The custodian, supported by District maintenance personnel, makes needed repairs and improvements. Standards and procedures are outlined for staff in District policy. Permanent teachers are evaluated every two years and probationary teachers are evaluated each year. 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.