Horne Elementary

School Profile
Melinda Potlongo
Horne Elementary was named for a veteran Cy-Fair
teacher of 36 years, Magdalene Horne. Mrs. Horne
gave our school a legacy of excellence and a dedication
to the belief that children are our future.
- Stephanie Thomas
Horne Elementary is a Title 1 campus in the Cypress
Fairbanks Independent School District. During the
2012-2013 school year Horne had a total of 1,052
students enrolled. Sixty-six percent of the students
were identified as economically disadvantaged, and
thirty-two percent of the were identified as English
language learners.




Administrative Team
Principal - Stephanie Thomas
Assistant Principal - Dinah Rucker
Assistant Principal - Gustavo A. Orozco
Counselor - Jennifer Niesner
Diagnostician - Ingrid Rogers
Nurse - Phylicia White
Librarian - Rhonda Esterak
Behavioral Interventionist - Melinda Potlongo
Math & Science Coach - Jessica Jahn
Reading & Language Arts Coach - Rachel Sheppard
Primary Coach - Colleen Mangold
Reading & Dyslexia Specialist - Tammi Huffman
Jill Hill - Secretary to the Principal
Campus Goal
It is the goal at Horne Elementary that all students
reach their maximum potential both socially and
academically. We strive to build upon each student's
strengths while developing personal responsibility so
that each student may reach their academic goals in all
core subject areas.
Campus Demographics
17.6%
59.2%
12.5%
1.2%
5.6%
3.8%
Student Population
African
American
Hispanic
White
Native American
Campus Demographics
Years of Experience
Class Sizes
Grade Level Average Class Size
Kindergarten 20.5
Grade 1 19.9
Grade 2 24.7
Grade 3 19.5
Grade 4 20.9
Grade 5 20.1
Special Programs
Special Education Programs
Lifeskills
Adaptive Behavior (AB)
Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities
(PPCD)
Dual Language Transition (DLT)


Special Programs
Non-Special Education Programs
Bilingual
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Gifted and Talented
Read 180
PALS
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
(PBIS)
Safe Kind
Horne
Hound Dogs
PBIS Matrix
Classroom Matrix
Safe Kind Ready
Hands, feet, and
things to self
Stay in area
Use supplies
correctly
Use the
Golden Rule

Follow
directions right
away
Participate in
learning


September: T-Shirt*
October: Game Day
November: Extra Recess
December: Texas Snowstorm
January: Dance Party
February: Craft Day (Grade Level Choice)
March: Outside Snack
April: Game Day
May: Extra Recess

STAAR Data (Passing Percentages)
STAAR Data (Advanced Performance)
School-wide Interventions
All teachers have
before and after
school tutoring
After school
camps
Reading
Writing
Math
Science
Saturday
vocabulary camps
ELL

Where student success comes first!!

References
Horne Elementary website
http://schools.cfisd.net/horne/index.stm
2012-2013 Texas Academic Performance Report
http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/tapr/2013/static/campus/c101907113.pdf