Students in kindergarten and first grade are exposed to the instructional strategies that extend and enrich the curriculum through whole group lessons delivered by the gifted resource teacher and the regular classroom teacher. In addition, students in grades two through five may apply for admission to the Old Donation Center full-time program for the academically gifted. A one-day a week visual art and dance program is also available for students in grades 4 and 5 who are gifted. Students needing extra help are assisted by their classroom teachers, reading resource teachers, or through other school-based remedial instruction. Title I programs including Reading Recovery.
Instructional assistance is provided to help students who speak English as a second language.
Every elementary school has at least one guidance counselor and a school nurse. In addition, child study teams identify students qualifying for special education resource services or placement. For a free booklet on, Special Education Services, call 427-4425. Information on special education programs can also be found through the school division's Internet home page. Summer programs offer expanded instruction in basic reading and mathematics, and enrichment such as foreign languages, art, and beginning band.