Signature Programs
Cactus View is proud to share some of the signature programs we have implemented into our curriculum.
C.A.B.S.
Cactus View is proud to house our C.A.B.S. (Choices Affect Behavioral Success) special education program. Our C.A.B.S. program follows the Boys Town Education Model© and sets students up for success so they do their best learning. For more information, please reach out to our school psychologist, Sarah Wilke.
Fine Arts
Hands On Science Center
The Hands-On Science Center (HOSC) provides "kit-based" science materials that are ready to use when they arrive in the classrooms. The HOSC provides three different kits:
FOSS (Full Option Science System) is a modular science program comprised of 27 modules. The modules are organized under four strands: Life Science, Physical Science, Earth Science and Scientific Reasoning and Technology. The modular structure of the FOSS program is intended to give teachers the opportunity to adapt and implement the materials according to their own programs.
SEPUP (The Science Education for Public Understanding Program) creates innovative science curriculum. SEPUP curriculum uses personal and societal issues to introduce and explore science.
STC (Science and Technology Concepts) is an inquiry-centered, school science curriculum developed by the National Science Resource Center. Each STC module provides opportunities for students to experience scientific phenomena firsthand.
These kit programs consist of two instructional kits per grade level. The instructional time averages eight weeks per kit. The curriculum resources, including technology, have been integrated to assure that all students have equitable opportunities to experience and learn science.
P.B.I.S. (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support)
The Cactus View staff participates in a school wide positive behavior support program. The staff has collectively identified the expected behaviors and, teaches, models and practices what those behaviors look like, sound like, and feel like. Teachers specifically praise appropriate behavior with private or public acknowledgement. Praise in the form of tokens, Cactus View cash, and pizza with the Principal are just a few examples of positive recognition.
Special Education
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Walk to Read
All students grades K-6 participate in our Walk to Read program which is based on Response to Intervention (RTI) model. Students work in small groups based on their reading needs to become accurate and fluent readers.
AZ College and Career Ready Standards
All curriculum at Cactus View is aligned with the Arizona Career and College Ready Standards. The standards were developed in collaboration with teachers, school administrators, and experts, to provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce.