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Visitacion Valley Elementary School

School code number: 867
Grade Level: K-5
Hours: 8:40AM - 2:40PM

55 Schwerin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94134
Neighborhood: Visitacion Valley
Phone: (415) 469-4796
Fax: (415) 469-4099
School Loop: valley-sfusd-ca.schoolloop.com
Principal: Sang-Yeon Lee

School Data

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      Vis Valley ES is a School Wide Title I Project School with culturally diverse students and staff. Limited English Proficient students attend English plus Chinese and English Language Development classes. We also offer an Interagency Coordinated Care Program (case management) for at-risk students. We believe that equity in education enables all students access to what is necessary in order to achieve their highest potential. We provide an educational environment free of bias, stereotyping, and discrimination. Students at Visitacion are motivated to learn through the efforts of caring teachers and staff who use positive reinforcement and effective feedback as incentives to help students learn with joy. We want students to feel engaged in their learning, to interact and cooperate with others, to participate, and be productive. At Visitacion, we instill confidence in students, as evidenced by their behavior, their work, their assessment, survey results, and their own reports.

      To meet the different learning styles and nurture a comprehensive intellectual, social, emotional and physical growth, classrooms incorporate creative and performing arts (music, visual arts, dance, chorus and theatre), physical education, and the Caring School Community program. This program provides all students the most enjoyable and fun whole school experience, with buddy integration and class meetings giving students strategies to help to solve problems, resolve conflict, and gain self-confidence and self-control. All classrooms have networked computers with Internet access. Students learn self-discipline and leadership through service learning programs. Our mission is to promote excellence by establishing high expectations for all students and adults emphasizing intellectual growth, working cooperatively, creativity, multicultural appreciation, self-discipline, linguistic sensitivity, self-esteem, and academic success for all. Keeping our promises to students and families means that our school, our families, and our community work together to create and sustain a culture of service and support to provide each student with an optimal education that ensures their lifelong success.

      School Tours

      Tuesdays 9:00 - 10:30AM between the second week of November and the week before the 1st Round application deadline

      Uniforms

      White shirt or blouse, navy blue pants, skirt or jumper.

      After School Programs

      ExCEL after School Program in partnership with the Mission YMCA offered at no cost (free homework assistance for at-risk students in grades 1-5, 2:45-5:45PM). Latchkey Program (Park 7 Rec. Dept.), M - F, 2:00 - 6:00pm @ the Vis.Valley Clubhouse; Vis. Valley Boys & Girls club at the Village.

      Special Education Programs

      • Designated Instructional Services
      • Resource Specialist Program

      Resource Specialist Program, Designated Instructional Services

      Language Programs

      • Cantonese

      English Plus Pathway, Elementary Biliteracy Pathway (Cantonese K-5)

      Tutoring in math and reading technology

      School Day Academic Enrichment

      Gifted and Talented Education (GATE), Science Fairs, Multicultural Performance IRISE

      Opportunities for Parental Involvement

      Parents and grandparents help teachers in classrooms, on field trips and with special projects. Parents are urged to read with their children for 20 minutes daily. Parents are urged to attend conferences to increase student achievement and parent involvement, and reduce the dropout rate. Parent representatives participate in the planning process through the SSC, ELAC and GATE Council. The PTA is in charge of fundraising. Meetings are translated when needed. We started a weekly food pantry project to help our needy families. Many parents participate in the annual Family Math and Science Nights, Multicultural Potluck dinners, Talent Show, multicultural assemblies and parent empowerment dinners.

      Additional Info

      Green Garden Club, Jr. Olympics, State Title I Award