An ESP (Extended School Program) is available to serve parents that need their children supervised after regular school hours until 6 P.M. through the week.

New Union School completed the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Re-evaluation. The review team re-certified our school during the 2003 – 2004 school year and was very complimentary of our instructional program, parent support and involvement, and student achievement.

Computers are present in all classrooms with two rooms designated as computer labs. New Union is networked and there is access to the internet. One computer lab was established in the summer of 2000. A second, Dell, computer lab was set up in the new wing in 2002 and is used a great deal of the time for our Fast Forword and Study Island programs. Recently, new Dell computers have been purchased and installed to replace older computers in the library media center.

Speech, Special Education, and Guidance Services supplement the regular school program. Teachers specializing in library science, music, and physical education are important assets to our school also.

4-H

A to ZAP: Students develop language skills through the exploration of the letters of the alphabet. By exploring the letters they can choose various activities with each letter and move through at their own pace. 

ACCELERATED READER

ACCELERATED READER STORE (AR STORE)

A+DVANCED LEARNING SYSTEM: The program is divided into modules that provide for Pre-Assessment, Lesson Completion, and Post Assessment for each student on an individualized basis. The objectives obtained after pre-assessment show the student's mastery or non-mastery of that objective. The student's lessons are generated through the results of the assessments. Upon completion of the post assessment the students' growth can be evaluated. The objectives are correlated with our state objectives. 

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION: Saving of these tops helps with obtaining items for our school. Parent volunteer, Emily Tidwell is heading up this project.

CAMPBELL SOUP LABEL COLLECTION: Saving of these labels helps with obtaining items for our school. Parent volunteer, Michele Howell is heading up this project.

CAREER EDUCATION CURRICULUM

CITIZENSHIP & CHARACTER EDUCATION

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM

COMPUTER LABS

CONFLICT RESOLUTION

CORE KNOWLEDGE CURRICULUM: Core Knowledge is a detailed outline of specific content to be taught in language arts, history, geography, mathematics, science, and fine arts. As the core of the school's curriculum, it can provide a solid, coherent foundation of learning, while allowing flexibility to meet local needs. 

CORNERSTONE LANGUAGE: (3rd - 5th Grades) The Cornerstone Language Series fosters mastery of those essential rules that, step by step, form the framework of language. In carefully designed increments of complexity, lessons teach those critical skills that assure language development. 

D.A.R.E. PROGRAM: Drug Abuse Resistance Education. This 10 lesson elementary  school program is taught by specially trained Sheriff's Department Deputies. Students with the cooperation of their teachers and parents learn to identify and resist the social pressures to use dangerous drugs. The D.A.R.E. program is positive and substantive, avoids scare tactics, and relies on accurate information and a straight-forward approach.

FAST FORWORD

GUIDANCE PROGRAM

JUMP START 1st GRADE: A program that enhances student experiences across the curriculum. Curriculum areas covered are math, literature, spelling, phonics, spatial visualization, art, logic, time, and composition. 

"JUST SAY NO"

KID PHONICS 1: A program that helps the student identify sounds, construct words, visually recognize and read words.

KID PHONICS 2: A program that helps the student progress with word development from sounding out words, to connecting words, and finally use those words in sentences. 

OPEN BOOK TO LITERACY: This program was designed for students of all age groups. The content is targeted toward specific age groups and teaches the student how to read, write, and speak English through interaction with the program. The program uses 52 phonemes in words, stories and lessons, and encourages the student to use these sounds in the form of writing exercises.

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

PIZZA HUT "BOOK IT" CLUB

READER RABBIT'S INTERACTIVE READING JOURNEY 1: A program that provides an integrated approach to reading instruction for grades K-1.

READER RABBIT'S INTERACTIVE READING JOURNEY 2: A program that strengthens reading skills in the areas of phonics, comprehension, thinking skills, and vocabulary for grades 1-2. 

READING RECOVERY:  This is a curriculum. It is an additional assistance program to First Grade readers' to be successful.  

READING RENAISSANCE

SACS (Southern Association of Colleges & Schools) - New Union is an accredited school. 

SAXON MATH

SAXON PHONICS

STUDY ISLAND