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CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS TO WATCH
California Schools to Watch is a statewide program implemented by the California League of Middle Schools, California Department of Education, California Middle Grades Alliance, National Forum, and the California Schools to Watch model schools.
Peggy Heller Elementary School
Redesignated: 2025
Designated 2022
Atwater Elementary School District
Merced County
Lyndsay Olds, Principal
201 Lakeview Drive, Atwater, CA 95301
209-357-6517
School Characteristics
Enrollment: 171. Grade Levels: 7-8.
Replicable Practices
Teacher PLCs: Weekly collaboration: standards, assessment, interventions, leadership
Students-First Master Schedule: strong first instruction, elective wheel, interventions
STEAM for the Middle: infusion of topics (solar, water, social justice) in core subjects
Advisory Class: Restorative practices, community circles, executive function
Extracurriculars for All: Outdoor learning, academic pentathlon, community service
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