Elizabeth Starr Academy

"We need to prepare kids for their future, not our past."

Our mission is to prepare our students for their future through the use of a rigorous curriculum based on the Indiana State Standards, our Micro Society Curriculum, and real-world experiences.

La meta de la Escuela de Starr es para preparar todos los estudiantes por el futuro. Nosotros va a usar Los Estandartes de Estado de Indiana , y nuestra  la plan de estudios, y experiencias de el mundo verdadero.

Welcome to the ESA Webpage

Click for Important Information from Mrs. Quinn 8-31-2011.pdf

Elizabeth Starr Academy is a magnet school of choice and a part of the Richmond Community Schools. Our focus is teaching our students about how to be successful in the real world through our Micro Society.

The Discovery Zone, our own society, is in its second year and our businesses are creating amazing products for sale during Market Days and for our Micro Night.

Our society is run by:  President - Hannah Crail and our Vice-President - Angelina Peters and our Secretary - Destiny Jones. These ladies work with the Common Council to create laws and solve problems in our society.

We expect our students to be good citizens every day and to be productive members of our society. We are teaching our students how to be work as part of a team and how their work ethic and attendance impacts their pay checks each month. We have several businesses in the Discovery Zone this year including a bakery, a bank, a theatre, a toy store, and more!

Our students are also expected to complete assignments and pass tests based on the RCS and Indiana Standards. Our students must be organized, responsible and have great parent support to learn and grow at ESA!

The Coyote Pledge

A leader demonstrates:
LOYALTY, EMPATHY, ACCOUNTABILITY, DEPENDABILTY, EXCELLENCE and RESPECT

I WILL BE A LEADER TODAY!

Our students are involved in many activities such as sports, Kids Fest, music lessons, involvement with the theatre, Boys & Girls Club, Girls Inc, Boy Scouts, Daniel Reid Day, The Folk Dance Festival, Lemonade Day, Cheerleading, The Dreamcatchers Dance Team, and we run the concession stand for the Hub Etchison Football League. We always welcome new students who are ready to be a part of our school and our Micro Society; and we welcome any community members to stop by to see what we are about OR stay to volunteer.

How can you find out what is going on at ESA?

• You can read the newsletters that are posted on our website every week
• You can check out the RCS Events Calendar – we update our events every week
• You can follow us on Facebook
• You can stop in and see what we are all about!!

What is going on right now at ESA?

• We are preparing for the 2011 ISTEP+ Test
  New this year:  ISTEP+ Test for 5th grade students Real Test.  The Indiana Department of Education has just launched a web-based versition of the ISTEP+ Online, it allows students, teachers and parents to see and take a "working" version of the ISTEP+ Online Test.  View more information
• We are reading every day for our Toyota Road to Success Program -                        Congratulations to Ariel and Braylen - our first two bike winners!!!

Important Information

• Building Newsletters go home every Wednesday
• Absences are not excused if we do not receive a phone call or a note from a parent/guardian
•  The PTO meets on the third Thursday of every month - please join us!