Vision: Nurturing student leaders who explore, discover and connect to their world through Leadership, Engineering, the Arts, Design Thinking, and Science. Alamosa Park LEADS the way!

Mission: Provide a learning environment that cultivates leaders by engaging the heart and mind of every student and developing a spirit of empathy, creativity, perseverance, and collaboration.
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First Student Day - Tuesday, September 8, 2020

New Student Registration: Please click HERE to register at Alamosa Park Elementary School for the 2020-21 school year.

Registration for Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten at Alamosa Park
Alamosa Park front office is closed until further notice with reopening pending positive health and safety reports from the state and county authorities.
We hope you will register your child for Transitional Kindergarten or Kindergarten for the 2020-21 school year. 
Kindergarten: child must be born on or before September 1, 2015
Transitional Kindergarten: child must be born between September 2, 2015 & December 2, 2015 

Kyle Ruggles, Ed.D.

Principal, Alamosa Park Elementary School

kyleruggles@vistausd.org

(760) 940-0700 x49001

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Recent Community Updates from VUSD Superintendent, Dr. Matt Doyle:

07/28/20

Esteemed Parents, 

We continue to make progress developing and implementing a school reopening plan that addresses our dual obligation to protect the health and safety of students and staff and provide a high quality, engaging education for all students. 

Please find below the latest Community Update. This update includes detailed next steps related to the decisions the school board made during the board meeting last week. We anticipate starting the registration process for Vista Classic or Vista Virtual on Thursday, July 30, 2020. 

Community Update Link

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07/20/20

Esteemed Parents and Staff, 

We have completed another Community Update to share the latest information we received from Governor Newsom last Friday, July 17, 2020. The Governor's latest order will cause all schools in San Diego County to shift to a virtual learning model until the county is removed from the COVID-19 state monitoring list. Please review the details outlined in the Community Update below. 

Please stay safe. 

Link to Community Update

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06/15/20

Esteemed Community Members, Students and Staff,

We will continue to provide periodic Community Updates during the summer weeks. They may be more spread out as we gather information to share. We will also keep all Community Updates posted on the Vista web page for quick reference. Please enjoy your summer and stay safe.

Click here for the Community Update

Sincerely, 

Dr. Matt Doyle

Superintendent of Schools 

Vista Unified School District

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First Student Day 2020 - 2021 School Year: Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Fall 2020 Instructional Design web page: Please click HERE

Health & Safety Community Updates: Please click HERE

VUSD Vista Virtual Elementary School 2019-20: Please click HERE

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Dual Language Program (90 / 10 Model)

Alamosa Park (AP) Elementary School is proud to offer 90 / 10 Dual Language (DL) Program option for students in Kindergarten and Grade 1 starting the 2020-21 school year. Based on feedback from AP families during fall and winter DL Parent Community Forums, AP has selected the one-way 90 / 10 DL model, with 90% of the instructional time dedicated to Spanish language development and 10% to English. These classes will be self-contained with the teacher providing the instruction to the same students for all instructional minutes. If your child will be in Kindergarten or Grade 1 during 2020-21 school year, and you are interested in your child being in the DL Program at Alamosa Park, please visit our front office for a DL interest survey form. If you have any questions about DL, please contact Principal Ruggles at (760) 940-0700 x49001 or kyleruggles@vistausd.org. 

School Safety

Our school-wide safety plan highlights every potential situation and is reviewed and approved by Oceanside Police and Fire Departments. Every month, our students and faculty participate in safety drills including fire evacuation, earthquake, secure campus, and lock down. Each of these drills requires different procedures and all require student attention for proper preparedness. During safety drills, students follow staff instructions, remain silent and in single file lines as they follow their teachers to the blacktop area. Students and staff do a fantastic job! We appreciate the attention and commitment to safety at Alamosa Park. 

CAASPP 2019 – Academic Achievement at Alamosa Park

Since the October 2019 public release of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) scores for spring 2019, we have been able to generate a report that demonstrates how well Alamosa Park students are performing in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math as determined by the CAASPP. 

Alamosa Park is proud of the exemplary record of student achievement. During April and May every year, students in grades 3, 4 & 5 take the CAASPP, which measures student performance of CA State Standards. Students in grades TK, K, 1, and 2 do not take the CAASPP. The 2019 CAASPP shows that our students are performing among the top schools in VUSD. The chart below illustrates CAASPP average results for ELA and Math for students from Alamosa Park, VUSD Elementary School Average, and VUSD Similar Schools.

                                                               CAASPP 2019 - English Language Arts (ELA)

                                                                        CAASPP 2019 - Mathematics

 Summary:

• 65.7% of Alamosa Park students that were assessed “met” or “exceeded standards in ELA
• 57.7% of Alamosa Park students that were assessed “met” or “exceeded standards in ELA
• The percentage of students who met or exceeded standard in ELA is .1% higher than those results at VUSD Similar Schools
• The percentage of students who met or exceeded standard in math is 2.1% lower than those results at VUSD Similar Schools
• When compared to all VUSD schools, Alamosa Park students are performing higher in ELA and math.

As a result of this increase in student learning and consistent high learning expectations, Alamosa Park met the requirements to receive “Honor Roll School” status by Educational Results Partnership for the past four years.

Please click HERE to access the California Department of Education website for the California dashboard that highlights a variety of metrics for each school in California and click HERE for the Alamosa Park school dashboard.  

Parking Lot Safety

I would like to thank our community for continuing to practice safety during every student drop-off and pick-up time period. Please continue to drive slowly, proceed with caution, and our faculty will assist students entering vehicles safely. I would like to remind parents to not leave your car unattended unless you parking in a parking space. If you are picking up your child at the Alamosa Park parking lot, do not park in the center of lot since this area is a thoroughfare for vehicles entering and exiting the lot. The solar panel carport construction is now completed. I greatly appreciate the patience and support from everyone.

Student Recognition Assemblies (Canceled until further notice with reopening pending positive health and safety reports from the state and county authorities.)

Every month Alamosa Park has student recognition flag assemblies that include the Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem, information related to "Leader in Me" habits (September – Be Proactive, October – Begin with the End In Mind; November – Put first things first; December – Think Win-Win; February - Seek first to understand, then to be understood; March - Synergize; April - Sharpen the Saw). During Flag Awards Assemblies, students from each class are recognized for exemplifying the Leader in Me habits, for academic achievement in English language arts and math; and reading achievement. Students who are recognized receive a special certificate, join Principal Ruggles for Principal Pride Luncheon, and receive an ice cream during lunch. We are proud of our students, staff, and community coming together to celebrate positive school-wide character, leadership, and academic achievement. 

WAVE – Pact Wednesdays

In an effort to promote student interest and engagement in college after high school, all VUSD schools participate in WAVE – pact Wednesdays. On “We are Vista Everyday” (WAVE) – pact Wednesdays, we encourage all students, faculty, and parent volunteers to wear college gear. Thank you for considering to participate in wearing college gear every Wednesday.

Outstanding Hawk Run Jog-A-Thon organized by our APEF - Raised $30,000 (October 2019)

I would like to thank our Alamosa Park Education Foundation (APEF), APEF President, Sonia Rodriguez, and all of our parent volunteers for a fantastic Hawk Run! On Friday, October 18, each of our students and many faculty members participated in the Hawk Run Jog-A-Thon to celebrate healthy lifestyles and fitness. This memorable and exciting event raised over $30,000 for our academic and enrichment programs! The excellent organization from our APEF brought numerous volunteers from across the Vista and Oceanside communities to support Alamosa Park students and faculty. I would also like to thank our great students for their hard work in running and securing pledged donations. Our parent community is so very generous for submitting donations to Alamosa Park. On behalf of the Alamosa Park faculty, I appreciate our APEF and the AP Hawk Community for all of the great support with this very fun and exciting event for our students.

Upcoming Events

• First Student Day 2020-21 School Year: Wednesday, August 19, 2020
• Alamosa Park and all VUSD Schools are closed until further notice with reopening pending positive health and safety reports from the state and county authorities.

Go Hawks!

Kyle Ruggles, Ed.D.

Principal, Alamosa Park Elementary School

(760) 940-0700

kyleruggles@vistausd.org