School News

"The recent California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) scores reflect a ‘snapshot' in time of our progress towards mastering the Common Core State Standards, but they don’t tell the whole story,” said CUSD Superintendent Eric Andrew.  “We are disaggregating these results and reviewing our other assessment data to pinpoint where we need to bolster our instructional practice and ensure that all of our students succeed.”

He added that schools start this year with the newly adopted curriculum in our classrooms, 1-to-1 technology in nearly all grades, and students who are energized by the project-based learning we are able to provide through community partnerships. "We are going to leap ahead this year,” he said.

As of September 14th, the testing company is shipping the individual student reports to the district office. As soon as we receive them we will mail them to parents. More information about the State assessments and a link to the data is available on our assessment web page.

On September 8, the State Board of Education approved key elements of a new accountability system that evaluates schools and districts in 10 areas critical to student performance. Read the news release.

Don't forget to Register!

STREAM after school classes for Session 1 at Blackford are starting soon. Basketball for grades 1st-3rd and Hip Hop for grades 4th -5th are the classes being offered for a small fee. Registration will open online at www.cusdextensions.org and is done on a first come, first serve basis. Classes do have a maximum capacity so advanced registration is highly recommended. For more questions, please contact the Extensions Department at 155 North 3rd Street, Campbell or call 408-364-4200 ext. 6204.

We are so excited to be in the 2016-2017 school year at Blackford. We are off to a great start of learning and looking forward to a year full of knowledge and success. We are a school who participates in not only academic education, but character building as well and will continue to practice RAR (Respect, Achievement, Responsibility) in all parts of our day. We also encourage you to support your student with RAR at home as well by asking them about their day and how they showed RAR. We are looking forward to a great year!! Go Bobcats!

Welcome to the 2016-17 school year! We’re ready to begin a new year of learning and growing. Our staff has prepared several innovative programs to enrich students' educational experience and keep them engaged in learning. We’ve also provided some links to help you and your student start the school year right.