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Awards |
Title Achieving School Award (2005), Title Achieving School Award (2006), Title Achieving School Award (2007) |
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Special features |
after-school care |
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School Mission
- Each and every child will :
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•Develop positive self-esteem
•Be a life-long learner
•Achieve academic, personal and vocational success at all
stages of life
•Have a strong sense of personal and civic responsibilities
| Curriculum |
- Bilingual programs in Cantonese.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with autism and language or speech impairment.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
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Instructional Program Highlights
- All grades K-5 students participate in the "Success For All" reading program, which has markedly improved schoolwide reading scores.
- All classrooms are wired for Internet access and equipped with several computer. Studetns regularly use computers to publish their monthly writing assignments.
- The school has a strong math program. Our math scores have also sown significant improvement year after year.
- All core subjects are taught in every classroom.
| Activities and Sports |
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: After school violin class and After school piano class.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama, art, chorus and Visual Arts.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parents are elected to serve on our SSC/ELAC, help write the site plan and volunteer in various aspects of our school program. They are invited to attend workshops and meetings which are conducted trilingually. Parents are encouraged to volunteer in classrooms, on field trips, and share careers, talents, and cultural heritages.
Other news or notes
- Garfield is a four-time recipient of the California Academic Achievement Award, and an Award for Excellence from theCalifornia Business Council. We have shown improvement in student achievement for seven consecutive years. Our clean and safe environment that is highly conducive to learning. Our students are always meaningfully engaged in learning activities throughout the school day.
| 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.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established before 1920.
- District provides transportation to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: Francisco Middle School; Marina Middle School and Roosevelt Middle School.
- Most 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;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- This school has an emphasis in: Success For All Reading Program.
- Regular classroom hours: 7:45 a.m. to 1:50 p.m.
- Principal has been at this school for 11 years.
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Volunteer requests
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Description: projects according to their interests.
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- Contact name: Dulce Fegan
- Contact phone: 291-7924
- Contact email: dfegan@muse.sfusd.edu
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Donation requests
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Category: fundraisers/special events
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- Contact name: Karen Law
- Contact phone: 291-7924
- Contact email: klaw@muse.sfusd.edu
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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 04/10/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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