About

Ansel Adams strives to create a safe and supportive, student centered environment for life-long learners, through rigorous and relevant academic focus.

In partnership with parents and our community, we empower students to be socially responsible and productive citizens.

At Ansel Adams School we utilize school-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) where practices are founded on the assumption and belief that all children can exhibit appropriate behavior. Ansel Adams's staff work cooperatively to notice and praise appropriate behavioral actions and "catch" students exhibiting the appropriate behaviors. Specific praise is extremely important in increasing the reoccurrence of appropriate behavior. Ansel Adams students are Responsible, Respectful and Safe. We practice the Life Skills of Problem Solving, Integrity, Flexibility, Effort, Curiosity, Friendship, Responsibility, Patience, Caring, Cooperation, Initiative, Organization, Sense of Humor, Perseverance, and Common Sense.

Ansel Adams opened to students on July 27, 2004 serving kindergarten through sixth grade students on a modified traditional calendar. The Ansel Adams campus has 34 classrooms, 2 RSP classrooms, 4 Special Day classrooms, 2 READ180 Labs, 1 Music classroom, a library, computer lab, administrative building and multipurpose room.

Ansel Adams Elementary is administratively staffed with a principal and a vice principal. Our students receive a standards based, comprehensive education focusing on language arts and mathematics, as well as science, social studies, classroom music and physical education. We offer Band and Strings classes twice weekly and the Bridge Program after school. All students are provided access to their own Chromebook to support an integrated curriculum. Our student population is richly diverse and offers many opportunities to celebrate and appreciate differences.