Norton Creek Elementary School - West Chicago, IL

Norton Creek Elementary School serves students kindergarten through fifth grade and houses St. Charles CUSD 303's RISE program for students with disabilities. RISE, Reaching Independence through Support in Education, has been an integral part of Norton Creek's community since opening in 2003. The program is one of many ways we are supporting the needs of our diverse learners. Central to our instructional focus, that everyone is seen and heard, is achieved through our commitment of belonging for each student and staff member.

Norton Creek believes emotion drives attention, and attention drives learning. To guide their journey, we provide non-contingent positive attention for each member of our students and staff, affective statements to model naming and managing feelings, restorative conversations to repair harm, and our 3 B's of Be Kind, Be Respectful, and Be Problem-Solvers. In addition, we apply positive reinforcement when students demonstrate any one or combination of these qualities. The values that have driven Norton Creek for years ensure a consistent focus on student success from day one of class to 170.We are guided by a universally held set of values and beliefs driving every interaction. When we divide the day into individual interactions driven by student-centered values, we are poised to build a school that works for everyone.