School Highlights
Echo Loder is a K-6 school located in central Reno, close to the Reno/Tahoe Airport. Our current student enrollment of 594 is housed within a 49+ year old facility that was originally constructed for a capacity of 482. The majority of the student population (93%) is classified as minority population, with 89% being of Hispanic origin and many of those (77%) having English as their second language. One hundred percent of our students are on free or reduced lunch status.

Our highly qualified staff has been fully trained in CELL and ExLL teaching methods and has participated in numerous workshops on ESL instruction. Our focus this year will continue with the implementation of Houghton Mifflin with the CELL/ExLL framework. Teachers are working together during their PLC time to review assessments to analyze student progress and needs, and to work together in grade level planning to align best teaching methods. We have implemented a three tier intervention program utilizing scientifically based intervention programs. We are working to integrate all of our frameworks into a cohesive instructional program that offers our students a consistent and viable curriculum.

Our parents are participating in weekly parenting classes coordinated by our parent liaison with information on daily classroom instruction. We have had a steady increase of parents at our FOEL meetings with more than 40 parents attending each meeting.
We continue to provide after school tutoring and activities to enrich our students’ learning experiences.