Curriculum and Instruction Information Item |
DATE: Tuesday, January 15, 2008
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Battle of the Books Area Winners
Bellamy, Brooker, Clark, Lithia Springs, Lomax, Roosevelt, and Yates Elementary Schools
Battle of the Books Champions
Clark Elementary School
All schools read the 15 books that are selected for the Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award book list as the core list of reading. The additional 3 books are selected by a select committee of elementary media specialists. Criteria used to select these additional books is genre, reading level, publication date, and interest level. The schools and community usually have the list of 18 Battle Books by July 1.
Our goal is to have as many fourth grade students read these books as possible. It is important to have all Grade 4 students involved in the Battle at some level. Approximately 14,000 fourth graders are involved in the Battle. In many instances the schools purchase a set of Battle books for each fourth grade class in addition to having them in the media center.
The culmination of the Battle of the Books is the District Battle. The 7 teams representing all 7 areas are on stage and compete in front of an audience of 500 students and adults. All schools can send students and the District Battle finalist teams can send a bus load of attendees. There are pre-Battle festivities before the Battle begins to build up lots of excitement! Special questions are created for this Battle. At the end of the Battle the team with the highest points is the District Winner and receives many awards including a Traveling District Battle Trophy.
ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY: Barbara Rooks, Supervisor, Elementary Media
Barbara B. Hancock
General Director, Elementary Education (813) 272-4455 |
Michael A. Grego, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction (813) 272-4221 |
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