Taft Elementary

The mission of Taft School, that all students will have equitable access to learning with opportunities to be successful in a safe environment.

We believe that the most promising strategies to achieve our mission are

• Operate as Professional Learning Communities to work together-interdependently-in collaborative teams
• Seek and implement AVID strategies for improving student learning on a continuous basis.
• Monitor each student's academic, social/emotional progress and needs frequently.

R      Responsible

O      Organized

A      Always Safe

R      Respectful

The morning routine will proceed as follows:

• Students may enter the front gate to enter the cafeteria and have breakfast at 7:40 a.m.
• Students will stand with their grade levels until the warning bell rings at 8:07  a.m. Warning bell signals students to walk to their line. Teachers will pick up students from their line at 8:10 a.m.
• All grade levels have a designated area in which to play.
• Students who are late to school need to check into the office before going to class

The afternoon routine will proceed as follows:

• Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten students will be checked out in the hallway outside classroom #1.  Parents will either walk to the area or drive up and have their child loaded into the car by a Taft staff member. Bus riders will be escorted to the bus by a noon duty assistant. 
• All other grade levels will exit out the appropriately assigned gate (in line) led by their teacher.

Additional Information:

• Parents are not permitted on the school grounds without an SUSD volunteer badge. Taft School uses the Hall Pass System for any vistors on campus
• To obtain an official SUSD volunteer badge, parents must complete an application through Be A Mentor. The website is beamentor.org. Or you may obtain information in the front office.
• To meet with the teacher, or visit a classroom, please go to the front office to either schedule a meeting or leave a message.  Calls will not be transferred directly into the classroom as it disrupts and interrupts instruction.

Protocol for Parents Visiting Classrooms

What Parents Need to Know Prior to Classroom Visits

• Parents cannot disrupt instruction.
• Parents cannot speak to any students.
• This is not a parent conference.
• Parents may only stay for 15 minutes. Administration will accompany parents.

Teachers need to be notified in advance of the visit. Administration will notify teacher after parent contacts administration.