BAND: Our band practices twice weekly and performs for two main concerts; the Winter Concert and the Spring Concert.

CHOIR: Our choir rehearses every Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. in the Library. The choir performs at both the Winter and Spring Concerts.

CONFLICT MANAGERS: The conflict management program is designed to allow specially chosen students called “conflict managers” to help other students peacefully resolve disagreements on the playground.  Training is provided for 4th, 5th, and 6th graders who show leadership potential and model positive behavior.

EL HOMEWORK CLUB
EL Homework Club is another after school program for grades 1 – 6 held 2 to 4 days a week.   It starts directly after school with a snack and ends at 4:00.  This program helps students with English vocabulary and practice with their homework.

EXTENDED DAY / Sacramento START
This program provides additional support for academic instruction for students in grades 1 through 6. Students receive specific instruction in the areas of reading, writing and mathematics, as well as help with homework completion. Additionally, enrichment programs are available in areas such as sports, arts and crafts and cultural dancing. Parents may enroll their children for the Extended Day program through the school office.

GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION (GATE)
The State of California funds a program of advanced curriculum for students who meet the qualifying guidelines. Teachers, parents or administrators recommend students based on academic performance and the results of Standardized Test scores. Parents are notified of the recommendation for assessment and a form must be signed and returned before the test can be administered. When students qualify for GATE, parents are notified in writing.

INTERSESSION
When students are off track there is a two week INTERSESSION course available for the student’s grades 1 - 6 to attend.  It is a morning program, starting when school normally starts and ends at 11:45am. This session provides additional help in reading and math.  Students are able to have breakfast and lunch as thou they were on track.  The bus is available for them as well, if the have a bus pass.  You can obtain a bus pass by contacting the Transportation department at 686-7733.

LEARNING CENTER
The Learning Center's purpose is to provide specific instruction under the "never streaming" concept to students in grades K-6. The Learning Center staff will provide direct instruction to students and consultation to teachers, parents and support staff. The Learning Center allows Anna Kirchgater to give the highest quality of instruction to the maximum number of students.

MATH LAB
Math Lab is an after school program for grades 1 – 6 held two days a week.  It starts directly after school with a snack and ends at 4:00pm.  The students have an opportunity to practice math facts, math vocabulary, math games and computer programs related to math.

PARTNERS IN PLAY K-3
Partners in Play (K-3) is Facilitated by a child associate. The program offers 1:1 positive relationship building with an adult through creative play.

PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM (PIP) K-6
The Prevention and Intervention Program is facilitated by a school counselor.  It offers individual and small group counseling.  The primary goal is to encourage positive social and emotional development in young children.  The focus areas are school success skills, anger control, friendship skills and behavior management.

PSYCHOLOGIST
The psychologist administers psychological testing, consults with teachers and parents on emotional/behavioral and learning problems, acts as a liaison to community services, counsels students, and provides parent education.

SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL
The School Site Council is a decision- making group of parents and school staff, which has major responsibility for the development, implementation, and evaluation of the School Plan for Improvement. The committee also oversees a budget each year that provides enhancements to the standard school budget. The S.I.P. Committee elections are held at the end of every year.

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
Speech and Language services are provided by the speech therapist for students for the following:

• articulation (intelligibility, formulating sounds)
• fluency (flow of speech)
• voice (pitch, loudness, hoarseness)
• delayed receptive and expressive language (short, simple sentences or lack of complete organized thought, impaired language comprehension, formulation word recall or use)
• auditory functioning (retaining processing, understanding and reasoning)

The presence of any of these problems constitutes a referral.

STUDENT COUNCIL: The student council is the governing body for the students. Elections are held on an annual basis.

TITLE I
Our school receives additional money from the federal government to help students succeed in school. Reading and math instruction support is provided to students who require assistance. This program is not designed for students with learning disabilities; but rather, for students who have "fallen behind" academically. EGUSD'S Title I schools have implemented class size reduction at all (K-6) grade levels. As a result, most of our Title I funding is designated for the additional classroom teachers required to facilitate instruction at a 24:1 ratio in the intermediate grades.

WATCH D.O.G.S.

WATCH D.O.G.S.® (Dads Of Great Students) is the safe school initiative of the National Center for Fathering that involves fathers and father figures to help create a more safe and secure learning environment in our nation's schools. Who are WatchDOGS? Fathers, grandfathers, step-fathers, uncles, and other father figures who volunteer to serve at least one day each year in a variety of school activities as assigned by the school principal or other administrator.
If you want more information, logon to www.fathers.com.