Glen Acres Elementary School Vision

Empower students to become contributing members of society and lifelong learners.

 Glen Acres Elementary School Mission

Provide a learning environment which fosters intellectual and social development.

Glen Acres Elementary School, located in at 1106 Kensington Dr. in between Greenbush and Union streets, has an enrollment of approximately 500 students in grades K-4. It is one of eight elementary schools in the Lafayette School Corporation and services the east side of Lafayette.

Students

• Average class size: 20-25  

• 71 percent free/reduced lunch

• 55 percent minority students

• 35 percent English learners

Staff

• 27 licensed teachers; total staff  59

• School nurse, speech clinician, assistant principal

• Specialists in art, music and physical education

Technology

• Online assessments help teachers monitor progress and meet individual needs

• Mobile computer labs allow laptops and iPads to be brought into the classroom

• Interactive Ben-Q technology

• One-to-one iPads K-4 

Special Programs

• Title 1 federal funding provides additional staff for individual and small-group tutoring

• College Mentors for Kids and Big Brothers/Big Sisters mentoring programs

• Positive Behavior Support program rewards students for meeting schoolwide behavior expectations

• Daily 90-minute literacy instruction block

• Focused 30-minute small instructional groups in both language arts and math

• Kindergarten Camp

• Read to Succeed program provided with volunteers from United Way

Glen Acres was built in 2019.

Glen Acres has a schoolwide Title One program that serves our ethnically diverse and transient population.  Federal funding provides supplemental aide to local Title 1 school districts to meet the needs of at-risk and low-income students. Title 1 funds have been used to improve curriculum and instructional activities, provide additional staff, increase parental involvement, create new programs and strengthen existing programs.

The following educational programs are offered at Glen Acres:

• ELL services

• Integrated computer technology

• Dreambox (grades K-4)

• Accelerated Reader

• Review of Essential Skills

• Daily Review Math and Language

• Schoolwide use of Lifelong Guidelines and life skills, including daily recognition /modeling through announcements on public address system

• Intervention Remediation Blocks

• Wabash Valley Case Management program

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself for those of you who are new to Glen Acres Elementary School. My name is Megan Hatke. This is my ninth year as the Glen Acres Principal. Before that, I taught third grade at Glen Acres. I have 10 years of teaching experience in grades three, four and five. In addition to that, I was a student here. 

I have high regard for the staff, students and parents. I can ensure you your children are in wonderful hands. The staff displays hard work and dedication above and beyond the normal duty of their positions. My goal is to provide each student a positive, fun learning experience throughout the year. We will encourage all students to work to their full potential.                                                   

Hi!  My name is Stefani Goetz, and I am proud to serve Glen Acres as the Assistant Principal. I have been here at this lovely school for a few years and have really enjoyed building relationships with our students, families and all of our staff members. Each morning, I look forward to greeting our students as they enter and prepare for an excellent day of learning! Before I came to Glen Acres, I served the community as an administrator for a few years, and prior to that, I taught first grade for a few years!  :)  Thank you for trusting us with your children. We love spending our days with them!

Glen Acres Curriculum

Kindergarten

Kindergarten curriculum includes developmentally appropriate activities that introduce students to essential skills in language arts and mathematics and provide additional experiences in a variety of creative, personal growth, social living and science experiences.

Grades One through Four

In grades one through four, the curriculum reflects Indiana’s College and Career Readiness Standards for the grade level in each of the following disciplines.

• Language arts
• Mathematics
• Social studies and citizenship
• Science
• Visual arts
• Music
• Health and safety education
• Physical education

In language arts, the curriculum is delivered in a balanced approach, which includes reading instruction, student-selected reading, phonics and vocabulary development, writing development, and speaking and listening skills. Mathematics includes number sense, computation, algebra and functions, geometry, measurement, and problem solving. Students are also exposed to career awareness and other practical experiences, including an introduction to the use of technology.

Library Catalog

Please click the link below to access the School Improvement Plan. 

School Improvement Plan