Chula Vista Elementary School District

Each Child is an Individual of Great Worth

When students and teachers started school on Monday at Los Altos Elementary School in southern San Diego, they walked into surprise “Scholastic Classroom Makeovers.” Each classroom library received about 300 new books.

Finney Elementary music director Crystal Pridmore brings joy to her lessons in a way that students readily connect to her instruction. That is among the many reasons she is now a semifinalist for a GRAMMY Music Education Award.

A new study from the Learning Policy Institute takes an in-depth look at strategies in our District that helped to raise student academic performance above their peer groups in other California school districts.

Arts teachers Joanna Estrada (Hedenkamp Elementary) and Stacy Clemetson (Finney Elementary) are representing their respective schools in Rome for an exhibit of CVESD student artwork.

The Parent Academy is a parent-centered conference dedicated to deepening parents’ learning in order to support their children’s emotional and academic development.

Principal on Special Assignment Toni Faddis, Ed.D., has published her first book, The Ethical Line. The book came out in print in June, and offers education leaders a problem-solving model along with 10 strategies for effective decision making.

Tanya Cruz-Flores is driven by a wrenching desire. “I don’t want any parent to go through what I went through,” she says.

A former San Diego police officer, Superintendent Francisco Escobedo, Ed.D., wanted to make a difference earlier in children’s lives, before they became known to police. Today, he is a 'Superintendent of the Year.'

CVESD was the only elementary district among the eight in San Diego County designated as 'positive outliers' by the Learning Policy Institute

Who was recognized and celebrated as classified and certificated employees of the year? Find out here.

A CVESD instructional assistant - behavioral specialist as one of six Classified School Employees of the Year. Maria Arroyo, who has worked at Daly Academy for the last 13 years, was honored in the para-educator and instructional assistance category.

For the second consecutive year, the Chula Vista Elementary School District has been honored with the “Best Communities for Music Education.”

Mr. Anderson not only had to learn to be a parent for the first time, he also had to learn about education and Special Education. In the process, he became an advocate for all students.

Dr. McLaren was recently named a “Principal of the Year” by the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA), Region 18, in the Elementary Principal category.

Kindergarten registration began February 20, 2019 for the next school year.

Red Ribbon Week®, the National Family Partnership’s Anti-Drug Campaign, is held each October 23-31. It is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the nation, reaching millions of young people. And it is a personal mission for Superior Court Judge Enrique Camarena Jr.

Which is the only elementary school in the South County to offer an International Baccalaureate program? Cook Elementary.

Our District is among the state’s first recipients of a brand-new honor that celebrates the outstanding implementation of practices that have had a positive impact on student outcomes.