In addition to music and STEM enrichment programs, SEAL is another initiative the San Bruno Education Foundation has funded.
Last year, the SBEF and District launched a new Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) program to help address the significant obstacles faced by our youngest English learners.
With a generous $166,000 Strategic Grant from the San Bruno Community Foundation, the SBEF supported the District’s partnership with the Sobrato Foundation to implement the SEAL program for TK to 1st grades at Belle Air and Allen Elementary. The SEAL program is a powerful research-based language development program that infuses all aspects of teaching and learning throughout the school day to boost literacy and learning.
This year, the District is continuing the SEAL program for TK, kindergarten and 1st grade and has expanded the program for 2nd and 3rd grades, using Measure K and Local Control and Accountability Plan funds.
31.7% of students in the San Bruno Park School District are considered English learners. Giving them extra help in the earliest grades is one of the best ways to achieve their long-term success in elementary school, Parkside Intermediate and high school.