Modoc Joint Unified School District: Alturas Elementary School

The goals of the District are to prepare every student for college and/or career, to continuously improve our school culture and climate, and maximize our impact on student learning.  The first goal is evidenced by the extensive development of our Career Technical Education programs, a large variety of course offerings to our high school students, and our commitment to maintain our Advanced Placement programs in addition to expanding and improving our District-wide AVID and music programs.  The District believes that while college is an option for some, it is not for all and there are a variety of opportunities in today's world that will provide students with a happy life in a job they love. The second goal can be found in our implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), social-emotional learning programs, utilization of Capturing Kids Hearts (CKH) strategies, and much more.  Also, you will be hard pressed to find public school facilities maintained better than ours. For the third goal, our teaching staff spends a large amount of time on professional development, both on and off site. They continually strive to get better as they understand the better they are, the more students will learn.