Happy Thanksgiving to our staff and families!  School is out for the week of November 23rd throught November 27th.  Classes resume on November 30, 2009!   District offices are open for business from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 23rd  and 24th.  On Wednesday, the District offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! Check Mail


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Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary School


Virginia Rocca Barton School
680 Las Casitas Dr. Salinas, CA 93905
Tel: (831) 753-5770
Fax: (831) 753-5797

Anastacio Cabral, Principal



Dear Parents and Community,

It is with pleasure that we welcome you to a new school year, ’09-10'. We are determined to make this school year a very successful one. As always, students’ academic achievement and safety are our first priorities at Virginia Rocca Barton School.

Everyone at Virginia Rocca Barton School will be taught to be a Peace Builder, and we ask that you support your child at home by promoting the same behavior expectations, to respect and care for one another. Assemblies and classroom instruction that promote such behavior will be part of their curriculum.

We look forward to working with you this year.

Sincerely,


Mr. Cabral
Principal


School Profile

Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary School (VRB) serves 565 students in grades PreK-6th. Our school is composed of 99.9% Hispanic students and 80% English Learners. The student to teacher ratio in grades K-2nd is 25; 1 and in 3rd-6th it is 30:1. One hundred percent of our teaching staff is “Highly Qualified.”

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Rocca Barton Elementary School (VRB) is located in the urban fringe of a large city. It houses a district preschool class, in which many of VRB’s incoming kindergarten students are enrolled. Additionally, VRB houses two IPP preschool classes, which serves students with severe
speech impediments, as well as a Special Ed Kinder and 5/6 Special Ed classes.

The School principal have served the school for one year. 99% of the teachers have taught at Virginia Rocca Barton for at least three years. A strong leadership team supports the efforts of staff to help shape classroom instruction and determine best use of the school’s resources. The school’s Leadership Team, which is comprised of grade level representatives, support staff & site administration, meets on a monthly basis to analyze and discuss the effectiveness of programs, determine the progress of actions in the school plan, and provide feedback and recommendations to School SiteCouncil. Subsequently, the School Site Council meets monthly to review student achievement data, analyze the effectiveness of programs, determine the progress of actions in the school plan, and revise the school plan as needed, based on their conclusions and recommendations from VRB’s Leadership Team.

VRB functions by the “Shared Decision Making Process.” This process is implemented using a school team concept.

The Leadership Team is an advisory committee to the principal. The Leadership Team is composed of a teacher from each grade level. The team meets the first Monday of every month from 2:45-3:30 p.m.