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Located in Durham, Southwest Elementary school serves students in prekindergarten through grade five. The school offers social workers, counselors, behavior specialists and therapists providing occupational and speech therapies. It offers lessons in science, math, English and social studies; physical education, technology, character education and healthful living and music. The school offers a cafeteria, computer laboratory, counseling center, and media center and library. It offers various programs, such as Spanish Immersion and Exceptional Children's Program. The school operates a parent-teacher association that plans various activities for the students. Its Web site provides alphabetical children s links that offer fables, fiction, current events and curriculum-related information. Southwest Elementary school is operated by Durham Public Schools.

Montgomery County Schools governs various elementary, middle and high schools. The school district provides a range of academic and extracurricular options to students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. It encourages the involvement of parents in children s education. The district s schools offer classes in language arts, English, mathematics, science and social studies. Its schools also provide academic programs in computer applications and special and gifted education. The district s schools employ a librarian, counselor and custodians. In addition, its schools organize a variety of athletic activities, such as football, basketball, softball, baseball, cross-country, and track and field. Montgomery County Schools is located in Troy, N.C.

The Alamance-Burlington School System is a comprehensive school district serving various counties, including Graham, Elon, Haw River, Green Level and Mebane in North Carolina. The district is located in Burlington, N.C., and was formed in 1996 with the merger of the former Burlington City and Alamance County school systems. It enrolls more than 20,000 students in grades kindergarten through 12 and is one of the leading school systems in North Carolina. The Alamance-Burlington School System includes more than 30 schools, such as a variety of elementary, middle, high and alternative education schools. The district s various schools include Broadview Middle School, Andrews Elementary School and Eastlawn Elementary School.