School Accountability Report Card

Reported for School Year 2006-07

Published During 2007-08

 

The School Accountability Report Card (SARC), which is required by law to be published annually, contains information about the condition and performance of each California public school. More information about SARC requirements is available at the California Department of Education (CDE) Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/. For additional information about the school, parents and community members should contact the school principal or the district office. DataQuest, an online data tool at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/sa/ap1/http://data1.cde.ca.gov/dataquest, contains additional information about this school and comparisons of the school to the district, the county, and the state.

 

 

 

I. About This School 

Contact Information 

This section provides the schools contact information. 

School 

District 

School Name 

Franklin Elementary  

District Name 

Bakersfield City  

Street 

2400 Truxtun Ave.  

Phone Number 

(661) 631-4600 

City, State, Zip 

Bakersfield  , CA  93301-3405 

Web Site 

www.bcsd.com 

Phone Number 

(661) 631-5270 

Superintendent 

Mike  Lingo 

Principal 

Carla  Tafoya 

E-mail Address 

supt@bcsd.com 

E-mail Address 

tafoyac@bcsd.com 

CDS Code

15-63321-6008932 

 

School Description and Mission Statement 

This section provides information about the school’s goals and programs. 

This is the nineteenth year of the School Accountability Report Card that was established by Proposition 98, an initiative passed by California voters.  As you read the Report Card, you will gain a better understanding of Franklin as a school with a record for improvement, a faculty that is professionally skilled and personally committed to meeting the learning needs of students and a student body which is enthusiastic and motivated to perform well.

 

Our mission is to provide a firm foundation upon which students can grow academically, socially, and personally to become productive members of today’s diverse and increasingly technological society.  With parents and community support, we strive to nurture, challenge, and encourage all students to achieve their maximum potential.  Our motto is Learning Together—Reading, Responsibility and Accountability.

 

The Board Goals and Mission Statement is to maintain teaching and learning to enhance the academic achievement of all students to improve staff, parent and community participation in the educational process to maintain school environments that are safe, secure and attractive, and to value individuals and recognize their contributions.

 

Franklin Elementary School, located on 8.5 acres in downtown Bakersfield, serves a diverse economic and ethnic population of students in kindergarten through grade six.  Three-fourths of Franklin students are bussed to accommodate the large attendance area.  We encourage parent involvement in all school activities and consequently honor over 100 parents and community leaders at the End of-the-Year Volunteer Breakfast.

 

Opportunities for Parental Involvement 

This section provides information about opportunities for parents to become involved with school activities.  

We actively seek and support increasing parent and community involvement at Franklin School.  Parents are active as classroom volunteers, media center volunteers, School Site Council members, Booster Club members, and Community Readers.  The Franklin Booster Club meets monthly with school staff to plan school-wide activities.  In addition to raising funds to purchase new playground equipment, the Franklin Booster Club has organized an Alumni Association which has made a generous donation to our media center.  Parents are encouraged to support their children’s learning in the home by monitoring homework completed, reading to or with their children nightly, and by attending parent orientation, Back To School Night, Family Math Night, and Family Reading Night.

 

In addition to parents, the community at large is encouraged to become involved at Franklin.  Franklin School’s community partnerships include Community Readers from Jim Burke Ford Company and tutors from Bakersfield High School’s I TEACH Program, and student teachers from Bakersfield College, California State University, Bakersfield, University of La Verne, National University, and Point Loma University.  Franklin School partners with The Boys and Girls Club to provide the grant-funded After School Program that provides 125 students in grades 1-6 with extended learning and enrichment activities until 5:45 p.m., Monday – Friday, at no charge to their parents.

 

Student Enrollment by Grade Level 

This table displays the number of students enrolled in each grade level at the school. 

Grade Level 

Number of Students 

Kindergarten 

62 

Grade 1 

64 

Grade 2 

67 

Grade 3 

70 

Grade 4 

60 

Grade 5 

57 

Grade 6 

57 

Total Enrollment 

437 

 

Student Enrollment by Group 

 

This table displays the percent of students enrolled at the school who are identified as being in a particular group. 

 

Group 

Percent of Total Enrollment 

Group 

Percent of Total Enrollment 

African American 

13.27  %

White (not Hispanic) 

35.93  %

American Indian or Alaska Native 

1.83  %

Multiple or No Response 

0.69  %

Asian 

2.29  %

Socioeconomically Disadvantaged 

77  %

Filipino 

0.23  %

English Learners 

10  %

Hispanic or Latino 

44.85  %

Students with Disabilities 

17  %

Pacific Islander 

0.92  %

 

 

 

 

Average Class Size and Class Size Distribution (Elementary) 

 

This table displays by grade level the average class size and the number of classrooms that fall into each size category (a range of total students per classroom). 

 

Grade Level 

2004-05 

2005-06 

2006-07 

Avg. Class Size 

Number of Classrooms 

Avg. Class Size 

Number of Classrooms 

Avg. Class Size 

Number of Classrooms 

1-20 

21-32 

33+ 

1-20 

21-32 

33+ 

1-20 

21-32 

33+ 

K 

17.7 

3 

 

 

20.0 

3 

 

 

20.7 

1 

2 

 

1 

18.0 

4 

 

 

21.3 

 

3 

 

20.0 

3 

 

 

2 

17.0 

3 

 

 

17.8 

4 

 

 

20.5 

1 

1 

 

3 

15.7 

3 

 

 

17.0 

3 

 

 

19.7 

2 

1 

 

4 

26.5 

 

2 

 

29.0 

 

2 

 

29.5 

 

2 

 

5 

29.5 

 

2 

 

29.0 

 

2 

 

28.0 

 

2 

 

6 

34.5 

 

 

2 

28.0 

 

2 

 

28.0 

 

2 

 

K-3 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.5 

1 

1 

 

3-4 

19.0 

1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. School Climate 

 

School Safety Plan 

 

This section provides information about the school's comprehensive safety plan. 

 

Franklin established its Comprehensive School Safety Plan in 1998.  A law enforcement officer specializing in safety provided direction in the establishment of the School Safety Plan.  Franklin’s School Safety Plan is current and is updated annually.  Key elements of Franklin’s School Safety Plan include the following: (a) routine and emergency disaster procedures; (b) suspension, and expulsion procedures; (c) teacher notification of pupils with a specific discipline history; (d) child abuse reporting procedures, (e) the district’s sexual harassment policy; (f) school crime data; (g) the student dress code; (h) safe entrance and exit procedures; (i) the civil defense and disaster plan; and (j) discipline rules and procedures.  Our overall goal is to maintain a safe and orderly school environment conducive to learning.

 

 

 

Suspensions and Expulsions 

 

This table displays the rate of suspensions and expulsions (the total number of incidents divided by the total enrollment) at the school and district levels for the most recent three-year period. 

 

Rate 

School 

District 

2004-05 

2005-06 

2006-07 

2004-05 

2005-06 

2006-07 

Suspensions 

18.3  

24.1  

14.4  

42.6  

43.3  

47.1  

Expulsions