Academics

The Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8 School follows the prescribed academic guidelines as mandated by the Department of Education. Students are provided a challenging yet nurturing classroom environment where instruction appropriate to the respective grade level is given. 

Care is taken to give differentiated instruction to meet each child at his/her level or style of learning. Intervention is afforded to all students for forty-five (45) minutes each day. Should it be determined that a child is in need of further academic or behavioral intervention, a BCST (Basic Child Study Team) meeting will be held, and referral process will begin.

Students are exposed to a variety of assessments to determine academic growth. In addition to teacher generated quizzes, test and exams, students must also engage in the DOE’s District Assessment Instrument namely LAP3 for kindergarten, WIDA for ESL students, Smarter Balanced for 3rd to 8th and iReady for Kindergarten to 8th grade.