Moraga Education Foundation

• 2.67 teachers - K-8
• 100% "Z" period 6-8
• 3 periods Spanish
• 1 period Math
• 1 period Science 6-8
• 1 period Foods

For Grades K-5:
100% of the library program

• CP, LP, RH librarians' salaries

 

• Book and software purchases

 

• Students in grades K-5 spend at least one period per week in the library, learning library and research skills from their school librarian, checking out books, and doing research for classroom projects.

For Grades 6-8:
100% of the library program

• JM librarian’s salary

 

• Book and software purchases

 

• Subscriptions to online reference databases

 

• Middle school students regularly attend the library with their classes to do research. They have online access to the library catalog from every classroom, and they can use the library before and after school and at lunch.

For Grades 1-5:

100% Instrumental music instruction:

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  • • All 3rd grade students learn to play the recorder
  • • Elective instruction on wind instruments, percussion, and strings begins in 4th grade

• Weekly music classes for all 1-5 students, teaching music appreciation, music history, basic music theory, and singing
• Chorus programs for 4th and 5th graders
• Music instruction after school
Band
Music Composition
Orchestra

For Grades 6-8:

100% of the music program

• Music instruction as daily elective classes:
Band    
Orchestra
Chorus
• Additional before/after school classes:
Jazz Band
Music composition
Materials and equipment purchases

• 100% of program K-5
• Salaries, benefits, and supplies

For Grades K-5:
37% of the technology budget

• Weekly computer instruction (grades 3-5) teaching students keyboarding and basic computer skills

 

• Hardware and software purchases/upgrades to keep equipment and infrastructure up-to-date

 

• Network connectivity and internet access, allowing students to use online information sources to research curriculum-based projects

 

• Students at all grade levels have access to technology to reinforce concepts they are learning in the classroom

For Grades 6-8:
37% of the technology budget

• Staffing to open the computer labs to students during lunch

 

• Hardware and software purchases/upgrades to keep equipment and infrastructure up-to-date

 

• Network connectivity and internet access, allowing students to use online information sources to research curriculum-based projects

 

• Middle school students use computers as part of their regular coursework as well as for specific elective courses; one of the two JM computer labs is available for non-computer classes

• 100% of program K-8

For Grades 1-5:
100% of the district’s art instruction program for grades 1-5, including:

• Weekly art classes for all 4th-5th grade students
• Students in grades 1-3 have art class once every three weeks

Art instruction follows the California standards-based curriculum, teaching students to use various art media and techniques, exploring artistic styles, and critiquing the works of famous artists.

For Grades 6-8:

• One period of the Video Production elective, which combines art and technology

Note: The Moraga School District also offers art and ceramics electives that are funded out of the district’s general fund.