They Provide staff development support for classroom teachers by sharing information and modeling. They also oversee parent and community involvement activities, an extended day program, a summer reading program, the student assistants and a family outreach program. Work with individual small groups kindergarten through third graders, both in and out of their classrooms, using a flexible schedule. They will work with fourth and fifth graders during the schoolwide improvement process. One student assistant works with students after school four days a week.
Teachers provide a summer reading program for first and second graders.
A Family Literacy Center provides support for guided reading and process writing. We have an annual Open House, parent-teacher conferences, and regular PTA meetings. Parents are invited to participate in Word Wall Wednesdays in first and second grade classrooms. Monthly newsletters provide suggestions for how parents can help children at home. Families are invited to open hours in the school library on Monday evenings.