An Excel School
St. Luke School Touches Technology and Brings the Past, Present and Future to the Classroom Experience
St. Luke School, was recently chosen from more than 100 Catholic schools by the Diocese of Brooklyn, to receive a $50,000 technology grant. The grant, called The EXCEL Program, provided us the opportunity to equip every classroom with an interactive whiteboard, thus bringing the learning experience of our students to a global level. The interactive whiteboard virtually allows every child to have a computer, but is even better than that, because all learners at all levels and learning styles share in the learning experiences together in an interactive, engaging way. These boards can interface with various software programs as well as the Internet. The children are very drawn to the engaging lessons interactive whiteboards can provide.
Our school has done even more than that. We have full access to videos from LEARN 360, granted to us by the Diocese of Brooklyn/Queens through a partnership with Catholic Television Network. These videos are curriculum based and target all subject areas at all grade levels. Much of these videos also include engaging activities or thought provoking activity ideas. They also include interactive quizzes that the children are eager to address. Can you imagine children being excited over taking a quiz? That is what is happening in our school every day—children who are happy and eager to learn and assess their own learning!
2011 NEW YORK STATE TEST RESULTS
Assessments play a vital role in education today. Test results are often a major force in shaping public perception about the quality of schools.
Below are the New York State Test results for ELA and Math for the 2010-2011 school year. As you can see, St. Luke School scored well above the state and city in all areas.
2011 NYS
Testing Program |
New YorkState |
New York City |
St. Luke School |
|
Grade 4-ELA |
57% |
51% |
92% |
|
Grade 6-ELA |
56% |
44% |
58% |
|
Grade 8-ELA |
47% |
35% |
85% |
|
Grade 4-Math |
67% |
62% |
100% |
|
Grade 6-Math |
63% |
56% |
70% |
|
Grade 8-Math |
60% |
53% |
80% |
St. Luke School has outperformed both the city and the state!