Unique Features of Meadowlark

1. 1:6 Ratio of teachers:students - a small, personal program.
    
2. Parent Participation. 
   We encourage parents to participate in the classroom one day/month.  This gives parents a better understanding of how their child is doing and a connection with the classmates, teachers and other parents.
    
3. Small Groups. Each teacher has a "small group" of six children.
   -She meets with her group each day.
   -She makes a home visit when the child first enters school. 
   -She conferences with the parents of each child twice a year.
    
4. Portfolios.  Each child has a "portfolio" in his/her cubby.  It contains pictures that s/he draw and photos for which s/he dictates stories.  This provides information at conference time about the child's small motor development (learning to write), language development, learning of letters and numbers, and progress in drawing.
    
5. Integration.
   -We are located at the Mauzy School, a county special education school. Mauzy children participate in our class.  The children come with an inclusion specialist or their own classroom teacher for selected periods of the day and work on specific individual goals.
   -Children from both programs play together on the playground.
   -We participate in whole campus activities, such as a monthly Kindermusic class, a Halloween parade, a winter holiday puppet show and caroling.
    
6. Library.  We have a library of over 1600 books to read to children.  Children are encouraged to check them out to read at home.