School District of Monroe

Curriculum and Instruction

Each of the three elementary schools use the following curriculums that align with Common Core State Standards. All teachers use a variety of instructional strategies in the classroom to address the needs of our student population.

• Bridges in Mathematics (grades K-3)
• Everyday Math (grades 4-5)
• Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA) 
• Mystery Science

Encore Offerings (Specials) at the elementary level are listed below. 

• Art
• Music
• Phy. Ed
• SELF (provided by school counselor) 
• Regular library check outs (LMC)

 All elementary schools have a Library Media Center (LMC) and 1:1 Chromebooks for students in grades K-5th. 

Interventions/Support

The School District of Monroe follows a Response to Intervention (RtI) or Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) framework in both academic achievement and social-emotional learning that focuses on early intervention, a tiered system of interventions, and consistent monitoring of data to measure the effectiveness of our curriculum and instruction. Parkside Elementary feels that social-emotional learning is just as important as academic achievement and utilizes a positive behavioral approach, known as PBIS, that includes teaching our school expectations, building community, and acknowledging positive choices. All of our school rules revolve around the three expectations: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe.