Curriculum Highlights
Core Curriculum
School Highlights
Special Education Modified Curriculum Reporting
 

 

Curriculum Highlights
The state of Georgia has revised the Basic Core Curriculum (BCC) and has adopted the Quality Core Curriculum (QCC). Fulton County has made revisions using the Continuous Achievement philosophy in the language arts and math curriculum to include the QCC objectives. The Language Arts Curriculum was updated in 2003. The Fulton County Board adopted a new reading series, "'Harcourt Trophies". The Social Studies curriculum has been updated in Kindergarten through Fifth grades. The Science curriculum has been updated in grades K-5. The language arts and math curriculum/assessment programs are being used in grades K-5 this school year. The Curriculum Specialist will assist in the implementation of the new curriculum/assessment program.
Each school year we will continue to teach our students based on the following:

1. the needs of individual students;
2. the Fulton County Curriculum (including the QCC and Fulton County Objectives);
3. the test of objectives for Georgia Kindergarten Assessment Program, the Georgia Criterion Referenced Competency Test (1-5), Curriculum Based Assessment and Writing Assessment (3rd and 5th grades), and the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (2nd, 3rd, and 5th grades).

In the teaching of both reading and math, teachers are expected to group students into appropriate levels by ability and academic performance. It is recommended that each classroom teacher have three reading groups and no less than two math groups. Reading groups for each grade level will be determined by Harcourt Placement Test. Math groups for each grade level will be determined by Fulton County math placement test.

All new students to Fulton County will be tested and instructionally placed in an appropriate group for reading and math by the Curriculum Specialist. The Curriculum Specialist is always available for assistance in the area of instruction.

Each school year, special emphasis will be placed on the improvement of the identified weak skill areas at each grade level that are determined by the state mandated tests. Weekly scheduled grade level meeting will be held to discuss strategies to promote student achievement and to monitor progress.

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Special Education Programs
Special Education programs are available to qualifying students with a variety of exceptionalities. These include learning disabled, behavior disorders, mentally handicapped and talented and gifted. 

PRE-KINDERGARTEN
We are happy to have the four-year old program at A. Philip Randolph. Children who are four years old on or before September 1st may be enrolled in this full day program.
The Family Services Coordinator
 
Child Development
Enhance parental knowledge of the child's development and involvement with his/her educational experience through a variety of informational seminars, volunteer opportunities at the school, parent conferences, and many more resources for the family.
Community Resources
Provides parents, upon request, with information that will increase his/her knowledge of community resources such as GED information, TANF (Temporary Assistant to Needy Families) information, or help in obtaining extended day services.

Kindergarten Readiness Initiative

Assist parents in obtaining all necessary documentation and health related requirements for kindergarten registration before the end of the Pre-kindergarten school year. 
 
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Core Curriculum
 
KINDERGARTEN
Children who are five years old on or before September 1st may be enrolled in our full day kindergarten program. All academic areas are enhanced in a nurturing climate to stimulate young minds.
 
 
MEDIA CENTER 
The Media Center is an open media center where a variety of activities take place daily.  There are over 18, 000 print and non-print items in the media center including the Accelerated Reader collection.  Students are able to use the collection for book circulation, research and quiet -time reading.  Multi-media software is used for accelerated reader as well as research.  The Internet is also available for students and faculty.  Take a look at our Media Center Web Site, http://randolph-media1/winnebago .  
The media specialist cooperatively plans with teachers in adopting multimedia approaches to instruction as well as creating and recording video resources for curriculum integration.  Educational television programming is available to the staff and students through cable and Georgia Public Broadcast.

To see the Accelerated Reader List, please click here.

LANGUAGE ARTS
Students develop strong language arts skills through instruction in reading, phonics, grammar, spelling, speaking, listening and writing.

MATHEMATICS
A hands-on curriculum is utilized for students to develop math skills and concepts. Math-manipulative, problem-solving techniques, mental math, estimation, calculators and computers are emphasized through small group and individual activities.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Instructional activities are designed to improve fitness, gross and fine motor skills, and to promote good sportsmanship. All activities are appropriate for specific developmental ages and grade levels. Students engage in sports, games, health and fitness in classes with specialists in our P.E. facility.
Physical Education at Randolph is like “Life”; it can be referred to as a series of “games.”  We help each child learn to perform well in all roles-as the star, the teammate, the winner, the loser, the offensive, the defensive - but most of all, they  perform in a manner of which he can be proud.

HEALTH
Curriculum topics include studying areas of mental health, safety, drug awareness, health habits, nutrition, the human body, and diseases.  

SCIENCE
Randolph has a unique Science Lab that brings science alive for all students in grades K-5.  Students report weekly to the lab where they are able to demonstrate an understanding of their studies through various lab experiments.  Randolph's Science Lab teacher coordinates with homeroom teachers to further develop students understanding of science concepts through hands-on explorations.  Whether by creating volcanic eruptions, investigating life cycles, or exploring the wonders of electricity, students use fascinating lab activities to further engage in the unique study of science.  
 
SOCIAL STUDIES
Social science concepts and geographic knowledge are included throughout the instructional program. The curriculum is designed to heighten the students' awareness of the world and their relationship to it.
 
TECHNOLOGY
Technology is one of the most vital components of the Instructional Process.   Our Instructional Design Module is adapted to benefit the needs of the teachers, faculty and staff.   Our objective is to integrate technology into the curriculum through the means of inquiry, problem-solving, skill building, research and communication.  Our teachers already seamlessly incorporate technology resources  into classroom activities by reinforcing the daily instructional focus and by engaging students in higher-order thinking skills.  

Infrastructure
Randolph has an excellent environment for assimilating  technology into learning.   Our school design features computers in every classroom, school-wide Internet access, and a Computer Lab.  Computer assisted instruction for individual learning in reading, math, language arts, science, and social studies is available.  Whole group instruction is provided to classes K-5 in the Computer Lab weekly.
We have two technology organizations:  Computer Captions and Randolph Student Technology Organization.
 
ART
Art education is based on the Discipline Based Art Education (DBAE) philosophy.   This approach integrates the study of art history, art criticism, and aesthetics, as well as art production.  As an elementary subject, instruction is based on the belief that looking at art, talking about art, and making art are the essential processes for study by all students.
The study of art provides opportunities to nourish high level thinking.   When well taught, skills associated with artistic thinking include the ability to see clearly, analyze, reflect, make judgments, forge connections among ideas and information and generate new ideas from diverse sources.

MUSIC
All students, kindergarten through fifth grade, attend music class once per week for forty-five minutes.  Students are taught using a variety of eclectic approaches including the Orff and Kodaly method to fulfill national, state and Fulton County Standards for music.  The students work on the six concepts of music each year at a more difficult level.  Students will learn and improve skills in singing, playing instruments, reading music, moving and dancing to music, creating and writing music and listening to music.  The students use textbooks from “Share the Music” by McGraw-Hill.  In fourth and fifth grade, students have the opportunity to join band, chorus or orchestra.  They may audition for Randolph Players, an after school dram group that performs musicals and skits.    Grades kindergarten through third have performance opportunities at scheduled PTA meetings.

BAND
The mission of the band is to assist students in acquiring better self-discipline and improving group cooperation.   Band establishes a foundation for performance skills on wind or percussion instruments through consistent drilling on music reading, rhythm counting, hand and eye coordination and individual instrument techniques as well as offering performance opportunities.

COUNSELOR
The elementary counselor is a certified trained professional.  Ms. Scott is a school friend who supports children and provides help to teachers, parents, students and administrators.  The counselor also serves as a liaison with outside agencies.  The counselor implements a developmental guidance and counseling program.    The counselor meets with students individually and in-groups and conducts classroom guidance activities.  The school counselor helps identify individual student needs.   The counselor coordinates the testing program. 

Make & Take Workshop Test Taking Skills – Make and Take Workshop is held in January.  Parents receive information on test taking strategies and how to make games or activities to help with testing skills.

Interested in more information visit our website at:  www.fulton.k12.ga.us/dept/psychsvcs. 
 
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School Team Highlights

• Principal and Assistant Principal are trained to guide the growth and development of the total school programs.
   

• Classroom Teachers are trained in early or middle childhood education. Randolph Elementary teachers are committed to promoting self-esteem and increasing the academic achievement of each child.
   

• Art, Music, and P.E. Specialists
  are trained in their specific fields of instruction in teaching and applying specific skills.
   

• Special Education Teachers provide individual programs to eligible students who are gifted, have learning or behavior disabilities and mental handicaps.
   

• Media Specialist
  provides an instructional program in media skills, manages the books and multimedia materials, and offers direct assistance to students and teachers.
   

• Curriculum Specialist works directly with teachers in implementing the curriculum as meaningful experiences for each student.
   

• Guidance Counselors strive to maintain close relationships with parents, students and staff. Their goal is to enhance the social, emotional, intellectual and developmental needs of each child.