It is a school where, regardless of age, everyone is working together to create powerful learning experiences. It is a school in which every teacher is an inventor of work, every student a creator of knowledge, and every classroom a center for powerful learning. Students solve problems and create knowledge. They learn and they learn how to learn. Peggy Heller School has developed a school-wide discipline plan.
Emphasis is placed on academic achievement and high expectations for appropriate student behavior.
First, as curricular innovations are mandated by the California State Department of Education, a District initiative in that area is carried out to guarantee curriculum development and teacher training. Through the use of Summer Institute, District inservices and grade level meetings, each teacher receives training for the implementation of the District initiative. Secondly, each school also works on curricular refinements and provides appropriate staff training to ensure quality implementation. Finally, individual teachers are afforded the opportunity to pursue their own areas of interest through attendance at District-sponsored classes for college credit and courses and workshops outside the District. Peggy Heller School has a high quality instructional program, which is being continually monitored and improved.