Glorietta Elementary School

At Del Rey Elementary School, we serve transitional kindergarten through 5th grade on El Camino Moraga as part of the Orinda Union School District. Reading starts with the 95 Percent Phonics program, math uses Math Expressions, science comes alive through FOSS kits, and social studies runs on InquirED. Every student takes part in STEAM and garden activities, and classrooms have iPad carts funded by the ONE Orinda education foundation. Students also have art, music, physical education, the library and English language development support, and the Second Step program builds social-emotional skills from TK on. The Dolphin Club provides before and after school care on campus, and after-school enrichment classes are offered as well. Del Rey is the district site for the Special Day Class (Moderate), which gives small-group instruction in core subjects based on each student's IEP. Students also receive push-in and pull-out help through the Instructional Support Program and our inclusion program, along with speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and a district behavior specialist who conducts functional behavior assessments and builds behavior plans.

Handwriting, organizing materials and managing classroom sensory input are among the school-participation skills our district's occupational therapists address for Orinda Intermediate students. Speech language pathologists support communication for participation in school. Behavior specialists conduct functional behavior assessments and develop intervention plans that teach replacement skills, connecting that specialist work with access to learning. We work through each student's Individualized Education Program team to determine placement and the amount of support the student needs. Our options include Instructional Support Program classes, inclusion support and a moderate Special Day Class. We use those settings to help students participate in challenging classroom work and develop skills beyond a single subject. In our inclusion program, general and special education staff work together in general education classrooms. Instructional Support Program classes provide a separate time for students to receive differentiated help with their academic work. Special Day Class teachers can address a student's IEP goals through English language arts, social studies, mathematics and science instruction.

Sleepy Hollow School in Orinda serves students from transitional kindergarten through grade 5 in the Orinda Union School District. Our motto is simple: everyone belongs, we encourage and support each other, and we do our personal best. Our garden is an outdoor classroom tied to the California Next Generation Science Standards, where students study plant life cycles, soil, ecosystems, and composting. We also offer STEAM, art, music, library, physical education, English Language Development, and after-school enrichment, and the Coyote Club provides before and after school care. Students with IEPs receive support through push-in and pull-out Instructional Support Program services, an inclusion program, and a moderate Special Day Class. Speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and a behavior specialist using Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans round out our services.