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As you may already know, the state has released the API scores for all schools in the state. Our school gained 37 points last school year, and we now have an API score of 806! That was an outstanding accomplishment. Congratulations to our teachers, staff and students for their hard work! I am confident that our school will continue to grow in the coming years.
If you would like more details on the scores, please log on to the state website using the following address: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/. Then, click on either the APR or STAR links to get school level reports.
Hans Barber, Principal
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Visit the Don Callejon School Library website for an online catalog and useful resources.
For the latest library updates, please view the "Library Link" article included in the Don Callejon Weekly News.
Scholastic Book Fair
November 30 - December 4
 Book Fair Website
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The Pinnacle application allows you to view your student's grades and attendance in a real-time atmosphere. By using your student's id number and password, you will be able to view your student's current information as well as information from previous marking periods.
Please click here to link to the Pinnacle Internet Viewer.
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This year we are starting a program called 2 Hour Power that emphasizes parent participation at Don Callejon School.
All help, any help makes a huge difference for our students and the school.
We would LOVE to get you involved in any way that fits your schedule and interests. Simply complete an online Interest Survey & Pledge Form at http://dcsco.ptomanager.com/.
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A Message from the Superintendent: Enrollment 2010-11 |
 Members of the Don Callejon School Community:
For common understanding, it is important to establish clear and definite procedures for enrolling Callejon’s 2010-2011 kindergarten students.
First, the number of students for Callejon’s kindergarten classes for the 2010-2011 school year will be capped at one-hundred-twenty. Capping at this number enables the district to capitalize on the current flexibility that the State is offering on class size reduction, and it will allow us to house the students at Callejon in the foreseeable future, with or without the class size reduction flexibility.
Priority enrollment for kindergarten for 2010-2011 will be given to students who have siblings attending Callejon. To take advantage of sibling priority, the kindergartener must enroll between January 7th and 4:00 PM on February 5th, 2010. Kindergarteners who have siblings at Callejon and enroll after February 5th will be placed in classes or overloaded to other district schools on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration begins at 9:00 AM on January 7th, 2010 at Callejon School. Parents will have addresses verified and given waiting list numbers based on their place in line. The first one hundred-twenty parents “in-line” will select a date and time to complete registration packets. Appointment times for the first one hundred-twenty will be available after January 7th so as to provide more organized and thorough enrollment completions. One hundred-twenty students will be registered for kindergarten at Callejon for 2010-2011, including the siblings of current students. Once the number of siblings is determined, we will then know the exact number of other possible enrollments up to one hundred-twenty.
Students placed on the Callejon waiting list, those after the first one hundred-twenty who are enrolled, will be overloaded to other Santa Clara Unified School District elementary schools, most likely Hughes or Montague. All parents of kindergarten students will be notified of their enrollment status after February 5th.
The unusually high number of students projected for Callejon has prompted us to formalize the process, and within the next year, we will work with staff and community members in establishing long-term solutions to Callejon’s enrollment increases.
Sincerely,
Steve Stavis
Superintendent
If you need special assistance to attend or participate in the student registration at Don Callejon School beginning on January 7, 2010 please contact Hans Barber at 423-3300. Notification will assist school staff in assuring that reasonable accommodations are made to provide accessibility.
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New Student Registration Requirements |
As noted in the letter from Mr. Stavis above, New Student Registration at Don Callejon School will begin on January 7 at 9:00 a.m.
Starting on that day, you may visit the school office in Building B, Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., to request a registration appointment. After your address information is verified, you will receive a priority number and a registration appointment time, when you must return to complete the registration process.
To receive a registration appointment, you will be required to present three current proof of residency documents:
- Property tax bill or rental agreement showing your address within the school boundaries; AND
- Two utility bills showing your address within the school boundaries (PG&E, Santa Clara Utility, phone bill)
If you do not have the three proof of residency documents listed above when you first come to the office, you will not receive a registration appointment time.
At your registration appointment, you must bring back these proof of residency documents and additionally must provide both of the following two documents for each student:
- Birth certificate
- Immunization record
When you come back to the school for your registration appointment, you should have five documents with you.
If you are able to bring copies of all these documents to leave with the school in addition to the originals for confirmation, it would save time; otherwise, we will make copies during your registration appointment.
At the Board Meeting on January 5, 2010, the School Board voted to approve the sibling priority. If you have a student that is currently attending Don Callejon School, you will have priority to register your kindergarten student and will have until February 5th to register your student. There is no need to rush to register on the first day.
If you are only interested in receiving a student number to use for Open Enrollment to request attendance at another school but have no intention of enrolling your student at Don Callejon, there is no need to rush to register on the first day. The Open Enrollment lottery, as described below, is open until February 5, with no priority to the other schools for those who apply sooner.
If you participate in the registration process now and your plans change for next year, we would be grateful if you could let the Don Callejon School office know as soon as possible. If you decide to move or send your child to a private school, please tell us so we do not keep a spot open for your student. Last year, almost 30 students registered during the enrollment period but ultimately did not attend the school. Saving places for students who will not attend Don Callejon causes other families who are eager to attend the school to be waitlisted, creating disappointment and uncertainty for them.
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Open Enrollment |
Open Enrollment Kindergarten – Twelfth Grade
The Open Enrollment program for the 2010-11 school year will be conducted from January 7 to February 5, 2010. Parents of students wishing to attend a school other than their school of residence must first provide proof of residency to their school of residence, receive a permanent student number and then complete the Open Enrollment application on the District website @ www.santaclarausd.org. The link to the application form, school visitation dates and requirements, as well as other important information concerning this process will appear on the District website home page.
Open Enrollment for 5th and 8th Grade Students
Fifth and Eighth grade students must reapply for Open Enrollment when moving from elementary school to middle school or from middle school to high school if they do not live in the attendance area of their school of choice.
2009-10 Intradistrict Transfer Students / Open Enrollment
Students attending a school, other than their school of residence, on an Intradistrict Transfer must apply for the opportunity to continue at that school for the 2010-11 school year through the Open Enrollment process. Only students accepted to a school through the Open Enrollment process are guaranteed placement for the following year. Parents therefore must apply through Open Enrollment if they wish their student to remain at the school of choice. Once a student is accepted through Open Enrollment; the choice school becomes the student’s permanent placement through the grade span served at that school.
Detailed information concerning the Open Enrollment Program, Kindergarten Enrollment and school and program visitation is available on the District website and will continue to be updated through December, 2009.
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Got some great photos of Callejon students to share with the Callejon Yearbook? Send them in and our Yearbook staff will consider using them
in the yearbook. Various prizes will be awarded if your photos are
used. Here are the photo requirements:
- Picture Files should be in JPEG format, at least 5 Megapixels or higher
- Name your photos files this way: grade_studentfullname_description_date_seriesnumber
- examples:
1st pix for a kinder student:
k_jondoe_alaskacruise_july20_01
3rd pix for a 6th grader: 6_janedoe_firstdayofschool_aug24_03
September Photo Contest: Summer Adventures
- 1st Prize - a Free Yearbook
- 2nd Prize - a Free buddy picture in yearbook taken by yearbook staff
Yearbook Photo Submission Link (username: 400003101, password: cubs 2010)
Questions? Contact Yearbook Adviser Mr. Tu at xtu@scusd.net
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Information Regarding H1N1 Virus ("Swine Flu") |
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Dress Code |
Don Callejon School does not have a school uniform program, but does require student dress and appearance to be safe, neat, clean, and appropriate for school attendance.
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