PHYSICAL EDUCATION
is taught to all children. Kindergarten through second grade is taught movement education, special awareness, and social interaction through low level games and activities. Third through fifth grades are taught intermediate/advanced skills, which are incorporated into team sports (soccer, basketball, bowling, etc). High-level games and activities are also used to incorporate lifelong guidelines.

THE MUSIC PROGRAM
is a child-centered program designed with sequenced and thematic activities that build musical concepts and skills.

Familiar songs the children love to sing
Themes that connect to real life experiences
Appealing music that celebrates traditional American Heritage and reflects cultural diversity
A fully integrated curriculum across all content areas including phonics reinforcement and related literature
Related arts and movement throughout the lessons
Flexible and authentic assessment strategies
Integrated music technology that motivates and inspires
Lessons that reinforce the National Music Standards

THE ART PROGRAM
The main objective of the art program is to expose students to the basic principles of design – line, shape, form, color, texture, and pattern. The overall emphasis is creativity. Each grade level will explore these concepts through drawing, painting, sculpting, collage and printmaking. Student artwork is displayed in the hallways continually throughout the school year. Students will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Artistic style/performance, following directions, conduct, respect for supplies, and originality.

RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RTI)
The function of the RTI Team is to review and consider all available information about individual students who are having behavioral or academic difficulty in school and to discuss and recommend alternative instructional strategies to that student’s teacher. The RTI is composed of the classroom teacher, administrators, school psychologist, ILT, counselor, special education teacher, and other staff.

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES
provide assistance to students who have been identified as: speech/language disordered, learning disabled, behavior disordered, ortho-pedically impaired. An individual educational plan (IEP) is developed for each identified student. Services are provided based on the IEP and the needs of the student.

SCHOOL COUNSELORS
provide a developmental and proactive guidance program for all students. The counselors help students to know, understand, and accept themselves and others, and to become responsible for their own choices and actions through individual and group counseling and classroom guidance instructions. The counselors consult confidentially with teachers, parents, and other resources in the community and make referrals as needed. School counselors also serve as facilitators of the Student Support Team.

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER
works with students addressing concerns such as attendance and provides assistance to parents, teachers, administrators, and other school personnel in understanding student needs