SHORT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Superintendent Beutner announced on Monday, August 17th during his weekly address to the community that LAUSD is launching a COVID-19 Testing and Tracing Program for students and staff. This program will provide regular COVID-19 testing and contact tracing to school staff, students and their families. As part of this plan, research will commence to study the impact and effects of reopening and this data will be available to the general public. The testing and contact tracing program and its corresponding research are a groundbreaking collaboration between LA Unified and leading scientists from the UCLA, Stanford, and Johns Hopkins University, Microsoft, testing experts, and healthcare companies Anthem Blue Cross and Health Net. https://achieve.lausd.net/covidtesting

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About Us

Short Avenue Elementary is a small, public school located in the Del Rey area of Los Angeles. We pride ourselves in being a diverse, community-based school with multiple enrichment programs in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Language, and Mathematics. The community surrounding the school, including parents, students, and staff, are dedicated to its success and contribute much of their time and talents to ensure that the students receive a well-balanced education. Many of the staff members have been working at the school for more than 15 years and they think of the students and families as their own. Focused on the whole child, the thoughtful curriculum includes TK-5, school-wide hands-on science projects, Spanish for all classes, technology education, visual and performing art classes, STEAM Exhibition Nights, and much more. Teachers are incorporating technology into their everyday instruction through the use of iPads, Chromebooks, and Google Classroom. Short Avenue is in the candidacy phase of becoming an International Baccalaureate World School and excited about the opportunities that this program will bring. Stop by the school and you will see delightful, happy children blossoming from dedicated, caring, enthusiastic and happy teachers, staff and principal, bolstered by passionate and committed parents and volunteers.

Short Avenue Elementary is a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme and pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to improve the teaching and learning of a diverse and inclusive community of students by delivering challenging, high quality programmes of international education that share a powerful vision.

Short Avenue Mission Statement

Short Avenue Elementary School's mission calls upon all staff and parents, in working together, to enrich our students through innovative real-world, student-centered, concept-based learning. Through this process of inquiry, collaboration, communication, design, and critical thinking, all students will confidently exhibit 21st Century skills that will effectively prepare them for a world of diverse, global opportunities. In addition, Short Avenue students will understand how their comprehensive education provides them with, not just the knowledge and skills, but also the integrity to become productive, disciplined, and responsible citizens of the world.

"Skills that will prepare them for a world of diverse, global opportunities."

Short Avenue students strive to be:

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Short Avenue Library website!!

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If you missed the virtual tour, here is a video of our school environment.

Short Avenue Staff Message To Students And Parents

Let's Read!
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It has 40,000 books, audiobooks, learning videos, quizzes, more. Both English and Spanish books available.