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Caldwood is a diverse (72% minority) Title 1 School which has served an average of 370 students/year on the Waterford Early Reading Program™ since 1999. As the first school in Beaumont ISD, Caldwood has been a referral site for other schools in the district. Recently the school added a small lab of Waterford Early Math & Science™ for testing purposes.

Waterford is part of every classroom teacher’s instruction, and its data drives teaching in the school. Teachers listen to running records on the computer to check for fluency and independent reading levels. If a child is falling behind, teachers give students extra turns during the day to catch up. In first grade, Waterford is used as part of" learning station" time in the Guided Reading/ Language Arts block. Class and individual summaries are used for tutoring or accelerated reading. Parents are also included in the process. Evening meetings are held several times a year, with outstanding attendance due to innovative games, activities, and great food planned by the school. To encourage attendance, parent meetings are held also during the day, and a Spanish translator is provided. Parents volunteer to help in the classrooms and sort books for teachers.
  

Evidence and Results

Kindergarten students at Caldwood have been testing using the Marie Clay Observation since 1999. Before implementation, students were scoring between 3 and 7 out of 24 on the Concepts about Print (CAP) sub-test. Since using Waterford, CAP scores have risen to an average of 16-20. State Test scores have risen each year since Waterford was implemented. Recent Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) testing of students who have used Waterford since Kindergarten put Caldwood over 80%—making Caldwood a "Recognized Campus" for the first time.

  
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