Elementary School

Understanding your child's progress is crucial in their academic journey. Assessments provide valuable insights into your child's strengths and areas for growth.

These assessments help tailor learning experiences to suit your child's needs, ensuring they reach their full potential. District 158 assessment screenings are like health check-ups for your child's learning.

They help identify any areas where extra support might be needed early on, ensuring your child gets the best start in their academic journey.

Assessment Overview

Families considering early admission for their child into Huntley 158's kindergarten or first-grade program in the fall should review the information below.

Screenings are conducted each spring. Be aware of the screening date, application deadline, required questionnaires, and necessary documents. For any questions, please contact your child's future elementary school.

Gifted & Early Entrance

Discover more about our Early Childhood programming, where you can find essential information and resources to support your child's development during these crucial formative years, and setting them up for success in their educational journey.

Early childhood center homepage

Gifted education in elementary school provides specialized learning opportunities for students with exceptional abilities, nurturing their talents and intellectual curiosity to help them reach their fullest potential in both academics and personal growth. 

District 158 begins screening for gifted identification at the end of 2nd grade and specific programming begins in 3rd grade.

Gifted & Talented Educational Supports - 2024

District 158 uses a variety of tools to support student and parent understanding of student progress. Three times per year, each student in grades K-5 receives a standards-based report card to provide information on their progress in relationship to the Illinois Learning Standards.

If a family member would like to discuss their child’s progress prior to those reports, please reach out to your child’s teacher.

Parents FAQ's

Instructional materials aligned with state standards are invaluable assets in your child's educational journey. Designed to meet the specific learning objectives set by the state, these materials ensure your child receives a comprehensive education that meets rigorous academic benchmarks.

Interventions in elementary school are tailored support systems designed to address specific academic or behavioral needs of students, ensuring every child receives the personalized attention and assistance necessary to succeed in their educational journey.  These may occur within the classroom setting with the classroom teacher, or outside of the classroom with another interventionist.

• Tier 1 Interventions are interventions that a classroom teacher can implement for a student needing a behavioral or academic strategy, reteaching, or extra practice. 

• Tier 2 interventions can take place in the classroom or outside the classroom. These interventions are focussed on a specific skill area and are progress monitored until the student no longer needs the intervention. 

• Tier 3 interventions typically take place outside of the classroom during a time where other students are practicing skills and no new content is being taught. Students in Tier 3 interventions have multiple skills that need to be introduced, practiced, and mastered. These materials are often comprehensive in nature and follow a specific scope and sequence.