Cottonwood Elementary School is a K–5 public elementary school in the Vail Unified School District (Tucson, AZ) serving about 600 students; it offers Spanish immersion, gifted and advanced learning services, enrichment specials (art, music, PE, STEM), and after-school clubs.
Cottonwood Elementary School is a K–5 public elementary school that serves the Vail community. The school reports approximately 600 students and provides general elementary education including a Spanish immersion pathway.
The school provides structured literacy and balanced math instruction, targeted reteach-and-enrich blocks, and designated services for gifted and advanced learners. Spanish immersion is used for core subjects such as math, science, and social studies for students enrolled in that pathway.
Breakfast and lunch are available daily through the school cafeteria, and the school participates in the district meal program with published monthly menus and options for free or reduced-price meals.
Advanced ELA provides rigorous, pull-out instruction for students identified with high verbal ability; identified students receive 30 minutes each day during non-core academic times.
Advanced Math is offered to students in second through fifth grades and places students in a cohort to learn grade-level standards from the grade above.
The school offers after-school clubs and extracurricular opportunities for students.
An enrichment class focusing on communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking through lessons and project-based learning replaces general classroom science and social studies instruction for participating students.
Gifted students in grades three through five receive enrichment programming during the school day from a gifted specialist, with services based on Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) results.
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Breakfast and lunch are available daily for purchase; the cafeteria publishes monthly menus, participates in free and reduced-price meal options, and allows online meal account management.
All students in grades 1–5 receive a dedicated 30-minute Reteach and Enrich block focused on math where students either receive enrichment or targeted reteaching based on standard mastery.
When students finish assigned work, they have opportunities for 'Right Now Enrichment' to expand standards they have already mastered with real-life application activities.
Multiple special education models are used, including co-teach classrooms where a general and special education teacher team to differentiate instruction within the general education setting.
Every student participates daily in one rotating special such as Music, PE, Art, or STEM; these rotate throughout the week and include instruction in music reading, monthly PE sport focuses, studio art lessons, and hands-on STEM activities.
The site references district-run camps such as Vail Discovery Camp and Sal's Sports Camp as periodic, school-associated activities.
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