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Principal: Early Perkins

(5-8) Assistant Principal: Travis Sutton

255 Powell Valley School Lane
Speedwell, TN 37870

Phone: (K-4) 423-869-4659
Fax: 423-869-8343
(5-8) 423-869-5952

School Hours: 8:00a.m-3:15p.m

LOCATION
From Harrogate, take Hwy 63 toward LaFollette. Go approximately 9 miles, turn left on Powell Valley School Road. Turn right on Old 63. Make next left on Powell Valley School Lane, school is located at end of lane.

MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Powell Valley Elementary School, a community based, child-centered school is to develop independent thinkers in order to enable students to become life-long learners and contributing citizens through positive learning experiences and a meaningful curriculum provided by a caring team.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
Whether it’s because of the close-knit family atmosphere and extra attention to each student or the excellent academic opportunities, parents choose to give their children the advantage of a somewhat small rural school education for many reasons. Discover why Powell Valley Elementary is the right choice for our student, your child! The community of Speedwell, is the home of our school that is motivated and filled with independent learners capable of competing and living in an increasingly complex society. Please, enjoy the rest of the webpage for our school.
Powell Valley Elementary School is located in Speedwell, Tennessee, a rural community in western Claiborne County. From Harrogate, take Hwy 63 toward LaFollette. Go approximately 9 miles; turn left on Powell Valley School Road. Turn right on Old 63. Make the next left on Powell Valley School Lane, our school is located at end of lane. Powell Valley Elementary School is now situated on approximately eighteen acres of which our school is basically divided into two buildings. The previous Powell Valley Vocational School buildings are located on our school campus. The consolidation of the county high schools enabled the elementary school to expand its space. The vacant high school buildings became the new facilities for the Powell Valley middle School grades 5th through 8th.
Powell Valley Elementary School's original structure was built in 1970. This building houses our Kindergarten through 4th grades. A new wing was added in 1984. Presently there are over 21 regular classrooms, including individual Special Education classrooms, 2 guidance counseling areas, 2 computer labs, 2 libraries, 2 cafeterias, and 2 gymnasiums as well.
Powell Valley Elementary not only consists of grades beginning at Kindergarten and continuing through the eighth grades, it also has a convenient head start program located right on its campus. The head start facility has a central location on campus with its on fenced-in play area.
Powell Valley Elementary School is a public school, receiving accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school provides an enrollment of approximately 400 students. The great attendance rate has remained constant for the past several years and the promotion rate has been consistently high.

The composition of the faculty begins with the principal, an assistant principal and a literacy coach. Approximately twenty-three teachers, seven cafeteria workers, twelve secretary or aides, a technology coach, a guidance counselor, a librarian, a computer teacher, a P.E. teacher, a speech teacher, three special ed. teachers and two maintenance workers nearly complete the faculty and staff. Over 60% of the teachers have more than 15 years experience, and 20 hold a Master's Degree or above. The staff is adequate in terms of numbers, qualified in training and experience, and all teachers are certified according to state regulations. Powell Valley Elementary faculty and staff appreciate the time you are taking to visit our webpage and we realize that we are very fortunate to have the opportunity to serve in a close-knit family orientated community. Parents and community volunteers are always welcome at PVES. We are convinced and our conviction is validated through research data, that student achievement is raised when parents are involved in their children's academic progress. This same achievement is seen in all areas of the student's life, continuing through his/her school career. The best investment a family, a community, a state, and a nation can make is a coordinated interest and involvement in our students and their school.

A guidance counselor is available five days a week and provides scheduling for counseling and information for various testing programs including the At-Risk program. These are just some of the things that obviously contribute to our high promotional rates and as well, better guarantee the success of your child, our student!

The two libraries have an adequate circulation of books that are valuable sources for students and teachers. Other resources available are videos, filmstrips, projectors, and reference materials. The Internet is also available for students and staff in the library. Reference and technical books are updated to meet changing world conditions.

The student's day at Powell Valley Elementary School is seven hours, with the curriculum administered in all core subjects daily with an emphasis on Reading. The middle school grades have departmentalized classrooms with highly qualified teachers.

Students participate in various clubs and extra-curricular activities as well as sports programs. The sports programs include Boys Junior Varsity Basketball, Boys Varsity Basketball, Girls Junior Varsity Basketball, Girls Varsity Basketball and Cheerleading. Some other extra curricular activities offered to students are band, golf, 4-H, First Priority, and Beta Club.

The mission and goals of the Claiborne County School System is the mainstay of Powell Valley Elementary School's Academic program. The Claiborne County School Board believes that its mission is to provide educational opportunities so that students will develop global skills necessary for productive living in today's society.

The vision for Powell Valley Elementary School is to meet the needs of students with unique physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs. Our vision is to encourage shared responsibility for meeting school goals through parents, students, teachers, and the community. Our vision is to provide a learning atmosphere that recognizes that students learn in different ways and at different rates. The vision of Powell Valley Elementary School is to prepare students to be lifelong learners functioning in a global society.
To better sum it up, the mission of Powell Valley Elementary School, a community based, child-centered school is to develop independent thinkers in order to enable students to become life-long learners and contributing citizens through positive learning experiences and a meaningful curriculum provided by a caring team.
Thanks for viewing this website and on behalf of Powell Valley Elementary we encourage you to visit our school and the rest of our website.

Powell Valley Elementary has their very own Pre-Kindergarten for 4 years old children located on its campus.

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Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program

*April 11-15*

STUDENTS' TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES
Preparing for Tests
• Maintain good study habits: Do your class work.
• Have a clear understanding of homework assignments before leaving class.
• Keep a record of assignments received and completed.
• Make a study schedule and follow it.
• Tell your parents about schoolwork and homework.
• Turn in homework on time.
• Get make-up assignments when returning from an absence.
• See teachers for additional help.
• Seek and use past homework assignments, class notes, and available review materials.
• Follow directions.
• Find out when tests will be given out.
• Get a good night's rest and eat a normal breakfast before testing.

During Tests
• Read and pay careful attention to all directions.
• Read each passage and accompanying questions.
• Read every possible answer--the best one could be last.
• Read and respond to items one at a time rather than thinking about the whole test.
• Reread, when necessary, the parts of a passage needed for selecting the correct answer.
• Don't expect to find a pattern in the positions of the correct answers.
• Don't make uneducated guesses. Try to get the correct answer by reasoning and eliminating wrong answers.
• Decide exactly what the question is asking; one response is clearly best.
• Don't spend too much time on any one question.
• Skip difficult questions until all other questions have been answered. On scrap paper, keep a record of the unanswered items to return to, if time permits.
• Make sure to record the answer in the correct place on the answer sheet.
• Only change an answer if you are sure the first one you picked was wrong. Be sure to completely erase changed answers.
• Work as rapidly as possible with accuracy.
• After completion of the test, use any remaining time to check your answers.
• Keep a good attitude. Think positively!

Email: powellvalley@k12tn.net