Pioneer TK-8

2026-2027

School Fact Sheet

To inspire each student to extraordinary achievement every day

School Highlights

Pioneer TK-8 is a culturally diverse, welcoming, and supportive learning community with a strong sense of school pride. We have a positive approach to school discipline and follow the principles of the Love and Logic approach. We are a learning organization whereby adults and students alike learn and grow. We offer on-site, tailored professional development for our staff including differentiation, trauma-informed teaching, and positive schoolwide discipline.

Excellence in Education

Focus on schoolwide literacy
Focus on mathematical practices
Integrated technology with 1:1 ratio
Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) meet twice a month
Focus on the Continuous Cycle of Improvement and data analysis
Illuminate data system used and monitored
Student Support Teacher
Leveled Interventions based on student needs
Consortium on Reading Excellence (CORE), Lesson Design, and SWUN Math coaches

Notable Accomplishments

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Platinum Award 2024
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Certified 2024
Bronze HealthierUS School Award
One of five Northern California schools to be awarded the Healthy Behavior Initiative
Growth in English Language Arts (ELA) every year on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)
Recipient of Energy Star Award

Student Support Programs

Family and Community Liaisons (FCLs)
Afghan and Russian/Ukranian Refugee Supports
Academic Intervention Specialist Bilingual (AISB)
School counselor, psychologist, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) specialist, and resource teachers
Wellness coaches
Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) pilot program starting August 2026