Elementary Options
Kirkwood Jumpstart - Program Description & Student Experience
Our goal is to aggressively support the academic and social-emotional development of current, rising K-5 grade students who would most benefit from additional summer instruction in smaller settings. This will be accomplished through (1) engaging summer learning, with a heavy emphasis on developing literacy and math skills, (2) pre-teaching of curriculum for upcoming grade levels, with decisions guided by student data and needs, and (3) direct instruction with district-adopted resources.
- Students will meet in person from 9:00-3:00, Monday-Friday from July 7 - August 1.
- Much student learning will center around literacy and math, with teachers utilizing district-adopted resources used during the school year (i.e. Heggerty, Sonday, Units of Study, Second Step, Investigations). We also expect summer students will engage in fun thematic and/or problem-based experiences.
- Our target audience for KSD Jumpstart includes current K-4 students (rising K-5th graders) who would benefit most from additional learning time in smaller settings. Current fifth graders will be included in middle school programming.
- All students/teachers meet at North Glendale Elementary School (765 N Sappington Rd).
- Class sizes will be limited to 10-12 students per teacher.
- Interested families should contact your classroom teacher, building principal, and/or Elizabeth Lock, Executive Director of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support.
Enrichment and/or Adaptive Academies via Launch - Online Only - REGISTER HERE
- Online classes are available to all current K-4 students through Launch, a KSD partner based out of Springfield Public Schools. There is no cost to families or the Kirkwood School District for these courses, with funding through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
- Launch courses are offered from June 2 - 27 and June 30 - July 25 (no school July 4th).
- Students can take up to two adaptive courses per month or four courses per summer, if desired.
- Students who do not log in and participate at once per week will be automatically dropped after two weeks.
- Adaptive academies in reading, math, and coding include access to adaptive software and regular one-on-one and small group support opportunities with teachers.
- Students can register for classes up to the first day of each session, June 2 and June 30.
- KSD students who participate in Jumpstart (July 7 - August 1) can participate in Launch Session 1 (June 2 - 27). Students cannot be enrolled in KSD and Launch programming at the same time, however.