Jane Addams Elementary School proudly works with students and their families in this Northside neighborhood. With an excellent staff of teachers and support personnel we strive to have the most positive impact on our students’ learning and development.


This year Addams is more streamlined than ever. We have a new principal, Rosana Madrid-Arroyo, who came to us from the principalship at King. Mrs. Arroyo and her team of experienced teacher are facing the challenge of larger class sizes with optimism and, so far, success. Our first trimester English Language (reading comprehension) and Math scores were up at ever grade level over the same period last year. On-going Addams teachers and newly transferred in teachers are working as a cohesive team to accomplish this feat. Classroom teachers who are new to Addams include Mrs. Rosio Sharma (from Kettering), Mrs. Jisela Alcala (from Burroughs). All of our teachers are hardworking and dedicated to teaching our students.


We are critically analyzing our past achievement records to guide us in knowing what to continue and where to improve. This year we are thrilled to have a pilot program for the youngest students at Addams. This program is called Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and early indicators are showing it to be a successful blend of high quality pre-school mixed with age appropriate academic strategies. Mrs. Esperanza Barba is a model teacher for the TK program and has already been visited by other sites from across the district and state.


All of our classes challenge and support our students by offering differentiated instruction in small groups to augment whole group lessons. All instruction is tied to the California Content Standards. Addams also has Excel classes to challenge our high achieving students and prepare them for even greater academic challenges.

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Parents, please wait on the playground at dismissal. By staying on the playground side of the blue line, we provide a safe exit through the hallways for the hundreds of students who are leaving at the same time. We thank you for respecting this policy at all times.

If you are called to the office to pick up your sick child, remember to bring your ID. Likewise, when checking out your child to go to a doctor’s or dentist’s appointment, bring your ID. And don’t forget; only persons indicated in writing, on the emergency card will be allowed to pick up your child. They, too, need to bring their ID. Thank you for helping to keep our children safe.

A la salida, por favor espere en el patio de recreo al lado de la línea azul. Al estar en el patio de recreo al lado de la línea azul se provee una salida segura a través de los corredores para los cientos de alumnos que salen al mismo tiempo. Gracias por respetar esta póliza a toda hora.

Por si acaso la oficina le llame para recoger su hijo enfermo, favor de traer su identificación. Si tiene que llevar su hijo a una cita del médico, trae su identificación. Ne se le olvide, sólo personas nombradas en la tarjeta de emergencia pueden recoger su hijo. Ellos también deben traer identificación. Gracia por ayudar mantener la seguridad de su hijo.