The curriculum is focused on the essential skills students will need as they progress through their school careers. Most important is the teacher commitment to plan additional interventions to assist each student in mastering the core curriculum. They are all fully credentialed, and are properly assigned. Training and Curriculum Improvement Teachers received four full days and six half days of staff development. These days were used for developing Language Arts Expectancies, Program Quality Review completion, team building, and staff articulation.
All substitute teachers have an appropriate credential.
Most of the time, substitutes were available to fill in for teachers absent due to illness, personal emergencies, or attendance at workshops. Evaluation Permanent teachers are evaluated every other year and probationary teachers are evaluated every year by the principal or assistant principal as defined by the guidelines in the teacher contract. Classes and conferences are available to all teachers so they can stay current with new methods and techniques. Grades one and two are part of the program for the 1997 - 98 school year. The school enrollment was 814 students in grades kindergarten through eight.