Provide a personalized instructional program that is compatible with the abilities, needs and learning characteristics of each student; Implement prescribed curriculum; Create a child-centered learning environment that is characterized by the consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices; Follow prescribed curriculum, instructional methods and materials; Employ creative methods of instruction and utilize a variety of materials within the structure of the designated curriculum; Become acquainted with the characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and by seeking information from psycho-educational reports, hearing and vision reports, staffing notes, end-of-the-year student status reports, etc. Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 serves nearly 13,000 students in preschool through grade 12 and is located halfway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Michigan.