This focus on an articulated vertical education facilitates collaboration between schools. A major development was the implementation of the Reading Recovery program. This structured program has a documented success rate and will ensure student reading skills, the basis for all future learning. The monies fund tutors, equipment and supplies, as well as supporting the Reading Recovery program. Project Reach, a program for the gifted and talented, offer accelerated classes in grades 6-12.
Students can also participate in classes beyond their grade level.
Grant monies provide tutors for remediation throughout the year. A portfolio assessment system is in place in all four schools as an evalution tool. These collections of students' work will emphaize language arts, writing and communication skills, and will follow the student to graduation as a personal record of accomplishment. The Student of the Month program continues to recognize outstanding efforts. At monthly school board meetings, principals and teachers publicly spotlight those students demonstrating all-around achievements.