River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School

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120 West Hilliard Avenue, Eugene, OR 97404

(541) 687-3307
Fax: (541) 334-4733
School web site | Staff List
Grades:
K-5
Enrollment:
279
Principal:
Paco Furlan <furlan@4j.lane.edu>
Secretary:
Cris Specht <specht_c@4j.lane.edu>
School Hours:
8:20 - 2:40
Early Release: Wednesdays 1:40
Breakfast Menu | Lunch Menu
Middle School Region: Kelly
High School Region: North Eugene
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to provide a foundation of life long skills, strong relationships, and a curiosity for knowledge, while instilling students with a sense of global responsibility.
Program Description:
River Road/El Camino del Rio Elementary School is located in an older neighborhood outside the city limits of Eugene. We offer a Title 1 program to provide supplemental help in reading and math. The staff at River Road/El Camino del Rio believes that parents are the first teachers and remain an important part of their children's education. At River Road/El Camino del Rio we seek first to share an environment that is both physically and emotionally safe.
School Highlights:
  • P.E. and music instruction;
  • Integrated technology with 50 wireless laptops that are both PC and Mac used extensively across all grade levels; computer centers with 5 computers located in every classroom
  • Bilingual (Spanish/English) website, parent meetings, newsletters, and general school information; over half of the staff is bilingual
  • Family Center open two days a week and a couple nights nights per month; many activities are available through the Family Center including: craft night, math night, literacy night, technology classes and parenting class
  • The focus of BEST (ALPS), our after-school program is to improve the reading of our first, second and third graders; the first hour students work in small groups working on different reading activities
School Improvement Goals:
  • Reading: students oral reading fluency will increase by 5 cwpm each trimester based upon the District Reading Screener; to maintain over 90% of our students meeting the state benchmark test
  • Math: to maintain over 90% of our students meeting or exceeding the benchmark tests in math
  • Climate: by the end of the 2005-2006 school year, student attitudes regarding school will improve as evidenced by increased attendance, a reduction in office referrals
  • Writing: to increase by at least 5% each year, the number of students meeting or exceeding the fourth grade bench mark test in writing; to have all students k-5 write for at least 45 minutes four times per week
Other Information:
We believe: Staff and students are all life-long learners and instructional leaders; That building relationships between school and community is vital to global success; All communication should be safe and respectful; In challenging all students staff and parents to meet high expectations and achieve excellence as part of our learning community; In empowering students to be successful; In valuing diversity and celebrating uniqueness; All students deserve a nurturing environment; Every student can love learning and achieve; Everyone has a valuable gift to share.
School Colors:
Blue, Yellow

ODE school report cards and AYP reports



Last updated on December 16, 2007 - 1:15pm