White House recognizes MPS’ ALBA School as ‘Bright Spot in Hispanic Education’
Welcome back ALBA Parents and Students of the 2017/2018 School Year!
We hope you are having a great summer and enjoying some of this warm weather with your family. The faculty is delighted to start the school year and to open our doors to ALBA school for the fourteenth year. We are happy to have met many of you in the past years and look forward to meeting our new students and parents soon. The following is important information you need to be aware for this new school year, Open House will happen Thursday, August 10, 2017 from 3:30 – 5:30 pm, the first day of school, August 14, 2017. We are confident that all students will learn a lot and will have great success this 2017-2018 school year!
School starts Monday, August 14, 2017 at 7:35 am. If you are driving to school please come from Burnham heading north on 32nd Street to the playground to drop off your child. There is a parking lot on the corner of 32nd and Burnham for school use. You risk receiving a police ticket if you park on the streets around the school building. ALBA school is not responsible to pay for parking tickets. Once at school, students should line up on the large school logo (the sun) painted on the playground. The blue doors off the playground are the entrance for 1st – 5th Grade, K3-K5 will use doors by 31st Street.
Parents, please see the links below for school supply lists and upcoming events at ALBA School!
Staggered attendance 2017-2018 Aug
F-School Supply List 2017-2018
F-School Supply List K3 HS 2017-2018
F-Volunteer form 2017-2018 Spanish
F-Volunteer form 2017-2018 English
Balloon Policy English & Spanish
Dear Parent or Guardian,
Have you heard about one of MPS’s best kept secrets?
ALBA School is a bilingual Spanish/English elementary school with a fine arts focus. Parents and students love the following at ALBA:
- Head Start Program for 3- and 4-year-olds
- Small nurturing environment
- School uniforms
- Fine Arts instruction
- Friendly, caring, highly qualified teachers and staff
ALBA School has been recognized as a School of Distinction for PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Support) since 2012-2013 . We are also designated as a School of Recognition for Reading and Math.
http://www.wisconsinpbisnetwork.org/educators/pbis-in-action/school-recognition.html
ALBA is proud to be Wisconsin School of Recognition since 2012-2013, an honor given to the school by the state for moving students forward academically.
http://rewards.dpi.wi.gov/files/eis/pdf/dpinr2012_94.pdf
Also, check out the book below! ALBA School and four of our teachers are highlighted in this book!
http://www.amazon.com/Trusting-Teachers-School-Success-
White House recognizes MPS’ ALBA School as ‘Bright Spot in Hispanic Education’
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics has named Milwaukee Public Schools’ ALBA School as one of the nation’s “Bright Spots in Hispanic Education,” an honor given to only three organizations in the state of Wisconsin this year.
Call to schedule a tour or to enroll your child. Don’t wait — limited openings available. Call the ALBA School office at (414) 902-7525.
