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Special features |
before- and after- school care |
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Dress code |
No dress code |
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School Mission
- The give our student the tools necessary to lead a successful life.
| Curriculum |
- Immersion programs in Spanish.
- Dual immersion programs in Spanish.
- Bilingual programs in Spanish.
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with language or speech impairment and specific learning disabilities.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Instructional Program Highlights
- California State STandards closely followed for all subjects
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, football and volleyball.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Give Every Child a Chance - Free; Creative Childcare - Free; Banta 4H - Free and Computer Lab - Free.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama and drawing/painting.
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Parent and Community Support
- Banta Hay day the PFA sponsored event is held the first Saturday in October and raises a great deal of funds for the school.
Other news or notes
- Our test scores have risen over 100 hundred points in the last five years. Discipline incidents at the school are down over 70 percent in the last four years.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established before 1920.
- District provides transportation to this school.
- This school was built between 1960-1969.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: Complete Campus upgrade and Remodel began in stages in 2002 and is to be completed in 2007
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: Completely remodeled gymnasium and stage.
- Library facilities: Completed remodeled cafeteria and new computer lab opened in 2002. New computers in lab every three to five years. High speed internet and full server capability in lab.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: Tracy High and West High.
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- About half 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 |
- 91-95% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in mathematics.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:20 a.m. to 3:05 a.m.
- Principal has been at this school for 8 years.
- Principal has 8 years of experience.
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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 10/05/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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