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Riechel Informs: PORTOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SAN BRUNO CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Portola Elementary recognized again
Cheryl Olson, Superintendent- San Bruno Park School District - California - is pleased to report:
PORTOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SAN BRUNO CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY
San Bruno, CA. May 16, 2016. Almost two hundred years after the European discovery of San Francisco Bay led by Gaspar de Portola, Portola Elementary School was built near the explorers' encampment site and dedicated in 1966. Praised at the time for its innovative modern school design of brick, plastic, fabric, carpeting, and featuring movable walls allowing flexibility for team teaching techniques, the school originally belonged to the Laguna Salada School District. In 2000, Portola was annexed to the San Bruno Park School District (SBPSD) to better serve families in the Portola and Pacific Heights
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neighborhoods. Using bond funds, SBPSD remodeled Portola in 2001 to incorporate a more traditional classroom layout. Today, the school serves 350 students with a waiting list for Kindergarten.
Since 2001, Portola Elementary School has twice been honored by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction as a California Distinguished School. In 2006, the award recognized school vision, leadership, and school planning resulting in students excelling in academics and extracurricular activities. In 2014, the award recognized Portola's Academic Performance Index (API) scores increasing from 871 to 929 and honored the school for its innovative approaches to learning and enhanced parent and community engagement that accomplished such growth in student success.
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At the school's celebration of the anniversary, Resolutions were presented from Congresswoman Jackie Speier, Senator Jerry Hill and Assemblymember Kevin Mullin, and San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools Anne Campbell.
Contact Info
Barbara Alford, Principal Portola Elementary School balfordnsbpsd.k12.ca.us
Cheryl Olson, Superintendent colsonnsbpsd.k12.ca.us
500 Acacia Avenue • San Bruno, California 94066-4222 • Phone: 650 • 624-3100 FAX: 650 • 266-9626
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Robert Riechel
E=Mail: SanBrunoPatch.Robert@Yahoo.com
Photo Credit: San Bruno CA Patch Archives
Source Credit: San Bruno CA Park School District
Web Site: http://sbpsd.k12.ca.us/
