1-Introduction

= **Introduction ** = 

= Private elementary school located in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio =
 * ====**Grade Levels:** Early Childhood through Grade 8====


 * ====**Students:** There are close to 800 students total separated into three classrooms per grade level. Most students are Caucasian with small percentages of students who are Asian American, African American, and Hispanic. The majority of the families are middle to upper class, however, scholarships and tuition support are offered to those in need.====


 * ====**School:** The school is a three floor building that is maintained physically and technologically. The basement contains the cafeteria, art studio, music room, band room, Spanish room, early childhood classrooms, preschool classrooms, and kindergarten classrooms. The first floor includes grades one through four, the main offices, the media center, and two gyms. The third floor contains grades five through eight, two computer labs, the Latin room, the Science lab, library, and other miscellaneous classrooms used for specials.====


 * ====**Classrooms:** There is a maximum of 28 students per classroom with one classroom teacher, except for the early childhood, preschool, and kindergarten classrooms which have aids. Each classroom contains students who have special needs, however, academically the students move at a fast pace through multiple subjects. Technologically, each classroom has at least two computers (one for the students and one for the teacher), a printer, a scanner, and a SMARTBoard. Each grade level shares a digital camera.====


 * ====**Computer Facilities:** There are two computer labs with each containing 30 computers, a black and white printer, a color printer, a scanner, and a SMARTBoard. There are also two carts of laptops for the older students to use in the classrooms in order to free up the computer labs for the younger students. Shared among the school are five document cameras and four student response systems.====