Experienced LeadershipWelcome

To Mercer Elementary

2011-2012 Curriculum Night

J. Lindsay Florence, Principal• 8 years as Mercer principal

• 22 years as an educator

• 20 years with Shaker Heights City Schools

• Bachelor’s degree from Ohio Northern

University

• Master’s Degree in Education

Administration from Cleveland State

University • Completed inaugural 1st Ring Leadership

Academy at Cleveland State University

• Has taught or served as administrator for

elementary, middle years and high school

• Served on District Phase IV Strategic Plan

Committee

• 100% of Mercer’s teachers have

Masters’ degrees or higher

• Our 17 classroom teachers

average 12 years of classroom

experience most of them at

Mercer

• 3 kindergarten, 1st grade and 4th

grade classrooms and 4

classrooms at 2nd and 3rd grade

level

Outstanding Staff

• Enrichment Resource teacher provides

enrichment opportunities in and out of the

classroom

• Staff specialists include: intervention teachers,

kindergarten resource specialists, occupational

therapists, school psychologist,

speech/language pathologist, and classroom

aides

• Mercer’s school report card for

the 2010-2011 school year has a

designation of Excellent

• Five out of five State Indicators

were met

• Performance index rose for the

3rd straight year

• 87.5 of our students passed

Reading

• 88.9 % of our students passed

Math

Mercer is Excellent!

Mercer Curriculum

• Strong belief in implementation

of differentiation for all students

• Specials classes in Art, Chinese

language and culture, Library,

Music, and Physical Education

enrich the learning experience

• Encompasses the core subjects: Math,

Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts,

which are based on the Ohio State Standards

• Poised to become an International

Baccalaureate School

Mercer Curriculum

• Numerous field trips throughout

the year including trips to the

High School Planetarium and

the Woodbury Science Lab

Our curriculum provides a rich learning

experience for all students

and one that meets and captivates their

diverse strengths!

International Baccalaureate

Characterized by …

• Life learning objectives and

attitudes

• Inquiry

• Themes

• Concepts

• Service

• Language

Teaches students to wonder

about…

• Who we are

• Where we are in place and

time

• How we express ourselves

• How we organize ourselves

• How the world works

Mercer’s IB Pledge

Today I will try very hard to be Caring, Open-

Minded, Balanced and

Reflective. Today I will

do my best to be an Inquirer,

a Thinker, aCommunicator

and a Risk-Taker. Today I

willaim to be

Principled and Knowledgeable

.

Our Beautiful Building

• In addition to classrooms, our building houses many instructional

spaces to help enhance the learning environment

Our large Auditorium is perfect for school

performances, assemblies,

and daily lunch service.

Our two adjoining gymnasiums can be

opened to create a large space for special events

such as the annual Halloween Obstacle

Course.

Our Beautiful Building

This year every Mercer grade level classroom will have a Smartboard, digital overhead project and sound system. We will also have a dedicated Technology Room on the 2nd floor and classroom for Mandarin Chinese instruction.

Students in the

Computer Lab

fostering instruction

though technology

.

The Mercer Art Gallery showcases beautiful student artistic works.

Our Library houses a wonderful collection of books, periodicals and

reference materials.

Our Campus

• Mercer is fortunate to have beautiful green spaces, including a large

field, baseball diamonds, playground and learning gardens.

Supportive Families

• Active parent participation

creates a strong parent teacher

organization

To volunteer or learn more

about Mercer’s PTO,

contact

mercerptopres@gmail.com

Upcoming PTO Activities

Ice Cream Social

Mercer Olympics

Movie Night

Winter Carnival

Mercer Skate

International Night

Striving for Greatness

• Mercer is an outstanding, diverse learning

environment