| Carl Sandburg Elementary School serves students in
first through third grades. There are multiple sections of each
grade and each classroom is staffed by enthusiastic and dedicated
teachers. The Carl Sandburg curriculum is driven by the district
curriculum profiles for first, second and third grades. These
profiles were developed by the classroom teachers. The district
curriculum insures that the basics are covered, but each teacher
provides much more in depth coverage of the necessary skills and
enhances and enriches the curriculum with his or her own unique style
of teaching. The children are challenged and inspired to do
their best. In addition to the basics, the students receive
instruction in the use of the media center, music and art education
and physical education. Support programs include Reading
Recovery, Title 1 reading and math, speech and language, resource
instruction for student with learning disabilities and counseling.
Full time building aides assist the teachers directly in the classroom.
All are ably supported by the organizational skills of two full-time
secretaries and one part-time secretary and the maintenance skills of
three full-time custodians.
The building is entirely networked. This local area network
provides access for each classroom to the Internet as well as direct
access to each classroom. Several of the building teachers have
received training in developing web pages and are sharing their
expertise with the other staff persons in the building as well as the
district.
Carl Sandburg Elementary School is a Professional Development
School with strong ties to Eastern Illinois University. A
Professional Development School works to address support of children's
learning, staff development, preservice teacher preparation, and
research. The Action Team for School, Family and Community
Partnerships (or Action Team for short) is made up of
teachers, parents, community members, EIU staff and the building
administrator, serves as a steering committee for the building helping
to establish the mission of the school. The committee works to
develop a family and community atmosphere at Carl Sandburg
School. |