The Promise
In 2014, E3: Elevate Early Education created The New E3 School located in the Park Place neighborhood of Norfolk. Our school is an innovative, mixed-income model for children ages one to five. We set out to give more children equitable access to quality early education + prove that when all children have access regardless of their zip code, they enter kindergarten with the academic and social skills they need to thrive. We have proven that year after year.
The Spring 2024 Quality, Early Literacy + Readiness Report
Outcomes for Classroom Quality:
- Teachers are engaged in consistent high-quality interactions with children in all classrooms.
- High-quality interactions are consistent and strong in every classroom.
- Classroom quality scores are higher than those from other Virginia early childhood classrooms that were observed.
- All classrooms met or exceeded the threshold for quality across all domains.
- Almost all classrooms reached mastery in at least one domain.
Outcomes for Math, Self-Regulation + Social Skills:
- Most children are within or above expected developmental ranges in all areas.
- The percentage of children within or above expected ranges increased in math.
- The percentage of children within or above expected ranges in self-regulation and social skills decreased.
Outcomes for Early Language and Literacy:
- Most children are within or above the expected developmental ranges in all areas.
- Some children fell below the expected ranges in Beginning Sounds Matching and Phoneme Blends
- The percentage of children within or above the expected developmental ranges increased from 2023 to 2024 in most areas.
Our school uses data-driven instruction and continuous improvement to differentiate instruction for every child. Data is used to drive instruction, professional development for our teachers, staff and coaches. The VALLSS is an early literacy and language screener tool that can help detect reading difficulties early, provide strategies for teachers and families to help children develop a strong foundation in literacy. Our team has received intensive professional development and coaching in the science of reading.
