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Fairbrook Elementary School

Grades K–5
Beavercreek, Ohio
Public/Suburban
Enrollment 610
Beavercreek City School District
2007 National Schools of Character

Start now. Don’t wait for a magical program to come. Character education is what you do in your daily interactions with students, not some shot-in-the-dark program.
--Deron Schwieterman, Principal

Fairbrook Elementary, located 20 minutes from the center of Dayton, Ohio, is highly regarded for its inclusive model of education. Students with special needs are integrated in all aspects of the school, and there are no self-contained classrooms. Even when Fairbrook did not make AYP because of low scores in the special needs subgroup in reading, the staff just took additional steps to address the learning needs of this subgroup. Teachers work hard to create a caring community and ensure that all children are included and valued for their special gifts. All attend field trips with classmates and participate fully in the 5th grade leadership initiatives. One student-led initiative became a district-wide collaborative project called “Extreme Take Over.” It was decided that each school in the district would fill a school bus with food. The slogan was “Fill a bus—Drive out Hunger.” A grocery stored donated bags, the Fairbrook “Dens” (cross-age mentoring homerooms) filled the bags, and the 5th graders loaded the buses.

Read more about Fairbrook in the 2007 NSOC book:  A Great Place to Live and Learn

SIGNATURE PRACTICES

Featured Lesson Plan: Ornaments for Nursing Home Tree
In their Dens, elementary students create ornaments for a local business partner.
Learn more about Fairbrook’s Dens by viewing an annual calendar of events.

Sample Practice: Student Behavior Report (link to Sample-Fairbrook-rgb.pdf)
Students are asked to reflect on their behavior in terms of their school’s core values (handout).

CONTACT INFORMATION

Barbara J. Rhea, Teacher
Fairbrook Elementary School
260 North Fairfield Road
Beavercreek, OH 45430
Telephone: (937) 458-2489
E-mail: barbara.rhea@beavercreek.k12.oh.us
Web site: www.beavercreek.k12.oh.us/fair