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Harriet Tubman Village Charter School

Charter | K-8 | 325 students

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Posted March 2, 2005

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This school lacks leadership in the front office and it begins with the principal. Teachers seem fairly dedicated, although not much emphasis is made on preparing students for the amount of homework they will be receiving at the high school level.
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Posted February 3, 2005

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Teachers are great! Parent involvement not encouraged at all...but teachers make up for lack of encouragement esp from the principal.
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Posted October 29, 2004

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My children went to tubman until i removed them last year. Most of the teachers are great! especially the middle school teachers, but the frustration on trying to communicate with the principal was very frustrating-i wanted to be an active parent but i felt that the school did not welcome my help or welcome me even on the school site with or without an appointment-i feel that teachers and parents should be partners and i felt like had to leave my children at the door and that was it-unless there was a problem then i was expected to be there....The principal is invisible and always in a meeting...There are very few outside learning experiences-the best thing about the school is the teachers and staff (most of them) but communication is very minimal at best.
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Posted August 19, 2004

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My children were students at Tubman for years and it was an arts based school with art teacher, music teacher, and gardening but that is no more. The principal is never available to talk to. I feel that it is not as it is advertised.
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Posted August 19, 2004

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We love it! The school is a progressive's dream.
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Posted August 17, 2004

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This school is improving. The Principal has been trying to make the school better since arriving 3 years ago. As the only Administrator with no Assistant Principals, she may not be instantly available as some parents or teachers may want. I was able to set up appointment to meet her and she returned my calls. All the teachers are fully credentialed and work hard - many coming in early, working at night and on weekends and doing it without extra pay because they care about the children. It has teachers for art, music, PE, computer courses even for the kindergarten and first graders. The SD Superintendent and other School Board Members have praised this school's improvement and progress. I suggest you go visit the school, talk to parents, teachers and yes the Principal rather than just read negative comments. You owe it to your children!
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Posted June 8, 2004

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On a scale of 1 to 10 this school is a 5. Why a 5 because there are some good teachers and staff but the principal is not a good principal. I came to the school thinking that this school would be the best for my kids and the safest but I have come to find out that it is not and all the things that they say it is. Alot of the staff and teachers are more into appearence what I mean is they don't care about the over all school just their own agenda. I would not recommend this school to any one. In one semester we have lost a teacher and many staff workers. This school is currently under going alot of changes and if we could get a different principal the school would be a success because she is not a caring person.
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	Ethnicity	This school	State average
	Hispanic or Latino	46%	49%
African American	31%	7%
White	12%	28%
Asian	5%	8%
Pacific Islander	4%	1%
Filipino	2%	3%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1%	1%
Multiple or No Response	0%	3%

	This school	District average	State average
English language learners ¹	45%	N/A	24%
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program ²	74%	N/A	52%

	Language	This school	State average
	Spanish	58%	85%
Somali	25%	0%
All other non-English languages	7%	1%
Vietnamese	3%	2%
Arabic	2%	1%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog)	2%	1%
French	1%	0%
Gujarati	1%	0%
Khmer (Cambodian)	1%	0%
Samoan	1%	0%

	This school	District average	State average
Average class size	28	N/A	25

	This school	District average	State average
Average years teaching in district	7	N/A	11
Average years teaching	12	N/A	13

	This school	District average	State average
Full credential	100%	N/A	96%
Emergency credential or waiver	0%	N/A	2%

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6880 Mohawk Street
San Diego, CA 92115
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Phone: (619) 668-8635

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All Students	37%
Females	38%
Males	36%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	23%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	38%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	38%
English learner	38%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	36%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	59%
Females	54%
Males	64%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	62%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	62%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	67%
English learner	63%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	55%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	45%
Females	n/a
Males	39%
African American	55%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	48%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	44%
English learner	35%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	63%
Females	n/a
Males	56%
African American	55%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	57%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	63%
English learner	60%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	n/a
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	84%
Females	90%
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	76%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	84%
English learner	64%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	100%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	91%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	97%
Females	95%
Males	n/a
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	100%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	100%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	97%
English learner	93%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	100%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	100%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	51%
Females	46%
Males	56%
African American	45%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	50%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	52%
English learner	18%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	72%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	40%
Females	30%
Males	53%
African American	46%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	38%
American Indian or Alaska Native	n/a
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	36%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	42%
English learner	19%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	55%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	42%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	36%
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	58%
Females	73%
Males	44%
African American	60%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	50%
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	56%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	60%
English learner	25%
Fluent-English proficient and English only	79%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	49%
Females	37%
Males	61%
African American	50%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	50%
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	50%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	47%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	55%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	54%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

All Students	68%
Females	79%
Males	56%
African American	71%
Asian	n/a
Filipino	n/a
Hispanic or Latino	57%
White (not Hispanic)	n/a
Economically disadvantaged	67%
Non-economically disadvantaged	n/a
Students with disability	n/a
Students with no reported disability	69%
English learner	n/a
Fluent-English proficient and English only	83%
Migrant education	n/a
Gifted and talented	n/a
Parent education - not a high school graduate	n/a
Parent education - high school graduate	69%
Parent education - some college (includes AA degree)	n/a
Parent education - college graduate	n/a
Parent education - graduate school/post graduate	n/a
Parent education - declined to state	n/a

Special staff resources available to students	Art teacher(s) Computer specialist(s) Dance teacher(s) ELL/ESL Coordinator Gardening teacher(s) Gifted specialist(s) Instructional aide(s)/coach(es) Librarian/media specialist(s) Math specialist(s) PE instructor(s) Poetry/Creative writing teacher(s) Robotics/Technology specialist(s) School psychologist School social worker/counselors(s) Special education coordinator Speech and language therapist(s) Tutor(s)
Foreign languages spoken by school staff	Spanish Vietnamese
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Level of special education programming offered	Moderate - the school consistently offers a full program for particular special education needs
Extra learning resources offered	Differentiated learning programs
Staff resources available to students	Special education coordinator Speech and language therapist(s)

Specific academic themes or areas of focus	Mathematics Science Technology
Staff resources available to students	Computer specialist(s) Gardening teacher(s) Math specialist(s) Robotics/Technology specialist(s)
School facilities	Computer lab Garden/Greenhouse
Clubs	Gardening Technology club

Specific academic themes or areas of focus	Performing arts
Staff resources available to students	Art teacher(s) Dance teacher(s) Poetry/Creative writing teacher(s)
School facilities	Performance stage
Visual arts	Drawing / sketching Painting Photography
Music	Choir / Chorus Vocal lessons / coaching
Performing and written arts	Creative writing Dance Drama Poetry
Clubs	Dance club Television/Radio News Yearbook

School start time	8:15 am
School end time	3:00 pm
Before school or after school care / program onsite	Before school: starts at 6:30 a.m. After school: ends at 6:00 p.m.
School Leader's name	Lidia Scinski
Best ways for parents to contact the school	Email Phone
Gender	Coed
Special schedule	Block scheduling Extended/longer school day
Is there an application process?	Yes
Fax number	(619) 668-2480

Boys sports	Basketball Flag football Soccer Track
Girls sports	Basketball Cheerleading Soccer Track Volleyball

Level of ESL/ELL programming offered	Basic - the school offers or partners to provide services based on the needs of individual students
Staff resources available to students	ELL/ESL Coordinator Speech and language therapist(s)
Foreign languages spoken by staff	Spanish Vietnamese

Staff resources available to students	Dance teacher(s) Gardening teacher(s) Instructional aide(s)/coach(es) PE instructor(s) School psychologist
School facilities	Garden/Greenhouse Multi-purpose room ("cafegymatorium")
Clubs	Gardening

Instructional and/or curriculum models used	Gifted / high performing Honors track
Extra learning resources offered	Acceleration
Staff resources available to students	Gifted specialist(s)

Instructional and/or curriculum models used Don't understand these terms?	AVID-Advancement Via Individual Determin College prep Core knowledge Gifted / high performing Honors track Standards-based
Specific academic themes or areas of focus Don't understand these terms?	Global Mathematics Performing arts Science Technology Writing
Bi-lingual or language immersion programs offered Don't understand these terms?	No
Level of special education programming offered	Moderate - the school consistently offers a full program for particular special education needs
Foreign languages taught	None
Level of ESL/ELL programming offered	Basic - the school offers or partners to provide services based on the needs of individual students

Dress Code	Uniforms
Bullying policy	This school has a bullying and/or cyber bullying policy in place.
Parent involvement	Attend parent nights Chaperone school trips Join PTO/PTA Organize cultural events Organize fundraising events (school auction, bake sales, etc.) Parent Institute for Quality Education Serve on school improvement team or governance council Volunteer in the classroom Volunteer time after school
More from this school	Tubman has class size reduction in Kinder-3rd and 5th-8th grades. Current class size average for middle school is 20 students, and it will not exceed 28 students per class. Our Algebra 1 class meets daily for 85 minutes in order to ensure the success of all 8th graders. Our Prime Time program is performance arts based. We offer cheerleading, dance, cultural drums, guitar, choir, and much more.

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