By LASD meetings for kindergarten parents
Parents of preschool children who will be attending kindergarten in the Los Altos School District in the fall of 2001 are invited to attend an informational meeting 7:30 p.m., either Jan. 18 or Jan. 23, in the multipurpose room at Almond School, 550 Almond Ave.
Kindergarten classroom teachers and members of the school district administrative staff will make presentations. A question and answer session will follow and additional information will be available.
To be eligible for the fall kindergarten program, children must be five years old on or before Dec. 2, 2001, and reside within the boundaries of the district.
Pre-registration will begin at all six Los Altos elementary schools 7 a.m., Feb. 1.
For more information, call 941-4010.
LAPP announces January Open House
The Los Altos Parent Preschool (LAPP) scheduled an Open House for the 2001-2002 school year, 10 a.m. to noon, Jan. 20. Teachers and parents will be available to share information and answer questions while prospective parents and their children explore the facility. There will be activities for the children.
LAPP is now accepting applications for the Tuesday/Thursday class for 3-4-year-olds as well as the Monday/Wednesday/ Friday class for 4-5-year-olds.
Established in 1954, LAPP is a non-profit cooperative preschool sponsored by the Mountain View-Los Altos Adult Education Center.
For more information or to receive registration materials, contact Registrar Carol Gerughty, 941-8969. LAPP is located at 199 Almond Ave. (next to Los Altos High School).
Homestead posts 30-point API increase
Homestead High School joins the other four Fremont Union High School District schools in increasing their Academic Performance Index (API) scores. Homestead scored 749 in the 1999 Baseline year and raised it to 779 for the 2000 Growth year.
“All five (high schools) exceeded their growth targets and qualified for financial awards,” stated Superintendent Joe Hamilton.
“This increase in our schools’ API scores reflects the dedication of the District’s staff to improve instruction, the hard work of the students and the districtwide effort to better align our curriculum to state and national standards.”
As a result of the 30 point increase, Homestead will receive state financial awards in February in two categories: the Governor’s Performance Award, approximately $60 for each ninth, 10th and 11th-grade student who took the test; and the School Site Employee Performance Bonus, one-time funds split equally between school site expenditures and school site staff bonuses.
- Joan Garvin
