Teacher:student ratio is 1:8

47% students of color
8% students from LGBTQ-headed households
12% students from single parent households

21 San Francisco zip codes represented
33% students from Noe Valley, Castro, Glen Park neighborhoods
21% students from Mission, Bernal Heights neighborhoods

2011-12 Faculty and Administration
23 administrators and support staff
49 faculty members
24% faculty male
32% faculty people of color
54% head teachers hold master's degrees

2011-12 Sliding Scale Tuition
$2,325 - $23,250 annual tuition
36% students paying sliding scale tuition
$8,425 average tuition of students paying sliding scale tuition
24% gross tuition supports sliding scale

Extended Program Fees
Before and after school program, $2.50-12/hour depending on sliding scale and size of hours block purchased.

Enrichment classes: $50-$250 per 10-week class
Vacation camp: $15-60/day
Summer camp: $15-$60/day (8 a.m. - 6 p.m.)

2011-12 School Calendar
September 6, 2011 to June 8, 2012

School Hours
Before school program, 7:30 - 8:00 a.m.
School opens 8:00 a.m.
Preschool, 8:30 - 2:15 p.m.
Kindergarten, 8:30 - 2:45 p.m.
Grade 1, 8:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Grade 2, 8:15 - 3:00 p.m.
Grade 3, 8:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Grade 4, 8:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Grades 5-8, 8:15 - 3:30 p.m.
After school program, dismissal - 6:00 p.m.

Campus
Sunny, 1.2 acres with organic garden and farm (home to chickens and sheep), basketball court, swings, climbing structure, sandbox, bikes

Location
Main campus located in San Francisco on Dolores Street (333 Dolores) between 16th and 17th Streets; directly across from Mission Dolores and behind Notre Dame Plaza building (347 Dolores)

Facilities
Historic building partially renovated in 2007 and 2008, and three bungalow classrooms (26,000 total square feet); David Minus Science Center; Internet connection and computers in all classrooms. Library, music room and most administrative offices located in adjacent building added to CDS campus in February 2008.

An 18,000 square foot building located at 601 Dolores Street was acquired in 2011 and after renovation will be the middle school (grades 5-8) campus.

Athletics
Volleyball, cross-country, basketball, indoor soccer (futsol); compete in Independent School Athletic League; students may participate starting in 5th grade

History
Founded as preschool in 1983; incorporated as non-profit preschool to eighth grade independent school in 1996; graduated first eighth graders in 2006

Governance
501(c)(3) non-profit organization governed by Board of Trustees

Accreditation
California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)

Memberships
Association of Independent School Admission Professionals (AISAP)
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Bay Area Directors of Admission (BADA)
Bay Area People of Color in Independent Schools (POCIS)
California School-Age Consortium (CALSAC)
Children of Lesbians & Gays Everywhere (COLAGE)
Educational Records Bureau (ERB)
Elementary School Heads Association (ESHA)
Independent Schools Business Officers Association of Northern California (ISBOA)
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Business Officers Association (NBOA)
National Middle School Association (NMSA)
Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT)