o The staff at Levine is an amazing group of strong individuals and team players who ensure a quality education for my children. o We love Levine, and just want to see the school continue to evolve and grow. o Levine is a wonderful community of families that supports a strong Jewish identity while providing excellent educational opportunities. We love Levine!
Summary Report from the Community Self Study Report
The Strengths of the Levine Community: 1. Uniqueness and positivity of the school community. Parent involvement in school community creates a warm and caring environment with lots of interaction and engagement between the Parent Association and school faculty. 2. School’s aim is to grow its diversity within its religious observance and traditions. 3. All major strands of the Jewish religion are represented in the student and parent population. 4. Much diversity in cultural and country of origin backgrounds of students and parents that brings a richness to the school. 5. While the school community has gotten larger, the richness and diversity of school cultural traditions has been a constant. 6. The campus has added a comprehensive infant care program to the Early Childhood division. 7. Board-driven Strategic Plan, approved in 2019, elevated Inclusivity to one of the four Strategic Plan pillars. 8. Involvement and partnership in general community institutions of both a religious and non-religious nature (or example: Yavneh, Holocaust Museum, SMU, UTD, Jewish Family Service). 9. Host family program for new students is a way to integrate students and parents and connect them with the school community. 10.Buddy Program, which matches older and younger students across the school, develops leadership and emotional connection amongst all the students. 11.Additional Community Enhancements as a result of the following programs: a. Host Family / First Family program for new students. b. Ambassador Program—offering Middle School students opportunities to represent the school to prospective families; serve as ushers and guides for school productions and events. c. Team sports programs—Levine has enhanced its school spirit within its athletic program with greater attendance and special school spirit days d. Cheerleader / Spirit program. e. Bar/Bat Mitzvah Fund where students learn how to run a board meeting, vet non- profits and allocate funds to various organizations.
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