Flintville+Elementary

Flintville Elementary School is located on the western side of Lincoln County. It is part of the Lincoln County School System. It is aproxemently 30 - 45 minutes northwest of Huntsville, Al and about 20 minutes from Fayetteville, TN. Flintville is in a rural area with two gas stations, a community center, and several small churches and business. Flintville Elementary services Pre-Kindergarten through eight grade. There are 460 students presently enrolled in the program, 256 males and 204 females. The majority of students are white (436 students). There are also three African American, 20 Hispanic, and 1 American Indian student at my school.

There are nine Hispanic students who currently receive ESL services. Eight students are bilinual in English and Spanish. One third grader is new to the country and only speaks Spanish. There are presently three kindergarteners, one first grader, one second grader, two third graders, one sixth grader, and one eight grader in the ESL program.

Six years ago, Flintville Elementary was awarded a Reading First grant. The K-3 teachers participated in extensive reading training in the five compenents of reading instruction. Every student receives at least ninety minutes of daily reading instruction. For struggling students, additional research based intervention is provided in small groups by highly trained interventionist teachers. Each teacher customizes her lessons to meet the needs of her students.

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