The main focus of School District 132 is student achievement.  Teaching practices used by School District 132 are research based strategies and a Standards Based Curriculum.  The practices are delivered through curriculum that has been developed using the 5 Step Target Teach method,  through the use of ENI (Evans Newton Incorporated).

Student Achievement is monitored through the use of frequent assessments. Assessments link classroom content and skills to the Illinois Learning Standards.  Individual student  growth against these standards is measured through Incremental Assessments as well as a Comprehensive Assessment at the end of each school year. These assessments not only prepare students for the ISAT Assessment and the Terra Nova Assessment in the spring of each school year, but they also provide an opportunity to measure the academic growth of students over time.

As we continue to develop these practices we strive to be more responsive to students' needs by utilizing differentiated instructional strategies. Teachers incorporate a variety of instructional strategies including reading Best Practices.

The development of our Best Practices is on-going.  We provide our staff with Professional Development opportunities to stay current with educational research, so that we can best assist our students' needs because we believe that all students can and must learn.