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Special features |
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School Mission
- Country Lane School's mission is to provide a learning environment which meets the diverse needs of students through collaboration of the school community. We, the Country Lane Community believe that the most promising strategy for achieving our mission is to develop our capacity to function as a Professional Learning Community. We envision a school in which we:
- unite to achieve a common purpose and clearly defined goals
work together collaboratively
- seek and implement promising strategies for improving student
achievement on an ongoing basis
- monitor each student's individual progress in meeting standards
- demonstrate personal commitment to academic success of all.
| Curriculum |
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with language or speech impairment, multiple disabilities and other health impairments.
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Currently, Kindergarten is on an AM/PM schedule. This schedule is being reevaluated for the 2007-08 school year and an extended day program may be implemented.
- Our Home and School Club generously purchased new computers last year. All students in grades 1 to 5 visit the computer lab weekly.
- Curriculum is open-ended and designed to allow students seeking additional challenges to extend their learning. Instruction is differentiated to meet the needs of all students.
| Activities and Sports |
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Math Olympiad; Enrichment classes after school such as chess, art, karate, soccer; Cornerstone Project; Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts; "Puddle Jumpers" --Upper grade students assisting in primary classrooms on rainy days and Homework Club funded by the City of San Jose.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: orchestra, band and art.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parent volunteers are welcomed at our school
- Parents assist directly with students in the classroom, library, copy center and computer lab
- Volunteers provide an art docent program to all classes in grades 1-5
- Parents run a highly effective Home and School Club which supports many activities such as our Walk-a-Thon, family picnics and scrip program.
Other news or notes
- Country Lane is an excellent school with highly qualified teachers, dedicated parents and an involved administrator. Collaboration between the community and the school helps to provide an excellent instructional program.
| Technology and Facilities |
- This school has 6 students per computer. Numbers used to calculate this ratio were provided by the principal. This ratio may differ from the ratio given elsewhere on this profile where the numbers were provied by the state.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established between 1950-1959.
- District provides transportation to this school.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: Moreland Middle School.
- Most 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: Cornerstone Project affiliation.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- Regular classroom hours: 8:15 to 2:50.
- Principal has been at this school for 2 years.
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Volunteer requests
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Description: Assist the classroom teacher as appropriate
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- Contact name: Priscilla Spencer
- Contact phone: (408)874-3405
- Contact email: pspencer@moreland.k12.ca.us
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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 01/28/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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