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Principal |
Lisa Atlas email the principal |
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Awards |
Title I Academic Achievement Award (2007), Distinguished Schools Honary Award (2006) |
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Special features |
special education program, gifted and talented, before- and after- school care |
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Dress code |
Dress code |
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School Mission
- Barrett School is a community that values learning and believes respect is the foundation upon which our school is built.
| Curriculum |
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with autism, language or speech impairment, specific learning disabilities, limited intellectual functioning and multiple disabilities.
- 11-20% of students receive special education services.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Barrett has a partnership with the Every Child a Reader and Writer Initiative through the Noyce Foundation. Every class K-6 learns through the reading, writing, and math workshop.
| Activities and Sports |
- This school has the following art(s) programs: band, chorus and drawing/painting.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parents are involved through the Home and School Club, School Site Council, ELAC and through daily interaction as volunteers.
| Technology and Facilities |
- This school has 11 students per computer. Numbers used to calculate this ratio were provided by the principal. This ratio may differ from the ratio given elsewhere on this profile where the numbers were provied by the state.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established in 2000.
- District provides transportation to this school.
- This school was built in 2000.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: Our school is just 8 years old and in excellent condition.
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: We have a large multi-purpose room with a built in stage and sound system, basket ball courts and a kitchen area that can serve from the inside or the outside, utilizing our large quad area. Our students have a large blacktop and field area.
- Library facilities: We have a large library with a wide variety of books to choose from.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: Martin Murphy Middle School and Britton Middle School.
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- Almost all of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension; closed campus. Other safety and discipline-related resources include: Positive Discipline class meetings.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 81-85% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- Regular classroom hours: 7:50 to 2:00.
- Principal has been at this school for 8 years.
- Principal has 8 years of experience.
- Foreign language(s) spoken by staff: Spanish.
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Volunteer requests
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Category: fundraisers/special events
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Description: Volunteers are gladly welcomed for many jobs.
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- Contact name: Lisa Atlas
- Contact phone: (408)201-6340
- Contact email: lisa.atlas@mhu.k12.ca.us
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Donation requests
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Category: technology
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Description: We are currently adding a computer lab and need donations.
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- Contact name: Lisa Atlas
- Contact phone: (408)201-6340
- Contact email: lisa.atlas@mhu.k12.ca.us
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 05/11/2008. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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