Dunsmuir Elementary School offers an active music program. Fourth-grade students are required to take band during regular class hours. Fifth-grade students are required to take chorus three days a week after school. School transportation is provided for these students. The Dunsmuir Elementary School District believes that ongoing professional growth is essential for maintaining a quality teaching staff.
Teachers attend district-approved workshops throughout the year.
Our curriculum is geared toward meeting or exceeding the state standards in all subject areas. The district mentor teacher trains staff members during the school year. The Accelerated Reader program allowed us to extend the reading curriculum and align it with state content standards. The administration at Dunsmuir Elementary School District believes that quality and excellence in instruction are the keys to an effective school. The district believes that excellence occurs when the instructional system is able to provide the individual learner with an appropriate level of challenge and a realistic opportunity to succeed on a frequent and continual basis for each instructional goal in the program.