Exceptional Learners Center

The Exceptional Learners Center is alive and well. Through generous donations from the 2019 auction, the ELC was able to purchase a variety of instructional materials, intervention programs, school supplies, and furniture.  

Additionally, we are fortunate enough to be able to fund our ELC personnel.  Our occupational therapist, Ms. Katie Staisiunas came to us from Hummingbird, and our speech language pathologist, Mrs. Jennifer Houch was referred to us through Kids Matters Counseling in Hinsdale.  Without the generosity of our school families, these partnerships would not have been possible.  Additionally, the ELC has purchased toys, furniture, and materials for the sensory room, a wide variety of leveled readers for students to use within their classrooms, a subscription to iReady Tailored Interventions, and additional school supplies that students have daily access to such as noise-canceling headphones, EZ readers, whisper phones, and hands-on learning aids.  Mrs. Emily Elwood will be sending out an updated list of ELC enrichment classes next week.  Due to popular demand, more TinkRworks classes have been added in, along with additional opportunities for creative writing workshops. 

Furthermore, as many of you may already know, our resource support staff are working with fluid leveled-groups within the classrooms.  When working with your student, if academic concerns arise, you will be contacted by your student's teacher and a member of the resource team.  We are hopeful that our new co-teaching model will help to identify students who have learning needs as soon as possible so that we can work with you to administer any necessary interventions or supplemental learning opportunities.  Lastly, the ELC utilizes the MAP assessment data, which is a universal assessment platform that can identify each student's unique level of performance.  We are looking forward to a year filled with exceptional opportunities for our students.