- Meadowbrook Elementary
- Principal's Message
Principal's Message
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Dear Meadowbrook Elementary Families & Community,
Welcome to the Meadowbrook Elementary School website. We hope you find many useful resources here and continue to periodically visit to learn about upcoming school events, programs and recognitions.
A few key updates:
- Family Meet & Greet is set for August 15 (see flyer on landing page)
- The first day of school is August 16
- Visit www.browardschools.com/BTS to complete all required start of year forms
- Open House is set for August 31 (see flyer on landing page)
- Registration remains open…visit the office to register
- Our after-school provider, Community After School, is registering for the 22-23 school year
- Breakfast and lunch are FREE for all students this school year
I am very excited to continue into my fourth year as principal at Meadowbrook Elementary School. Our theme for 2022-2023 is “Soaring on Strong Wings” and our vision remains “Meadowbrook will provide rigorous standards-based instruction to meet the needs of the 21st Century learner in a safe and secure learning environment.” We look forward to working with our students, families, PTA, community and Partners in Education to make this a very special year for Meadowbrook Elementary School. We invite you to join us in our vision and reaching our goals. Follow me on Twitter at @MeadowbrookElem and contact the office at 754-323-6500 to confirm that your contact information, address and cell phone is current.
My experience:
- Nova Southeastern University Specialist degree in Educational Leadership
- University of Florida Bachelor & Masters degree in Elementary Education
- Elementary School Teacher in Miami-Dade County Public Schools (7 years)
- Elementary School Assistant Principal in Broward County Public Schools (6 years)
- Elementary School Principal in Broward County Public Schools (15 years)
Personal:
- My son graduated from University of Central Florida with computer science engineering degree and currently lives in Seattle, Washington
- My daughter is in her third year at University of Florida studying industrial engineering
- My wife is an elementary school teacher with Broward County Public Schools
The Meadowbrook Community, Teachers, Students & Staff are proud of these accomplishments:
- “A” School in 2004, 2006, 2009 & 2010
- “B” School in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2017 & 2018
A few key accomplishments from 2021-2022:
- Started school year 100% face to face for 700 students during pandemic
- Distributed 500+ laptop computers to students
- Held intervention camps and tutoring programs
- Completed myriad teacher and staff PD
- Held in-house field trips, field days, clubs and Grade 5 graduation
- Effectively implemented COVID protocols and increased sanitization practices
- Experienced extremely few COVID cases among student and staff
- Strengthened Dual Language Program in Grade K-5
- 2021-2022 Academic Accomplishments (compared to prior year)
- Increased Grade 4 Reading by 10 points
- Increased Grade 5 Reading by 1 point
- Increased Grade 4 Math by 16 points
- Increased Grade 3-5 Math by 2 points
- Increased ELA Learning Gains by 23 points
- Increased Math Learning Gains by 33 points
- Increased ELA Learning Gains (Low 25%) by 12 points
- Increased Math Learning Gains (Low 25%) by 6 points
- Increased Total School Grade Points by 64 points
Sincerely,
David Levine, Proud Principal