Teachers and administrators who represent each school participate in the process. Parents and community have an opportunity to review recommendations for materials prior to Board of Trustee approval. Instructional programs are aligned with state frameworks and district standards. In addition, curriculum implementation and articulation are ongoing discussions in monthly school site staff and grade level meetings. King Avenue School was chosen to be an Immediate Intervention Underperforming Schools Program school site.
Staff development is a high priority at both the district and school site levels.
A Speech and Language specialist served students daily. One Special Education teacher and one full time aide provided support for children with learning difficulties. King Avenue had a nurse on site one day per week and a psychologist on site two days per week. Students and their siblings had access one day a week to a free health clinic. We had two Reading Recovery teachers, a reading specialist for grades kindergarten, one and two and a Benchmark Reading teacher who worked with groups of children from grades three through five.