Parent Handbook

WawonaStudentParentHandbook25-26V12.pdf

 

Wawona PK-8

 

Dual Immersion Program (K-6)
4524 N. Thorne Ave, Fresno, CA 93704

    Telephone: 559-248-7310   Fax: 559-248-7524

Website: http://go.fresnou.org/wawona

Parent Handbook
2025-2026
New Updates!

 

School Mission Statement

It is the mission of all stakeholders of Wawona School to:  

1. Engage students to access grade-level content standards. 
2. Equip students with the knowledge and skills (the 5 SEL Competencies) related to self-awareness, self-management, self-efficacy, growth mindset, and social awareness. 
3. Expose students to multiple college and career pathway experiences.
4. Establish and maintain civic–minded thinking through partnerships between the school, families, and community

Wawona School Office Hours

7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Phone: 559-248-7310
Fax:559-248-7524

Principal:  Ms. Delia Nuño 

Vice Principal: Mrs. Elizabeth (Lisa) Robles 

Co-Administrator: Ms. Berenise Ceja 

7th grade School Counselor: Mrs. Denise Nava 

8th grade School Counselor: Mr. Felix Martinez 

Office Manager:  Mrs. Margaret Riedinger 

Attendance Clerk: Mrs. Cynthia Cortez 

School Psychologist: Mr. Manuel Garcia, Jr. 

Clinical School Social Worker: Mrs. Trisha Baeza 

Expanded Learning Coordinator:  Mr. Jesus Gonzalez 

Home School Liaison: Mrs. Ana Jauregui 

School Resource Officer: Deputy Villalobos 

Welcome to Wawona K-8 School! 

It is my hope that you and your child will have a rewarding experience as a Lancer.  Also, for school to be a place for children to learn and grow, it is essential to create an environment of mutual respect.  We want Wawona to be a place to experience the excitement of learning, a place where the students, parents and school staff form a partnership.  Working together, there is no limit to what we and our children can achieve.  This parent/student handbook is only the introduction to your child’s school program.  After reviewing it for general information, I encourage all parents and students to become actively involved in the Wawona experience.  

 

Best Wishes for an exciting and rewarding school year. 

 

Sincerely,  

Delia Nuño 

Principal 

Education Center
2309 Tulare Street
Fresno, CA 93721
559-457-3000

Superintendent
Superintendent: Misty Her
Board Members

Fresno Unified School District Core Beliefs

STUDENT LEARNING
Every student can and must learn at grade level and beyond.
HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION
Teachers must demonstrate the ability and desire to educate each child at a high level.
LEADERSHIP
Leaders must perform courageously and ethically to accomplish stated goals.
SAFETY
A safe learning and working environment is crucial to student learning.
CULTURE
Fresno Unified is a place where:

• diversity is valued;
• educational excellence and equity are expected;
• individual responsibility and participation by all is required;
• collaborative adult relationships are essential; and parents, students and the community as a whole are vital partners. 

Fresno Unified School District Goals

The purpose of the four Fresno Unified School District Goals is to give the District direction to improve student outcomes. To accomplish the four District goals, it is expected that all students will be in school, on time and ready to learn every day.

1. All students will excel in reading, writing, and math.
2. All students will engage in arts, activities, and athletics.
3. All students will demonstrate the character and competencies for workplace success.
4. All students will stay in school on target to graduate.

Wawona’s Two-Way Dual Immersion Program 

Preschool-8th Grade 

Celebrating Bilingualism: 

The ability to speak, read, and write in both English and Spanish! 

  

Two-Way Immersion is a challenging academic program, which offers students the exciting opportunity of being bilingual and biliterate and becoming academically successful in both English and Spanish. We are an additive bilingual program.  

  

The Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Program brings together students from English and Spanish language backgrounds to learn academic content through instruction in both languages. All students are provided with a standards-based curriculum with a focus on bilingual and biliterate academic achievement.  

  

To achieve the goal of bilingual literacy, long term parental commitment is necessary to ensure that students remain in the program from Preschool through Eighth grade. To further promote success, students from both language backgrounds are integrated, leading to high levels of academic, social, and linguistic development. Over the years, students in a Two-Way Bilingual Immersion program not only achieve a high level of bilingual proficiency, but also become biliterate, acquiring academic content knowledge and skills in both languages. Students that participate in the program typically achieve high levels of proficiency on both district and state assessments and in both languages. Applications into the program must be submitted for lottery selection to the Transfers office no later than December 1of the previous year for which you are applying.  

 

How does the Dual Immersion Program develop bilingual, culturally competent students? 

  

The Dual Immersion Program combines students from two language groups and teaches them in both languages. The program includes balanced number of English, Spanish and bilingual students. Initially, students are taught the majority of the day in Spanish to ensure Spanish literacy by the end of 2nd grade.  Students are also taught in English during their Academic English Language Development instructional block. Gradually, the language of instruction shifts from 90% in Spanish and 10% in English to a 50%-50% model in both target languages. 

  

Wawona utilizes the 90/10 model for the language program.

Elementary PK-6th  

Grade                     Instructional Time 

PK, TK, K, 1st          90% Spanish: 10% English 

2nd                             80% Spanish: 20% English 

3rd                             65% Spanish: 35% English 

4th-6th                          50% Spanish: 50% English 

  

Middle School  

    Grade    Instructional Time  

7th-8th                          30% Spanish: 70% English