About
About H.W. Harkness Elementary School
H.W. Harkness Elementary is located in the heart of Golf Terrace Estates Neighborhood. We believe a strong partnership between students, staff and parents keep us achieving at high levels. Working in conjunction with our community partners including the Golf Terrace Estates Neighborhood Association, we develop opportunities for families and school to unite. Family empowerment and engagement is an active part of our school community. We host many community activities in which community members actively participate.
Mission Statement
Through a balanced, holistic, culturally responsive and standards-based educational foundation, students will become lifelong learners, prepared to be competitive and successful at all levels of their academic career.
An effectively prepared staff will build effective relationships with students and parents; develop a standards-based and balanced curriculum that captures interest, motivates, encourages and challenges each student regardless of ability level to higher academic achievement; develop within their students inventive thinking, adaptability and self-direction; explicitly teach interactive communication, social and personal skills; require students to develop quality state of the art results; develop relevancy of the state content standards through Project Based Learning and Service Learning; remain current on instructional best practices through professional development centric to the site’s critical pedagogy; promote English Language Acquisition and Development through vocabulary instruction and authentic exhibitions/presentations; provide targeted intervention; eliminate the academic achievement gap and engage students through the use of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching.
Bell Schedules
Early Kinder
Time | Activity |
---|---|
8:30 – 8:55AM | Breakfast |
9:00 – 11:15AM | Instructional Time |
11:15 – 11:45AM | Lunch |
11:45 |
Class Rosters
2021-2022
Class rosters will be posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
If you have any questions, please call the school office at 916-395-4585 or email debbie-sarceno@scusd.edu.
Enrollment Information
If you are a neighborhood family, please go to the SCUSD Enrollment Center’s website for enrollment information, required documentation, and office hours.
Kindergarten Registration
You can download a registration packet and find out more on the district website including immunization requirements.
Open Enrollment
Contact H.W. Harkness Elementary School
Office Hours
7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Address
2147 54th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95824
Phone Number
(916) 395-4585
Fax Number
(916) 433-5346