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Mission Statement

Pekin District 208 is a visionary, innovative elementary district committed to preparing responsible, productive, life-long, learners by fostering active partnerships among our learning community.

When children realize that someone is willing to challenge them and stand alongside them, they attain a goal. That gives them motivation to reaach higher goals until they're eventualy able to be out ont their own.

 

Literacy Program Services

District 108 provides the following innovative, supplemental literacy services to help each child realize their learning potential.

Early Intervention Services (Grade K-1)
Reading Recovery is a short-term, individual, early intervention program designed to be one component of a total literacy aaproach. Peading Recovery serves first grade students. Accelerated learning occurs during Reading Recovery tutoring and Reading Recovery Students begin to benefit from first grade classrooms literacy instruction

The Kindergarten and First Grade Initiative is baded on the assumption that extra attention during the first years of school [rovides a productive basis fro reading and writing. Additional staff, specifically trained in teaching leteracy, assist students in kindergarten and first grade classrooms. Literacy assistance may occur individually, in small groups or during whole group instruction. Program services are available based upon on the needs of students and resources.

Late Elementary and Intermediate Intervention Services (Grades 2-8)
The Literacy Support Services provide supplemental reading, writing and math instruction. These literacy support services are designed to meet the specific needs of individual students through a variety of literacy intervention strategies. This instruction, which is in addition to the regular classroom reading, writing, and math instruction, helps students accelerate their classeoom learning performance.

Extended Day Services (Grade 4-6)
Extended Day literacy services provide additional reading, writing, and math learning opportunities outside the regular school day for individual students. Extended Day is available through student. parent, or teacher request for any student at the intermediate level.

Summer School Services (Grade 1-8)
The Pekin District 108 Summer School Provides targeted assistance to students who are most at risk of being retained or who score below the expected level of achievement on either or both (ISAT) and local district (SAI) assessments. Summer school students are selected adter final local district assessment has been administered during the first two weeks of May.

Family Literacy Services (Grades K-8)
Fmaily Literacy Services have been established in each District 108 school to support family literacy programs and resources throughout the school and broader learning community. Family Coordinators are available in each building for the purpose of improving communication, developing family literacy resources, and creating the opportunity to share ideas that foster family involvement.

 

School Information

The IASA and Reading Improvement grants provide the federal and state educational dollars to support literacy services at the following schools:

*Broadmoor School
501 Maywood
477-4731
Dirksen School
501 Maywood
477-4711
Jefferson School
900 S. Capitol
477-4712
C.B. Smith School
1314 Matilda
477-4713
Starke School
1610 Holiday Dr.
477-4714
*Sunset Hills School
1730 Highwood
477-4715
Washington School
501Washington
477-4721
Willow School
1110 Veerman
477-4716
Wilson School
900 Koch
477-4722
*Only IASA funds used


Pekin Public Schools District 108
501 Washington St.
Pekin, IL 61554
Phone: 309.477.4740
Fax: 309.477.4701

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