General Education - Jose Ortega ES

Jose Ortega's General Education program teaches students to set goals, stay focused, and do their absolute best. A caring community of committed, fully accredited teachers bring an average of 18 years of teaching experience to the program. Many of those years were spent teaching at Jose Ortega, and many of our teachers began their careers as paraprofessionals (or teaching assistants) at the school.

General Education teachers use a variety of instructional strategies to fit the needs of all students. They are certified in California Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) and assist English Language Learner (ELL) students in developing English skills. Thirty minutes of targeted instruction is mandated for all ELL students. Jose Ortega challenges students at every level and consistently ranks among the top schools in this part of the city for math achievement, with many students exceeding state standards on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress.