Instructional Program
We are working as a K-8 school to continuously update and integrate a our instructional programs in order to support all students—those who start their careers at Peck and stay with us through 8th grade as well as those who join us at any point along the way—in making academic progress. Our core academic programs include:
- Readers/Writers’ Workshop (for all grades as of Fall 2009)
- Math Investigations (grades K-5)
- Connected Math Program and Math Success (grades 6-8)
- Science and Social Studies instruction at all grade levels
- English Language Development—highly modified academic curricula in Literacy, Math, Science, and Social Studies for Beginning and Early Intermediate English Language Learners in grades 4-8
- Functional Academics and RISE—substantially separate Special Education programs serving students in
grades 5-8
Our Specials classes include Physical Education, Art, Music, Robotics, Read 180, Computers, and Library/Media.
Community Activities and Enrichment
Peck is currently working to become a Full-Service Community School focused on collaborating with community-based organizations, colleges/universities, and other institutions and agencies in order to provide as many programs and opportunities as possible in order to meet the aspirations and needs of our students and their families. Some of the partnership projects in which we are currently engaged include:
- Comprehensive after-school and summer programming, both on-site and in community settings, for students in grades 2 through 8
- Classroom-based academic and arts enrichment
- Early college awareness and high school readiness
- One-on-one and small-group mentoring and tutoring
- Intensive case management for approximately 30 families struggling with multiple, complex barriers to meeting their personal and educational goals for their children
Developmental Priorities for 2009-10 for our Full-Service Community School Project
- Parent/family engagement and education
- Basic needs support for families
- Increasing tutor/mentor support for students
- Academic support and enrichment
- Arts integration
- Initial planning groups focused on: i) establishing a joint school/family approach to student behavior management; and ii) increasing access to opportunities for students to play sports
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