Grande Park Elementary School

This is school has pioneered programs for accomodations for district wide special services. The school is very young and enrollment is still growing in small increments, however; it houses brilliant teachers from many age groups and genders. The students have art shows that feature exceptional creativity and spontaniety. The music and art programs are enriching to the students enrolled there. Teacher activisim is present and prominent too, they recently started a Children's garden which can be used by all the schools in the district.
It is partly funded by a grant as well as by contributions from builders in the newly developed neighborhood.
Grande park houses a large diversity of students. Students with mild to severe disabilities, these students benefit from visits from the Therapy Dogs from the local Edward's Hospital, a Spanish Language/dual language program as well as a newly launched school newspapaper which will be run by the older 4th and 5th grade students. The students publish hardcover books which are made by parent volunteers and they often arrange for authors to visit the school to inspire young writers.
The staff is diverse, approachable and very professional-Grande Park has grown in number and continues to meet the needs of their students and families sucessfully.