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Welcome to Taft Community School!

Vision Statement
Taft Community School, by providing a quality education, will be a source of empowered, successful members who reinvest in the community they create.

Mission Statement
We are Taft Community School. Our students, parents, staff, and community members work together to ensure every student meets or exceeds academic standards. Building on diverse backgrounds, providing educational opportunities and resources, and fostering successful learning experiences, we are dedicated to being lifelong learners and contributing members of a global society.

School Overview
Taft Community School offers a rich learning community where academic rigor is combined with science enrichment, art, singing, instrumental music, dance, gardening and environmental studies, field trips, social justice projects, and after school programs. Taft has outstanding teachers and staff who have help students make academic progress at a rate achieved by only a handful of schools in the state of California. Taft promotes student success by focusing on the broad community context in which eduction and learning happen. The fundamental belief guiding this approach is a conviction that schools, families, and communities can work together for their common good. As a community school, Taft draws from several disciplines such as education, community development and youth development.

The principal and teachers at Taft firmly believe that all children can and will learn given the right environment.  The staff operates on the principle that that it takes time and perseverance to discover the different learning styles of a diverse group of students, but that it does happen.  Careful planning, collaboration and communication are the keys to student success.

The curriculum at Taft Community School complements the California Standards curriculum, and the school focuses on exemplary staff development, high achievement expectations, and addressing each student's needs. The Taft community believes that each individual student can perform at grade level or above and will progress academically throughout the year. All instruction and assessments are aligned with the California State Standards and each child is provided with the necessary support to help them access our standards-based curriculum. The staff is dedicated to providing a strong supportive, enriching learning environment that is designed to give students the best opportunity for success, both in school and in their futures.

You can read more detailed information about Taft Community School in its Comprehensive Schoolwide Program Plan (SPSA),  and in its School Accountability Report Card (SARC).

Our new website
We recently updated our school website, and we are very excited about some of the new features we can now offer parents, staff and the community. To read about some new and exciting features that we will be implementing, click here.


Headlines & Features

  • Update Regarding Special Education Pre-­School Class Housed at Roosevelt School

    To read more please click on the headline above

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  • 2010-11 School Accountability Report Cards Now Available

    Find out important information about your child's school, including demographics, school safety, class sizes, teacher and staff information, curriculum and instruction descriptions and fiscal data. To access school reports, please click on headline above. Para español, opriman en el titular.

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  • New Transitional Kindergarten Program May Be Eliminated

    To adhere with a new law, the Redwood City School District has been planning to offer a Transitional Kindergarten Program at a limited number of schools during the 2012-13 school year. However, this program is now at risk according to the proposed budget released by Governor Jerry Brown. To read more, please click the headline above. Para español, opriman en el titular.

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  • North Star Academy Selected as Nominee for National Blue Ribbon Schools Program

    North Star Academy, is among just 35 schools statewide to be nominated for the 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools Program by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson in an announcement yesterday. The program recognizes those schools exhibiting the highest levels of student achievement or which have made exemplary progress toward bridging the achievement gap. To read more, please click the headline above. Para español, opriman en el titular.

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  • School meals prices to increase

    On October 1, 2011, the price of lunch will increase to $2.25 and the price of breakfast will increase to $1.25. To read more, please click the headline above. Para español, opriman en el titular.

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  • Parents Encouraged to Learn Best Practices for Safe Drop Off/Pick Up as New School Year Begins

    As the 2011-2012 school year gets underway, Redwood City reminds parents and caregivers of the importance of keeping safety in mind during the drop off and pick up of children at local schools. Using safe practices will also decrease the impact that back-to-school traffic has on neighborhood residents. To read more, please click the headline above. Para español, opriman en el titular.

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  • Committee on Grade Configuration, Enrollment and Program Choices Forming

    The Redwood City School District is forming a committee to examine grade configuration, enrollment and programs offered at various schools in the community. This committee is being formed to address a number of issues that have emerged recently, including high demand for several “school of choice” program options, over-enrollment for kindergarten at several schools, and parent requests to expand grades offered at several schools. To read more, please click the headline above. Para español, opriman en el titular.

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  • Superintendent's Budget Update

    Superintendent Jan Christensen recently sent a letter to parents providing an update on how the state budget crisis is expected to affect our schools next year. To read the update, please click on the headline above. Para español, opriman en el titular.

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  • Hoover “Youth of the Year” Winners Meet Condoleeza Rice

    Hoover graduate Nancy Orocio, now a senior at Sacred Prep Academy, had an opportunity to meet former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice at a Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula event On March 15, 2011. To read more, please click on the headline. Para español, opriman en el titular.

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