SELECT THE BLUE Calendar & Activities TAB AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE TO LEARN ABOUT IMPORTANT CALENDAR UPDATES. SELECT THE BLUE For Parents TAB AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE TO LEARN ABOUT SCHOOL HOURS, STAFF TELEPHONE EXTENSIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR PARENTS. 
GOOD NEWS ABOUT STANDARDIZED TEST RESULTS AT COLEMAN! State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell has released California's 2007-08 Academic Performance Index (API). The API is a numeric index that ranges from a low of 200 to a high of 1000 with a statewide target of 800. With an API score of 812, Coleman School is among the 36% of California schools that met or exceeded the statewide target this year, and this is the third consecutive year that Coleman has done so. In addition, all numerically significant subgroups greatly exceeded their growth targets. For specific information on sub-group scores, USE THIS LINK. "Hooray and congratulations on the performance of your students on the 2008 API and AYP data that was released today. Your consistent and strategic hard work certainly paid off! Thanks to each of you, regardless of your role at Coleman School. You all played a part in this achievement!" -Dr. Michael Watenpaugh, Superintendent of SRCS
EARLY SCHOOL EVENTS: Thursday, September 11: Back to School Night (More info to follow.) This is a minimum day, and ALL GRADES dismiss at 12:25 p.m. Friday, September 19: Movie Night & Dads' Group Dinner, 6:00 p.m. THIS IS A DATE CHANGE
FRONT PAGE MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL ARTICLE FEATURES COLEMAN GRADUATE. Former Coleman student Mickey Davis is now a senior at San Rafael HS where she excels at track and promotes healthy nutrition to her peers throughout California. Coleman graduate Thea Sutton is also mentioned as a runner and role model. Both girls attended Coleman in kindergarten through fifth grade. The Coleman School community congratulates all of the San Rafael High School students recognized in this article. Very well done, girls!! Read the Marin IJ article
MARIN MAGAZINE LISTS COLEMAN SCHOOL AS ONE OF THE DOMINICAN NEIGHBORHOOD'S THREE MAJOR ASSETS. "Now, in 2007, three enticements to living in Dominican are 1) the trees Coleman planted over 130 years ago; 2) Coleman Elementary, an award-winning school named in his honor; and 3) that prestigious institution the nuns started in 1889, now called Dominican University of California." Marin Magazine (August, 2007) Read the Marin Magazine Article
 NEIGHBORHOOD STORY TIME AT COLEMAN SCHOOL:  | Coleman School cordially invites parents and children three to six years of age to join school librarian Ms. Cindy Russell and Ms. Jeri Situm, school librarian emeritas, for story time in the Coleman library on the first Saturday of the month from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. After Ms. Situm reads a wonderful story, children will be able to choose a book to check out of the Coleman School library and take home to read. Refreshments will be served, and young readers will be invited to participate in an art project. | | Bring your young book lover to Coleman School's Neighborhood Story Time on Saturday: October 4, 2008 800 Belle Avenue San Rafael |  | SCHOOL TOUR ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16: Principal Ruth Reynolds will conduct a school tour for families of students entering kindergarten in 2009-10 as well as other interested parents on October 16, 2008. Tours are held monthly (see link to Tour Schedule below). All tours begin at 9:00 a.m. and are designed for adults only. Additional tours may be scheduled by apppointment. Call 458-2420, ext. 201, to make an appointment. School Tour Schedule 2008-2009 
Please use the links below to enjoy the Coleman Photo Album. NOVEMBER 2004: · OFFICIAL OPENING CELEBRATION DECEMBER 2004: · COLEMAN CAROLERS JANUARY 2005: · CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER FIELD TRIP · W.E.C.A.R.E. SPORTS WEEK MARCH 2007: · READ ACROSS AMERICA AND CURIOUS GEORGE'S BIRTHDAY 
WEB SITE LINKS OF INTEREST TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY National Audubon Society 2007 Bird Watch List Help alleviate world hunger by learning vocabulary. (This is pretty cool!) San Rafael City Schools' 2008-09 District Calendar for parents Coleman School applauded in front page Marin Independent Journal article. Forbes Magazine rates Marin public schools the best value in the nation. Coleman PTA web site Common Sense Media Marin Literacy Program National Geographic's Underground Railroad 
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