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Awards |
National Endowment for the Arts/Music Center of Los Angeles grant recipient (2006) |
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Special features |
before- and after- school care |
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Dress code |
Uniforms required |
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| Curriculum |
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with specific learning disabilities.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
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| Activities and Sports |
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Reading Club; Homework Club; Strategy Games Club; Dance Club; Drama Club and Soccer.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama and art.
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Parent and Community Support
- D.D. Johnston's Family Friendly team has created a variety of opportunities to increase family invovlement. This year, we are implementing Community Books of the Month, Spotlights on Families picture project, Family of the Month recognition, and the ConnectEd phone system that allows us to communicate with families regarding attendance and reminders of upcoming school events.
Other news or notes
- After School program is offered from 3:00-6:00 P.M.
School was recently modernized, inlcuding a new library and computer lab space.
| Technology and Facilities |
- This school has 4 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.
- 95% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established between 1950-1959.
- District provides transportation for special education students only
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: Corvallis Middle School; Los Alisos Middle School and Norwalk High School.
- 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: In-school suspension. Other safety and discipline-related resources include: Supervision Aides, School-wide assemblies on school rules and student behavior.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- This school has an emphasis in performing arts and visual arts.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:30 A.M. to 2:47 P.M.
- Principal has been at this school for 4 years.
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Volunteer requests
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Category: career education
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Description: Community Reading Day Volunteers sought.
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- Contact name: Silvia Lacasta
- Contact phone: 562) 864-2508
- Contact email: lacasta_silvia@nlmusd.k12.ca.us
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Description: Garden volunteers and plant and supply donations.
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- Contact name: Silvia Lacasta
- Contact phone: 562) 864-2508
- Contact email: lacasta_silvia@nlmusd.k12.ca.us
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Donation requests
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Category: arts/other enrichment
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Description: Visual and Performing art materials
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- Contact name: Adriana Chavarin
- Contact phone: 562)864-2508
- Contact email: chavarin@nlmusd.k12.ca.us
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Category: language arts/social studies
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Description: Children's books for classroom libraries
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- Contact name: Adriana Chavarin
- Contact phone: 562) 864-2508
- Contact email: chavarin@nlmusd.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 02/10/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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