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Can you tell me about the "No Child Left Behind Act?"

No Child Left Behind is federal legislation amending the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Its goal is to have all children performing on grade level within 12 years. Many of the requirements of the Act are already in place in Fulton County Schools. Fulton recognizes that all schools, not just those identified as Title I, have low performing students and the district is approaching the Act as a system-wide effort to improve student achievement in all schools and at all grade levels.

What classes/subjects are offered at Cogburn Woods?

Cogburn Woods Elementary includes Kindergarten through Grade 5. The curriculum includes the following:  Language arts (reading, English, writing, listening, speaking, spelling, phonics, handwriting), Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Health, Talented and Gifted, Early Intervention Program, Music, Physical Education, and Art. Instruction is enhanced by the availability of computers to assist students in each of the major subject areas. The curriculum emphasis is on hands-on, manipulative, continuous achievement approach. Teachers instruct students in sequential steps called skill levels. When a student learns the skills of one level, he/she will progress to the next level. The emphasis is on active participation in learning. In addition to the classroom teacher, all Fulton County elementary schools have one Music, Art, and Physical Education teachers as well as a Technology Specialist, a Guidance Counselor, and a Media Specialist to support the instructional program.

How are students graded?

Students in Fulton County attend school for 180 days which is divided into two 90 day semesters. Report cards are distributed every nine (9) weeks. A Progress Skills Checklist will be sent home three times per year: September, February and end of the school year. Students in art. music, and physical education classes that meet fewer than five times per week may receive a No Grade (NG) for the first progress report.