In May 1999, Greenwood was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. This goal directs the planning, teaching and assessing performed by the staff. As our unique and diverse student population moves through each year of learning, teachers strive to lead students to self-confidence and success. A variety of teaching strategies, a multi-faceted counseling program, and a strong partnership with parents are used. We also have reading support programs that include Reading Recovery in grade 1.
Greenwood has a strong home-reading program.
In the AR program, students choose books to read based upon personal interest, take a computerized comprehension test, receive a computer generated feedback report and share this report with the teacher and parents. The instructional program is supported with at least one computer in every classroom in grades 3 through 5. Grades K-2 share computers. Assessment is an important component of the instructional program. Parents and teachers work in partnership to insure that all students achieve their maximum potential as measured by formal and informal assessments.