ParentStudentHandbook2017-18 AUG.17

ACADEMIC & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

Organization

The Pre–K through grades five are essentially self-contained; however, some changing from class to class may occur within the elementary grades when such changing enables a student to receive instruction better suited to his/her individual needs. The middle school program is departmentalized with students having several teachers; each highly qualified to teach in his/her specific field. Instructional Program As every student must learn to live in his/her society with some degree of efficiency and with adjustments to changes in that society, it is the aim of a sound instructional program to provide for each student within the scope of his/her abilities a proficient set of skills, attitudes, and concepts which will enable her/him to master life situations and enrich his/her experiences. In establishing this instructional program, it must be remembered that as important as are computational and arithmetic skills, as vital as is reading with full comprehension and skill, today's society demands that every individual have a broad understanding of the world in which he/she lives and the people with whom he/she is surrounded. Therefore, Berlin Community School offers music, art, Spanish, pre–engineering and computer literacy as a part of the total educational program. Progress Reports In order for home and school to work more effectively for the education and training of the student, a combination of report cards, interim reports and parent teacher conferences are scheduled during each school year. Report cards are sent home with each student four times per school year. In grades 3–8, interim reports are sent home for each student in the middle of each report period. Additionally, the GENESIS portal allows families to review students’ progress in real time via the internet.

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