OLGA REED ELEMENTARY

School Profile:

Olga L. Reed School is a rural, TK-8 school with 205 students as of this writing. The school is a centerpiece of the small community of Los Alamos.  Most parents work on the farms, ranches, and vineyards of Los Alamos, the nearby Santa Ynez Valley, and the Santa Maria Valley. The school plays a prominent role in community events such as the annual

Old Days Celebration in late September and community initiatives such as the establishment of a community library on campus.  The Los Alamos Community Library occupies a corner of the school site and is open to school families and the community four weekday afternoons and all day on Saturday.

From its inception until July 2011, Olga Reed was the lone school in the Los Alamos School District. In July 2011, the school and district were assimilated into the larger Orcutt Union School District. The 2019-2020 school year is Olga Reed's ninth with Orcutt. Due to the need to tighten expenditures districtwide, Olga Reed (like several other district schools) raised class sizes in the upper grades this school year and is staffed with one fewer classroom teaching position.

For Olga Reed, this school year marks the sixth year of sharing a campus with the Orcutt Academy's TK-8 program. OA has 136 students in grades TK-8, and it occupies six rooms on the Helena Street side of the Los Alamos campus. OA has a separate program and a separate daily schedule, but it shares a lunchtime and programs such as physical education and classroom music with Olga Reed. In addition, the two schools' separate Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) units collaborate on school events such as a Harvest Festival in October, a Family Movie Night, and a Staff Appreciation Luncheon. This year, in association with the districtwide need to reduce expenses, Olga Reed and OAK-8 are sharing an office, with an office manager and an office assistant serving both schools.

Mission Statement:

To provide every student a high-quality learning environment and the tools needed to be a lifelong learner and a responsible citizen.

MEASURE G CAMPUS IMPROVEMENTS

· School Site Safety Security Project  was completed in May 2019. The project included fencing projects, entrance security gates, and front office modernization to ensure safety and security for students and staff.

· Flexible Furniture was installed in all classrooms which consisted of student desks/chairs, storage units.

· Classroom Modernization  the next phase of construction for Los Alamos campus is to update and modernize classrooms. This project is in the preliminary planning stages and is estimated to begin construction in the summer of 2021. The renovation and needs are in alignment with the Districts Facility Master Plan and "Whole Child Approach" of the Strategic Plan.