Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 9

56 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 should all expect extraordinary things to emerge from Senator Nation, things that personify the uniqueness of leading in the Capital! Dr. Cade has an important list of priorities for 2021-22 (Care, Continuous Improvement, Communication, Community, Capacity) with a focused, primary goal: “Returning to in- person learning – prioritizing the safety and well- being of students, staff, and community, while advancing a vision to address the wholistic needs of our students, staff and parents with community to accelerate learning gaps.” Academic Programing Highlights Capital School District provides enrichment opportunities within the general classroom for all students. The District offers many core academic programs that integrates social emotional learning. This is especially important as schools re-open. Senators are proud of the high yield Instructional materials, instructional strategies and social emotional strategies that positively impacts Capital School District’s Pre-K- 12th grade experience. To bolster the significance of care, the district has 21st Century after school programs in designated schools. The 21st Century programs vary from social emotional programs, STEM, arts related to culturally responsive related programs. They provide a great opportunity for strengthening home to school connectedness. Some highlighted programs are the following: ACT (Accelerated Curriculum Technology) Services- This program is for elementary school students that demonstrate potential for giftedness. Students identified receive 90-120 minutes of instruction weekly with a gifted services teacher. The ACT activities focus on developing higher-level thinking and creativity skills with students working in small groups on projects and other engaging rigorous tasks. This also includes participation in Math League.