Second Step, a curriculm which focuses on the individual student needs, improves their options when problems arise. Our goal is prevention, intervention, and crisis response through positive procedures, such as focusing on achievement, involving families in meaningful ways, developing links to the community, emphasizing relationships among students and staff, discussing safety issues openly, treating students with respect, creating ways for students to share their concerns, helping children feel safe expressing their feelings, having a system for referring children who are suspected of being abused or neglected, offering extended day programs for children, promoting good citizenship and character, identifying problems and assessing progress toward solutions, and supporting students making transitions. How We Use Technology to Teach Our students are working to integrate technology into their learning. Each student works in the computer lab on a weekly basis learning how to operate basic input devices, such as keyboard and mouse, and basic output devices, such as printer and monitor. They are also learning to communicate about technology using appropriate terminology.
Students also learn how to use appropriate multimedia resources and products.
They learn how to utilize word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs. Digital cameras are commonly used by students, and appropriate use of Internet resources is taught. In addition, students use computer software in the classroom to practice, extend, and enrich learning. Many of the applications involve the students in critical thinking and problem solving. Our school also has a Student Technology Leadership Program.