All elementary students receive art, music, library and physical education instruction each week from special subject teachers. Academic testing and remedial programs, as well as consultation services for teachers, are offered in each school. Longmeadow offers Reading Recovery in each elementary school, to help 1st graders at risk of not learning to read. A full-time nurse and three nurse's aides provide nursing room coverage during school hours. A drug prevention program, D.A.R.E., is conducted by the police department in each fourth grade classroom.
Parents support assembly programs, field trips and school volunteer workers.
Parent involvement is highly prized, and close ties are maintained through the P.T.O.'s. The schools offer a challenging and diverse curriculum which promotes a sense of harmony and recognizes individual learning styles and talents. Both middle schools make extensive use of team teaching to encourage linking of academics and promote learning in a manner appropriate to adolescent students. Students are held accountable for standards of academic excellence and personal behavior. Class size averages around 20 students.