Wagner Ranch 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.

Glorietta Elementary School is one of the Orinda Union School District elementary schools, serving transitional kindergarten through fifth grade at the corner of Martha Road and Glorietta Boulevard. Our school-wide theme is Everybody Belongs Here. Character education, monthly community-building assemblies, buddy classes and anti-bias work with ADL shape the year, and students can join Student Council, Green Team, Safety Patrol and our Student Leader program. Literacy is built on Readers and Writers Workshop, and our youngest students use FOSS kits for hands-on science. Art, music and physical education are funded by our parent community. Classes also learn in our garden, an outdoor classroom tied to the state science standards, and in our STEAM program, where students code, design and build models. Students with IEPs get help through our Instructional Support Program, with an ISP specialist working inside the classroom or in a separate session. District speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and a behavior specialist also serve our students. Gopher Club offers before and after school care with snacks, arts and crafts, STEM and outdoor play, and the Lamorinda School Bus Program serves our campus.

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.