This community can take pride in its school's outstanding staff, students and accomplishments. At Progress it is our belief that all students can and will learn within a warm, supportive environment. Mutual respect and open communication between staff and parents is essential to our success. This year we have focused on better incorporating the Washington Essential Academic Learning Requirements of written language and reading into our instruction and assessment of student performance. To help us reach this goal, teachers have attended many workshops and implemented school-wide strategies focused on improving student learning in reading and writing.
Progress has a strong supportive community.
The PTSA is active and contributes substantially to the goals of this school and the Central Valley School District. This year and last, they have contributed a substantial amount of funds which made it possible to purchase 15 computers for use in a computer lab, thus helping us reach our goal of enhancing learning through the use of technology. Parents and staff members participate in SITE based vision and decision-making in areas such as student safety, instructional goals, and building guidelines. Teachers and support staff work collaboratively. Interaction between classrooms is incorporated into lessons and projects, between and across grade levels.