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Academics


Core Academics

Rock Island-Milan School District offers a diverse academic program including curricular areas such as: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Languages, Health, Physical Education, and the Arts. Instruction is based on the Illinois Learning Standards and incorporates effective, research-based instructional strategies. Grading and student assessment practices are constructed to provide optimal feedback on student academic progress.

Multi-Age or Looping Grades

Eugene Field does not have multi-age classroom and it does not use the looping grade system.

Head Start

Eugene Filed houses two Head Start preschool programs.

Special Programs for Gifted and At-Risk Students

Rock Island-Milan School District believes that students with potential for outstanding accomplishments require special provisions to meet their educational needs. The gifted program identifies individuals through teacher referral, cognitive ability, and achievement testing and establishes an individualized academic program for those identified students.

Library and Technology Services

Each teacher at Eugene Field has a personal computer, access to televisions, and a device to project computer images to a screen for instructional purposes. The classrooms each house 1-4 student computers. The school also has a portable iBook (laptop) lab, which moves from classroom to classroom for student use.

Eugene Field also has an extensive library that is added to each year by the PTA. The PTA sponsors an annual Scholastic Book Fair, donating books and profits to maintain the library collection.

Special Classes and/or Programs Offered

  • SOAR for Success and Direct Instruction are supplemental programs required for those students who require additional learning instruction.
  • A wide variety of extra programs are offered at Eugene Field to expand the students’ experiences and skills. Such programs include Young Author’s Writing, Critical Thinking Club, Learning Olympiad, Peer Mediation, Rebecca Caudill Book Club, After-school Writing Club and many more.
  • Eugene Field Elementary also offers a number of instructional support processes such as Literacy Facilitators, Gifted, and Special Education.
  • An Academic Interventions Program offers additional support to students in the area of reading.
  • Mentoring and tutoring opportunities are available to those students seeking extra help with their education.
  • Extra-curricular activities are also offered beyond school hours for student participation.

    Achievement Scores

    Over the past 7 years, our students have performed well on the state-mandated Illinois State Achievement Tests (ISAT). Generally, students place in the top fifteen percent of the state in the areas of Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

    Student Awards and/or Achievements

    • A Eugene Field graduate was a Regional Spelling Bee Winner twice.
    • Several Eugene Field students have represented the district at the regional level in the area’s Spelling Bee and Math CONTIG tournament.
    • Over the past seven years Eugene Field has maintained high test scores in the areas of Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

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