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El Dorado

School code number: 521
Grade Level: K-5
Hours: 7:50AM - 1:50PM

70 Delta Street, San Francisco, CA, 94134
Neighborhood: Visitacion Valley
Phone: (415) 330-1537
Fax: (415) 467-2435
School Loop: edes-sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com
Principal: Tai-Sun Schoeman

School Data

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    El Dorado is an extremely diverse school where teachers, staff, and parents come together to ensure the achievement of all students. El Dorado's focus is the creation of an environment that promotes teaching the whole child. The school invests its energies in programs that meet the academic and social needs of all students and uses standards-based instructional practices like Balanced Literacy and music integration to tap students' different learning modalities. We believe in empowering teachers by creating a trusting, nurturing professional environment that allows them to think critically and create out of the box solutions for our community. Our teachers use the language of scholars and critical thinkers to provide our students with the tools to access and navigate future professional and academic opportunities. We believe in recognizing students' strengths and needs to help them achieve their full potential. We achieve this through traditional and non-traditional methods such as play therapy, behavioral and social skills groups, sports, one on one therapy, group therapy, and one-on-one and small group instruction.

    We offer students extended learning opportunities that allow them to explore areas of learning beyond traditional academics. These programs include expanded visual and performing arts experiences with professional artists and musicians, after school tutorials in reading and math, as well as science and outdoor education partnerships with UCSF and G.G. Children's Garden. We also host monthly Saturday events that incorporate school-wide programs, such as Harvest of the Month, service learning projects, and political involvement.

    School Tours

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    Uniforms

    Navy Pants/White Shirt or school shirt

    After School Programs

    M-F 1:50-6:00 p.m. Real Options For City Kids (ROCK)

    Special Education Programs

    • Designated Instructional Services
    • Resource Specialist Program
    • Special Day Class/Learning Disabled

    Resource Specialist Program, Special Day Class/Learning Disabled (3-5), Designated Instructional Services

    Language Programs

    English Plus Pathway

    Urban Teacher Residence Pilot with USF/Stanford. UCSF Hearts Trauma Sensitive Program, Caring School Communities, LSP, Nurse, Snack Program, Food Bank, Edgewood/CHAMPS/PIP

    School Day Academic Enrichment

    Balanced Literarcy, Music Integration, 4/5 Prime Math, K-2 Opera Integration, ROCK (Physical Education), G.G. children's Garden, Nutrition Education/Gardening Project

    Opportunities for Parental Involvement

    Parents are welcome to visit the school and are encouraged to participate in the PTA, the School Site Council, or as school volunteers. Parents can volunteer in the classrooms, assist on field trips, provide library support, help to beautify the school, plan enrichment activities and supervise playground activities. Parents are invited to attend special events such as Read Across America Day, Family Literacy Night, Science Night and Family Math Night. A home-school communication newsletter is coordinated by the Parent Liaison and provides current news and information. Parents interested in any of the school programs are urged to contact the Parent Liaison by calling the school office. Spanish and Chinese translation is available for all meetings and events.