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
Frances Willard has multi-age classrooms as needed for each academic year. The school does not have looping classrooms.
Special Programs for Gifted 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
The library is staffed with a full time NCLB certified librarian. The book stacks are organized by reading level for easy student access. The library has 12 computers and a printing station. The library also stores the mobile cart that houses another 12 laptop computers with wireless Internet connections.
Academic Programs Offered
Each year Frances Willard compiles reports that reflect student performance on required district assessments. Teachers and staff use this information to drive their decision making for student improvement.
Achievement Scores
3rd grade reading ISAT – 42% meets or exceeds.
3rd grade math ISAT – 52% meets or exceeds.
6th grade math ISAT – 52% meets or exceeds.