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Kiker Elementary School
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Kiker Elementary School
5913 La Crosse Ave.
Austin, TX 78739
Phone Number: 512 414-2584
Fax: 512 288-5779
Lori Schneider
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Campus Facts
| Blue Ribbon School: |
No |
| Date Built: |
1992 |
| Grades: |
K-5 |
| Academy: |
No |
| Region (ES): |
N/A |
| Day Care: |
Yes |
| After School Care: |
Yes |
| Mascot: |
Comet |
| School Colors: |
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Mission Statement
The mission of Kiker Elementary School is to educate every child every day.
Belief statements
- Everyone has the potential to learn.
- A fair and safe, enriched environment empowers students to become well rounded, confident individuals.
- Personal integrity and responsibility are important to face challenges with resilience.
- Intrinsic motivation and positive attitudes occur when students engage in connected meaningful experiences.
School Goals
All students will demonstrate improvement in academic achievement.
Major Programs and Initiatives
Reading Recovery/Literacy Groups
FOSS/STC Hands-on science units
Big-Six Problem Solving Model for research and mathematics
Logical Approach to Problem Solving (LAPS)
School-wide Reading programs such as Texas Readers Club, Bluebonnet Readers Club, and Kiker Reading Club
Accelerated Reader
Leadership Austin Youth gifted and talented program for developing leadership
Volleyball and Intramural sports
Kiker Student Council
Kiker Keynote Choir
Kiker Safety Patrol
ìRead Naturallyî reading tutorial program (grades two through five)
Mathematics Pentathlon
Mathematics Olympiad
Young Astronauts Program after school enrichment
Other Extra-curricular classes focused on art enrichment, science, foreign language learning, and Voyager after-school interdisciplinary enrichment program.
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