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  • Avocado Elementary School
  • La Mesa, CA
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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I have a wonderful group of students this year! They are such very nice kids and are helpful and kind with each other. They also LOVE writer's workshop, the modeled writing lessons, and the independence that this new writing program encourages. I have a typical class with approximately thirty percent of my students are advanced, fifty percent are at grade level, and about twenty percent are working below grade level. I have about five English language learners and two students who are receiving special education services. I teach at a middle income school which means we do not every receive extra funding like a low income school would. My school is well supported by its PTA and parents. I have been teaching at my school for fifteen years and I love it. Its an open space school which means we have three walls and when you walk down the hallways you can see everyone's class busily learning. This open space lends itself to a very close staff and grade level teaming.

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I have a wonderful group of students this year! They are such very nice kids and are helpful and kind with each other. They also LOVE writer's workshop, the modeled writing lessons, and the independence that this new writing program encourages. I have a typical class with approximately thirty percent of my students are advanced, fifty percent are at grade level, and about twenty percent are working below grade level. I have about five English language learners and two students who are receiving special education services. I teach at a middle income school which means we do not every receive extra funding like a low income school would. My school is well supported by its PTA and parents. I have been teaching at my school for fifteen years and I love it. Its an open space school which means we have three walls and when you walk down the hallways you can see everyone's class busily learning. This open space lends itself to a very close staff and grade level teaming.

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