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Welcome
to King School!
Martin Luther
King, Jr. Elementary School, one of six elementary schools
in Urbana School District #116, is located in northwest
Urbana in the King Park neighborhood. Our students come
from over 50 countries and speak more than 40 languages.
The multicultural, multilingual nature of the school population
provides a rich learning environment for King School students.
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2006
& 2007
Academic Improvement Award |
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2006 - 2007
- 2008
Illinois Spotlight School |
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News & Events
| Welcome
to the 2009-2010 School Year!
The staff of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Elementary School is very excited about the new school
year! We are especially excited to welcome seven new staff
members to our building:
- Ms. Ellen Puffer - 1st Grade
- Ms. Charity Bundren - 2nd Grade
- Ms. Megan Cardile - 3rd Grade
- Ms. Lorena Griffin - 3rd Grade
- Ms. Cara Maurizi - Music
- Ms. Kirsten Byrnes - Teaching Assistant
- Mr. Joseph Wiemelt - Director of Bilingual
and Multicultural Programs
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| Congratulations
Mariza!
Congratulations
to fourth grade student Mariza Frances for receiving
an Honorable Mention in the Eight Annual Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest from
the University of Illinois' Office of Public Instruction!
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| Congratulations
to Our November Classes of the Month!
Ms. Darr's 2nd Grade
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Ms. Stevens / Ms.
Hicks' 1st Grade
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Celebrating
Success!
In April 2009, King School
was featured on the Success Stories page of the Illinois
PBIS Network website. Here's the full text of the announcement:
ODR and ISAT Score
Improvement
"Martin Luther
King Jr. Elementary in Urbana School District 116 is
in their fourth year of implementation. For the five
month period of September through January in the 2007-08
school year, they had 139 major office discipline referrals
(ODRs). In that same period in the 2008-09 school year,
they had only 52 major ODRs (a 63% decrease.) Additionally,
though 85% of their student population falls in the
low income category, they have seen continued gains
in ISAT scores from FY06 to FY08 with an 11% increase
in the number of students “meeting or exceeding”
standards in Reading, and a 23% increase in Math."
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Every Friday is King School Spirit
Day!
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Congratulations King School!
The Illinois
State Board of Education (ISBE) has recognized King School
as a 2008 Illinois Spotlight School! This is the third year
that we have achieved this distinction. Read more about
it here.
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