Hello cheetah families; my name is mrs. Heather cash and I am proud to serve as the cerritos school principal! At cerritos school, we believe in giving every child a chance every single day to reach their full academic, social and emotional potential.Behavioral and cognitive learning we believe that parents are important partners in supporting students on their academic journey as they learn to be reflective and engaged learners.Behavioral and cognitive learning

Cerritos is indeed a beautiful and safe place to learn. We continue to improve our newly modernized campus with a new parking lot, beautiful landscaping and shade structure.Behavioral and cognitive learning cerritos provides a safe and secure learning environment with a closed campus and visitor checkpoint. We are truly grateful for the residents of our community for continuing to value and support our students, thank you!Behavioral and cognitive learning

Cerritos school is a community of caring people whose goal is to create a safe and nurturing environment where students feel included, respected and valued.Behavioral and cognitive learning our dedicated staff is committed to upholding these expectations by being proactive in addressing student needs and concerns. Cerritos school has adopted the positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) approach to student discipline.Behavioral and cognitive learning our primary goal is to reinforce positive behavior and prevent discipline problems. To do this we will teach, model and expect students to R.O.A.R.Behavioral and cognitive learning – to be respectful, organized, accountable, and resilient. We expect students to follow the established procedures for the classroom, walkways, restrooms, MPR, lunch area, and playground.Behavioral and cognitive learning

Cerritos school students and staff are recognizing large and small ways we show kindness! Research shows that practicing kindness improves attention, develops pro-social behavior and supports cognitive learning.Behavioral and cognitive learning upon entering our school, visitors are met with a brightly decorated wall covered with examples of the ways cheetahs show kindness every day!Behavioral and cognitive learning from helping a friend tie his shoe, to sweeping up crumbs at lunch, cerritos cheetahs show that kindness makes a difference!

At cerritos school we take bullying very seriously; so much so that we've developed a policy in this area to read our anti-bullying/anti-harassment policy, please click here.Behavioral and cognitive learning we will continue our student mentoring, and our sixth graders recently completed the cypress police department’s P.A.C.E. (positive action through character education) program.Behavioral and cognitive learning cerritos school also uses peer mentors on the playground to help students communicate and solve problems proactively.

Cerritos school is in the savanna school district which encompasses parts of the cities of anaheim, buena park, cypress and stanton.Behavioral and cognitive learning approximately 500 students attend cerritos school. The staff at cerritos school is composed of 21 regular education teachers, 3 special day class teachers, a special education resource teacher and speech therapist, as well as psychologist, counselor, and nursing services.Behavioral and cognitive learning all of the teachers at cerritos school are fully credentialed by the california commission on teacher credentialing.

Support services at the school include clerical, custodial and maintenance, and special funded school based coordinated program and special education classroom instructional assistants.Behavioral and cognitive learning student support is also maintained through the student intervention team, a group of teachers who meet to help parents and other teachers with students who may not be progressing academically, socially, or behaviorally.Behavioral and cognitive learning

Cerritos staff members attend inservices and workshops on a regular basis to keep current on exemplary teaching strategies, new curricula, and methods to best assist students in meeting grade-level standards.Behavioral and cognitive learning cerritos school's strong academic program ensures that the state and district standards are taught in a comprehensive manner. Students participate in a variety of assessments including district benchmark assessments; teacher and publisher assessments; as well as the state testing and reporting (STAR) program which includes the SBAC, california standards test in science for fifth grade students, physical fitness testing for fifth grade students, and the english language proficiency assessment for california(ELPAC) for second-language learners.Behavioral and cognitive learning