Salinas City Elementary School District

Salinas City Elementary is an elementary school district located in Salinas, California. As of 2015, Salinas City Elementary had an enrollment of about 9,000 students, of which 80% were Hispanic or Latino. Salinas City Elementary has 13 campuses and employs ~800 classified and certificated employees, making the district one of the largest employers in Salinas, CA.

Salinas City Elementary School District is one of 96 California school districts that has advanced to the federal Title I Program Improvement (PI) Year 3 status based upon failure to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for at least five years and is now subject to corrective action and targeted technical assistance as specified by the federal law.

Demographics

Ethnicity	District	State
Hispanic or Latino	80%	48%
White, not Hispanic	12%	30%
Filipino	3%	3%
African American, Not Hispanic	3%	8%
Asian	2%	8%
Pacific Islander	<1%	<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native	<1%	<1%
Multiple or No Response	<1%	<2%

* Source: California State Board of Education, 2005-2006

Roughly 95% of the district's students speak Spanish, with half speaking English as a second language.

Foundation

The Salinas City Elementary School Education Foundation was founded in 2005 by concerned community members to raise funds to provide Salinas City Elementary students with music, technology, and art education because the State of California's budgeting had eliminated these opportunities.

Board of trustees

Member	Area
Roberto Garcia	Area 1
Francisco Javier Estrada	Area 2
Robert Foster Hoffman	Area 3
Amy Ish	Area 4
Stephen Kim	Area 5

Regular Meeting Times: Second Monday of the month, 840 S. Main St., Salinas.

Campuses

School	Website	Grades	Mascot	Principal	Notes
Baldwin Continuation		4 - 6			Closed '07-'08
Boronda DIAS	[1]	K - 3	Pumas	Mary Pritchard
Boronda Meadows	[2]	K - 6	Hawks	Susana Mancera-Juárez
El Gabilan	[3]	K - 6	Hawks	Esabel Cervantes
Henry F. Kammann	[4]	K - 6	Panthers	Leticia García
Laurel Wood	[5]	K - 6	Dolphins	Al Velasquez	Distinguished School Award 2002
Lincoln	[6]	K - 6	Leopards	Juan Chaidez
Loma Vista	[7]	K - 6	Super Stars	Katherine Venza-Balesteri
Los Padres	[8]	K - 6	Panthers	Claudia Morales
Mission Park	[9]	K - 6	Mustangs	Jennifer Zanzot
Monterey Park	[10]	K - 6	Eagles	Brian Hays
Natividad	[11]	K - 6	Golden Eagles	Jose Fausto
Roosevelt	[12]	K - 6	Bears	Hilda Huerta	Founded as "West End School". Notable alumni: John Steinbeck.
Sherwood	[13]	K - 6	Sharks	Everardo Marquez
University Park	[14]	K - 6	Panthers	Anna Padilla	Distinguished School Award 2000

External links

• Monterey County Office of Education