College Going Culture

One major goal at PAES is to cultivate a college-going culture among students.  Classrooms are named after colleges and universities that represent high academic achievement.  PAES teachers believe ALL students have great potential and can pursue a college education and beyond!

Piedmont Avenue Class Colleges and Universities

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Transitional Kindergarten-

• (Ms. Duff)

Kindergarten-

• San Jose State (Ms. Partido)
•  Holy Names (Ms. Njemanze)
• Chapman University (Ms. Fruci)

1st Grade-

• UCLA (Ms. Hertel)
• Laney College (Ms. Miles)
• (Mr.L)

2nd Grade-

• UC Berkeley (Ms. Mathews)
• UNLV (Ms. Haider)

3rd Grade-

• University of Oregon (Mr. Ambers)
• Tulane University (Ms. Drake)

4th Grade-

• Texas A&M (Mr. Coleman)

4th/5th Combo-

• Mills College (Mr. Day)

5th Grade-

• Reed College (Ms. Wheels)