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Magnet
School
Tubbs has
been awarded the Gold Performance Acknowledgment (GPA)
by the Texas
Education Agency. The acknowledgment recognizes districts campuses
for high
performance on the 2005-2006 indicators separate from those used
to determine
accountability ratings.
Programs
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Tubbs Elementary School provides a traditional curriculum and
grading system with an emphasis on technology
that includes multiple opportunities for students in computer
and regular classroom instruction including self contained
grades K-3 and departmentalized in 4th-5th grades. Tubbs offers opportunities in Gifted and Talented, daily computer
instruction for every student, art and music. Tubbs Elementary
is also one of the few elementary schools in the state that offers
Spanish classes for grades K- 5. |
 
Computer &
Technology Instruction
Along with individualized
instruction from the teachers, the Voyager Universal Literacy
Curriculum,
and the Accelerated Reading
program, students at Tubbs receive computerized reading
instruction.
Visagraph eye-movement recording
and PAVE software improve visual
functioning.
Lexia phonics software is used
for Kinder-3rd grade. In 3rd grade a computerized placement
test places students into the Reading
Plus comprehensive computerized reading improvement system
that tracks and places
students on their appropriate reading level for maximum
reading improvement.
Frontier Math,
FasttMath, Go Solve, and Orchard Math are programs used for
computerized math instruction.
Science is
approached through Orchard Science Software, the Learn About
Science series, and BrainPop on-line.
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Streaming video clips are used for lesson enhancement in all
curriculum areas in the classrooms.
SmartBoards,
CPS remote units, and Neo word processors are also used in the
classrooms to enhance instruction.
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Science Lab-
Tubbs has a new science lab.
All classes access it
on a weekly basis for hands-on multi-disciplinary activities.
 
Requirements
for Transfer Students
Approval
to enter and remain at an elementary magnet school is based
on the following criteria:
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Pass
all portions of the most recent TAKS
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3.2
GPA (grades 1-6)
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Teacher
and principal recommendation
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Screening
for Kindergarten students at specified times
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Good
attendance and behavior
Students who attend Tubbs
Elementary Magnet School are monitored throughout the year
to assure that they maintain the criteria. |
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