
Cobb Learning Portal
The Cobb Learning Portal is a Google website for Cobb students, families, and community members to access important school and district information, contact staff, and discover fun learning activities and resources!
It contains much of the same information as this website, yet in a different format.
Cobb's Black Lives Matter Statement
Dr. William L. Cobb Elementary School strives to be your child's greatest and most joyous educational experience, where the entire family feels at home and free to participate.
We recognize the historic and centuries-long racism against and oppression of Black people in America. In light of this reality, we publicly denounce the culture of white supremacy and the marginalization of people of color and their cultures.
We believe that addressing issues of race and white privilege is essential for mitigating the harm that structural racism has imposed upon all of us. Our continued silence and inaction will only stand to perpetuate injustice, bias, and racism as a whole. None of us will be free until we are all free.
To inform our actions, the Cobb staff offers this statement of beliefs and commitments:
That Families are children’s first teachers and we will empower families to be active partners in their students' education.
To do this, we will intentionally create a collaborative and inclusive space to design education with our families.
That in classrooms, hallways, and playgrounds education should be joyful, relevant and empowering; that true Black history should be taught in schools all year; that race is something we talk about fearlessly.
That addressing issues of race and color, and other matters of prejudice and discrimination that exist in our community and country, is essential for addressing the harm that structural racism has imposed on our community.
And we acknowledge that as a part of the education system, we have caused harm and perpetuated systemic racism and that we will actively pursue actions that disrupt this and create healing spaces.
To achieve the above beliefs and commitments, we have created a committee comprised of Cobb teachers and staff called the Anti-Racism Task Force.
The mission of the Anti-Racism Task Force is to actively promote the belief that all humans have equal value, regardless of apparent differences and to take actions that dismantle the racist policies in our school community that devalue and dehumanize people who do not identify as white.
As a team we generate initiatives that work toward the goal and support the whole Cobb community with implementing them. Some initiatives that our committee has put into place are developing lessons around the Black Lives Matter movement, Tiger Joy Celebrations, Spanish Speaking Happy Hours, and developing structures for holding staff members accountable for behaviors that perpetuate white supremacy. We are currently developing spaces for families to share any thoughts or concerns, as well.
Our work is ongoing and will evolve as we continue to make progress toward becoming an anti-racist school.
More about this school
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School Type
Early Education, Elementary School (PreK, TK, K, 1-5) -
Estimated Enrollment
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Principal
- Jeri Dean
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Hours
HoursMo - Tu: 8:40 am-2:55 pm
We: 8:40 am-1:40 pm
Th - Fr: 8:40 am-2:55 pm
PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR OUR BELL SCHEDULE
Each Wednesday our students are released early so that teachers and staff can participate in regular Professional Development and Planning.
PLEASE NOTE - OUR EARLY RELEASE DAY (WEDNESDAY) IS NEW - WE ARE NO LONGER HAVING EARLY RELEASE ON THURSDAY.
ALSO, PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN END-OF-DAY TIME - 2:55 PM INSTEAD OF 2:40 PM.
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School Tour
School Tours for 2023-2024 will be scheduled in the Fall of 2022
TK - K Tours
None scheduled for Summer 2022
PreK Tours
None scheduled for Summer 2022
Sign up for a school tour at sfusd.edu/tours.
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Uniforms Policy
Navy blue pants, skirt, shorts, or plaid jumper; white or navy blue shirt or blouse. Uniforms are not required, but are encouraged. -
This School Feeds Into
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Neighborhood
Lower Pacific Heights, Western Addition -
School Meals
After School SupperView menus at sfusd.edu/menus.
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School Code
525
Overview
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Nestled in the heart of San Francisco's Lower Pacific Heights for nearly 100 years, Dr. William L. Cobb Elementary School is a small, inclusive, and multi-generational community that fosters the inherent potential within each child. Named after the first African-American principal in the San Francisco School District, Dr. William L. Cobb School provides a strong academic program for its students that focuses on the rigor and joy of learning.
We offer many significant advantages for students and families, including small class sizes that assure not a single child falls through the cracks, ample amounts of technology for students, a stunning and renovated school building with easy access to public transportation, and a large playground and school garden. Our dedicated teachers, support staff and volunteers have a shared vision and put our students first. Students feel they belong at Cobb, and their intellectual, social, and emotional development shows it.
The mission of Cobb Elementary is to provide a nurturing environment that inspires each student to thrive academically, emotionally, socially, intellectually, and creatively so that each student can be empowered to achieve his or her highest potential. As we deepen our focus on equity, we achieve this mission by getting to know each child individually, building relational trust between the student and our school, creating a positive school climate, providing culturally relevant and cutting-edge teaching and learning, collaborating strategically with community organizations, and meaningfully engaging with families as partners. We value the connection between school and home as the most important part of our school culture.
Our students have extensive opportunities to be engaged in the arts and celebrate their individuality through song, dance, drama, instrumental music, and visual art. The staff and overall Cobb community strive to provide a safe and caring learning environment that promotes culturally sensitive pedagogy and critical-thinking skills through school-wide curriculum projects, full implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Response to Intervention (RtI), Restorative Practices, and a strong and free after school YMCA/ExCel program.
To support our students, we have strong partnerships with a number of art, sports, and volunteer organizations, as well as several local high schools. We welcome you to be a part of our tradition of learning, dating back to the 1920s in the Western Addition and Pacific Heights community.
What do Cobb Tigers do? We ROAR with excellence!
Programs
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Before School Programs
Our Beacon partners support both before and after school care (7:30 AM). -
After School Programs
Afterschool programming provided by the Beacon / Buchanan YMCA from end of school day to 6 p.m. every day. The Beacon offers a balance of academic support and enrichment activities for approximately 60 students each day. -
Special Education Programs
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PreK Special Day Class
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Resource Specialist Program Services
Cobb Elementary School serves students with IEPs from PreK - 5th grade. Our PreK program has a combined general education and inclusion classroom, served by two credentialed teachers and 2 paraprofessionals. The PreK also provides a Special Day Class for a small group of students in an enriching and engaging academic environment.
Cobb's TK-5 special education students spend the majority of their school day in the general education setting, with individualized supports provided according to a student's IEP.
Cobb also provides Speech and Language, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy to students with IEPs as appropriate. -
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School Day Academic Enrichment
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Computer carts
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English literacy interventionist
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Other
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Outdoor education program
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Project-based learning
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Tutoring in school
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Arts Enrichment
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Arts residency
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Computers
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Drama
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Instrumental music
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Music program
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Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)
Students at Cobb are exposed to a variety of visual and performing arts, including drawing, painting, dancing, music, and drama. Students enjoy Playworks to promote fun and safe play during recess. -
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Student Support Programs
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Family liaison
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Instructional coach
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Mentoring
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On-site nurse
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Social worker
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Speech pathologist
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Student adviser
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Therapist
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School Data
Application Data
General education entry grade seats per application: 30%-
School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) are required by state law and are intended to provide families with important information.
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School Accountability Highlights
Published annually by SFUSD to provide access to key data points and three-year trends related to student achievement and school culture-climate. The highlights are available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Filipino, and Vietnamese.
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Social-Emotional and Culture Climate Report
SFUSD annually surveys families and school staff on a range of school climate indicators that have been found to predict positive student academic achievement. The social-emotional learning of students in grades 4-12 is also assessed.
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School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
School communities gather twice a year to review data and previous actions in order to intentionally plan for the coming months. The School Plan for Student Achievement is the template on which this review and stakeholder engagement process is codified.
Contact Info
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Address
2725 California Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115 -
Phone Number
415-749-3505 -
Fax Number
415-749-3436 -
Email
sch525@sfusd.edu