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Parent Project is starting this week!

Parent Project starts this week! We are so excited to invite our parents to attend these weekly meetings to help us learn strategies to respond to our strong willed children. We are offering free child care and dinner every night that we hold the class if you sign up using the link that is in the attached flyer. Please sign up and make plans to attend
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Columbia Change Drive

Starting Monday, September 12th we will be collecting change for our Change Drive. All donations will assist the Nobody Fights Alone non-profit organization here in Bakersfield.
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About Us

The Fruitvale School District is located in northwest Bakersfield. Founded in 1895, the District includes Columbia Elementary, Discovery Elementary, Endeavour Elementary, Quailwood Elementary and Fruitvale Junior High Schools, and has a current TK-grade 8 enrollment of 3,062 students.
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Mission

We will provide an environment of excellence where students and staff are engaged responsibly in 21st Century learning within the context of priority standards. We will inspire each student to innovate, collaborate, and persevere as critical thinkers in real world problem solving.
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Vision

The Fruitvale District School Board, staff members, and parents are committed to providing high- quality programs and ongoing instructional improvement.
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Alumni

Welcome to our school! We believe that parent participation is key to student success; our new website is designed to provide parents with all the information they need to be active participants in their student’s education. You will find that the site works just as well on mobile devices as it does on a desktop so you can find information on the go.