed to support schools with high percentages of English Learners (ELs) and students who qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch (FRL). With a focus on early intervention and literacy-rich instruction, the school offers half-day PreK for all zoned students, low class sizes in Kindergarten, a Zoom Reading Center that provides small group instruction for identified students in Grades K-5, an extended school day, and ongoing professional development for all staff members. In 2018, the school was recognized for having the highest growth in WIDA ACCESS Adequate Growth Percentile (AGP) in CCSD, with 64.1% of ELs meeting AGP, compared to the district average of 48.5%.
YELLOW TOUR - Zoom initiative Elementary School (PK-5)
This elementary school is a school on the rise because the staff and community work together with a sense of collective responsibility for every child. Set in an at-risk neighborhood near downtown Las Vegas, the students at this school have continually defied the odds and have rapidly improved overall proficiency in reading, mathematics, and English language growth of their over 400 English learners. The school has developed a comprehensive system that ensures all students' social, emotional, and academic needs are met. Through their innovative intervention and enrichment instructional block and a reading center designed to support English learners, this school ensures high growth and success for every learner.