Our Resources 

COMPUTERS

Adams has thirty new eMacs in the computer lab and a full time bilingual computer specialist.  Adams teaches basic computing skills like word processing, spreadsheets, graphing, databases, draw and paint programs and keyboarding.  More advanced skills like using visual thinking tools, preparing slide shows, working with digital images, making WebPages, developing a movie with iMovie and writing a book are also part of the curriculum.  The Internet is also accessed as a source of knowledge with parent permission.

LIBRARY

The Adams library is one of the best Spanish Immersion school libraries in the United States.  There are over 10,000 books and other items, over half of them in Spanish.  Adams has a part time librarian and is one of just a few schools in the district to win a Library Excellence and Equity Program (LEEP) grant as a model program.  The remodeled space features a computer-writing center.  The library is open weekly during the summer for students and parents.  

SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR DIFFERING NEEDS

Special education services are offered in English, with accommodations made for the Spanish learning environment.  Adams has 1.5 learning disability teachers, a part time nurse, speech language pathologist, social worker and occupational therapist.  Adams also has an itinerant physical therapist, deaf-hard of hearing teacher, and school psychologist.  These team members work together to ensure appropriate services for students with differing needs.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELL) / LATINO CONSENT DECREE  (LCD)

Five full time teachers provide services for English Language Learners and Latino Consent Decree.  Adams also has a Home School liaison educational assistant for Latino families.

SCHOOL-WIDE ENRICHMENT MODEL (SEM)

The School-wide Enrichment Model at Adams focuses on enriching the learning of all students and offers challenging academic environments in the regular and SEM classroom.  Enrichment classes, accelerated learning, compacted curriculum and extended learning opportunities are available in all subject areas and tailored to meet the needs of individual students.  Students are identified for these services through one or a combination of the following:  MAT scores, teacher recommendations, above average ability, creativity and task commitment.  The overall goal of the program is to provide opportunities, resources and encouragement to support continuous high-level learning.

Teachers:                                 30 classroom teachers, 1 art teacher, 1 physical education teacher, 1 computer teacher, 1 Music, and .5 Science

Additional Staff:                     5 ELL staff, 2 secretaries

                                                Part Time: band and strings instructors, nurse, speech language pathologist, social worker, occupational therapist

                                                Itinerant: physical therapist, deaf hard of hearing specialist, school psychologist

Interum Principal:                     Rosemary Peterson

Assistant Principal:                   Claudia Baldwin